When it comes to real estate there are several different types of insurance policies that are often discussed, and it is important to know the differences: • Property Insurance• Personal Property Insurance• Personal …
Install Battery Operated Smoke Detectors Immediately
Within the last few years (March 2013), in Sharon, Ontario, a small community just north of Toronto, four adult members of the Dunsmuir family died in a house fire. They had a traditional …
Should You get Title Insurance or a New Survey?
Actually, it shouldn’t be one or the other. It should be both. One of the problems is that title insurance was marketed as a cheaper alternative to a survey. …
Title Insurance: Is it Necessary?
That’s a good question. Prior to 1997, there was no commonly available title insurance in Ontario and yet it was the norm in the United States. Solicitor’s Opinion Traditionally, purchasers …
Bargain for “Good Title”
Most common law jurisdictions bargain for “good title”, subject to some exceptions. In Ontario, the standard Form OREA Agreement of Purchase and Sale goes one step further. It lowers the …
Landlords ~ Don’t Let Tenants raise your Insurance
Sometimes Landlords overlook the issue of insurance. Make sure that your Tenant is not carrying on activities which will either increase your insurance premiums or result in a termination or …
15 Reasons to Buy Title Insurance
15 Reasons to Buy Title Insurance I thought that I would give you 15 good reasons to buy title insurance. Actually, there are more than fifteen, but if these fifteen …