2069586 Ontario Inc. v. Sovereign General Insurance Company, 2026 ONCA 655 A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision concerning mortgage-broker insurance provides an interesting lesson for Ontario real estate professionals. …
Training Protects Brokerages—But Only If Agents Attend
Continuing Education YegPro Realty Ltd. v. Dhillon, 2026 ABKB 438 One of the most valuable investments a real estate brokerage can make is in the continuing education of its registrants. …
When an Agent Must Correct a Client’s Misunderstanding
Painchaud v. Krimker, 2026 ONCA 494 The Ontario Court of Appeal has released an important decision for every real estate professional in the province. In Painchaud v. Krimker, the Court …
Amanuensis or Attorney?
Two Very Different Ways of Signing Documents One of the more interesting legal questions that occasionally arises in Ontario real estate practice is whether a person may sign a document …
When the Seller Says the Taxes Are Correct: But…
RECO Discipline: Jeffery W. Gyles (2025) One of the most common questions asked by Ontario REALTORS® is: The answer, increasingly, appears to be no, not without taking reasonable steps to …
Smith v. RECO: A Landmark Decision on Verifying Property Taxes
Smith v. Real Estate Council of Ontario, 2024 ONSC 3965 One of the most significant Ontario decisions concerning a REALTOR®’s duty to verify information in an MLS® listing is Smith …
Who Should Verify Property Taxes?
Recent RECO discipline decisions have delivered a clear message to Ontario real estate professionals: property taxes are not a detail that can be guessed, assumed, or simply repeated from another …
Registration Matters: Unregistered Individuals Cannot Recover Commission
Cusnir v. Taylor, 2026 ONCA 470 The Ontario Court of Appeal recently reaffirmed one of the most fundamental principles of Ontario real estate law: In Cusnir v. Taylor, 2026 ONCA …
Avoid Lawsuits: Keep Complete Files
The Broker’s Best Defence Against Lawsuits In real estate practice, documentation is not just administrative housekeeping, it is legal protection. When disputes arise, they are rarely resolved based on memory …
Avoid Lawsuits: Communicate Frequently
In real estate practice, many disputes that escalate into complaints or lawsuits are not caused by major errors or misconduct. Instead, they arise from something far more basic: a breakdown …