Is Dual Agency Just Double-Dipping by the Real Estate Industry? Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. A consumer association in the United States known as “CAARE” otherwise known as “Consumer Advocacy in American Real Estate” is rather opposed to the concept of dual agency. ...

08/03/2011

Fee Simple with Conditions ~ Further Problem

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Ontario Real Estate Source Question William Jones transferred title to his son Bob. The deed was to "Bob Jones so long as the said land and premises are used as a farm". William Jones, the father, died two years later. His Will gave everything to his son Bob and his daughter Margaret. Bob cont...

08/02/2011

Mortgage Rates ~ 2 August 2011

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Terms Bank Rates Preferred Rates 6 Month 4.45% 4.40% 1 YEAR 3.60% 2.64% 2 YEARS 3.95% 2.99% 3 YEARS 4.35% 3.39% 4 YEARS 5.04% 3.64% 5 YEARS 5.54% 3.64% 7 YEARS 6.44% 4.69% 10 YEARS 6.80% 4.95% Rates are subject to change without notice. *OAC E&OE Prime Rate is 3.00% Variable rate mortgages from ...

08/02/2011

Joint Tenancy and Tenants in Common ~ Share Difference

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Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. A share in a property as a joint tenant is considered quite differently from a share as a tenant in common. For a joint tenant, there is one share in the whole property, not two! A joint share cannot be conveyed. However, it can be severed. The t...

08/01/2011

Fee Simple with Conditions ~ Developer's Rights

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Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. Question William Jones transferred title to his son Bob. The deed was to "Bob Jones so long as the said land and premises are used as a farm" . William Jones, the father, died two years later. His Will gave everything to his son Bob and hi...

08/01/2011