Below are some very interesting articles you may want to read.

Renovations may hide problems from home buyers

I just learned that my house was renovated without a proper permit from the city. Do I have title insurance coverage for the necessary repairs? [...]

How to renovate your home without getting scammed

The home improvement industry is poised to break spending records after years of decline, according to a 2015 report. Not long ago, Jim Kabel, [...]

Moonlighters, fly-by-nighters and lowballers

Not everyone who offers renovation services is in business legitimately. Some are “fly-by-nighters”-here today, gone tomorrow. [...]

Title insurer not obligated to cover all risks

The problems caused by the strike of civic workers in Toronto last summer are now coming home to roost. Last June, John purchased a newly [...]

Lack of contract invites heartbreak

Lack of contract invites heartbreak. Bob Aaron For Ken and Lori Bryden, the climax of a sad and costly tale is set for Jan. 29; that’s the day the local sheriff [...]

Follow checklist to avoid surprises

Just because the deal is firm and binding, doesn’t mean everything will go smoothly. Even the simplest hitch can send a house purchase off the rails. [...]

Canadians keep falling for Nigerian letter scam

Fraud artists are finding it easier amid a battered economy to entrap marks with dubious offers once easily dismissed as scams, and are snaring a growing number of [...]

Chinese drywall creating crisis in North American

The issue of toxic Chinese drywall may well become the biggest environmental crisis to hit North American homeowners and builders in decades. [...]

Police allege Barrie man ran $1M Ponzi scheme

A Barrie resident allegedly stole nearly $1-million over six years posing as a life insurance agent,York Region Police said yesterday. [...]