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2011 

Who Looks at the Condo Plans? Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. Well, according to a recent Ontario Superior Court decision, everyone should. In Orr v. MTCC 1056 (Rainville) 2011, the Court determined that the purchaser’s solicitor needs to review the condo plans.   It had been c...
10/29/2011
Terms Bank Rates Preferred  Rates 6 Month 4.45% 4.40% 1 YEAR 3.50% 2.89% 2 YEARS 3.55% 2.49% 3 YEARS 4.05% 2.99% 4 YEARS 4.79% 3.09% 5 YEARS 5.29% 3.29% 7 YEARS 6.35% 4.49% 10 YEARS 6.75% 4.79% Rates are subject to change without notice. *OAC E&OE Prime Rate is 3.00% If you require a referral to...
10/26/2011
  Maroof Mohammed ~ An Extremely Ethical Agent   By Brian Madigan LL.B.   Ontario Real Estate Source I appreciate that bad news sells newspapers. But, this turns out to be a “good news” story.   The worst of all possible things happened to me last week: my website went down and it stayed down.  ...
10/25/2011
Terms Posted Rates Preferred Rates 6 MONTHS 4.45% 4.40% 1 YEAR 3.50% 2.75% 2 YEARS 3.55% 2.84% 3 YEARS 4.05% 2.99% 4 YEARS 4.79% 3.09% 5 YEARS 5.29% 3.44% 7 YEARS 6.35% 4.49% 10 YEARS 6.75% 4.79% Rates are subject to change without notice. *OAC E&OE Other Rates: CURRENT PRIME RATE IS 3.00%   PRO...
10/25/2011
This is the time of year when eavestrough become filled with leaves and other debris. Don't leave this until the Spring. Make sure the eavestrough are working well. That means the water is being carried to the downspouts and away from the house. If they are not working properly, this can cause a ...
10/22/2011
The Law of Attachment ~ Chattels and Fixtures This course qualifies for 3 credit hours of continuing education for real estate professionals requiring RECO education credits. The program is being offered by the Kitchener Waterloo Association of REALTORS on 25 October 2011 at the board offices, 9...
10/22/2011
So, my website is "down" for another day. At least we now know the problem. The website hosting company in error placed my domain name in someone's else account. Fortunately, the other person really didn't know about it, and the domain name expired. Here's the problem: 1) my site is down, 2) the ...
10/22/2011
This wasn't a particularlly good day. My website (working perfectly yesterday) rolled over to GoDaddy today. It said the name expired. The web host ran into a problem because apparently another one of their clients is now shown as the owner. So, this is starting to shape up as a mess. I have abo...
10/21/2011
Priorities Upon Sale (Mortgage, Lien, Execution) Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. What happens when there is a mortgage, construction lien and execution against the property? How does the money get distributed?   Let’s consider the simple straightforward case.   Here, the proper...
10/19/2011
Terms Bank Rates Preferred Rates 6 Month 4.45% 4.40% 1 YEAR 3.50% 2.89% 2 YEARS 3.55% 2.49% 3 YEARS 4.05% 2.99% 4 YEARS 4.79% 3.09% 5 YEARS 5.29% 3.29% 7 YEARS 6.35% 4.49% 10 YEARS 6.75% 4.79% Rates are subject to change without notice. *OAC E&OE Prime Rate is 3.00% Variable rate mortgages from ...
10/18/2011
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