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By Stéphane Pagé Esq. Lawyer with Bouchard Pagé Tremblay Most people are unaware that just about anyone can claim to be a building inspector while offering unskilled services that lack the necessary qualifications and they often don’t even have error and omission (E&O) liability insurance. In fact, anyone can claim to be a building inspector because pre-purchase inspections remain unregulated. There is a voluntary association of building inspectors who adhere to admission rules similar to those of a professional association. It’s called the  Quebec Association of Building Inspectors  (AIBQ). Certain professionals can also perform pre-purchase building inspections such as technologists, engineers, architects and certified appraisers. However, these inspectors must have E&O liability insurance as part of their work as a building inspector. How can a buyer find a pre-purchase building inspector? Through a real estate broker. Brokers are required to recommen...

And you thought Toronto was expensive!!! Grand Marnier Chateau Sells For $761M: Here Are Their Luxury Brands You Need To Try http://bit.ly/2pztDui

THE HEAT IS ON WITH CREA's LATEST AD!  The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), the National advocacy body for the real estate industry in Canada, has made yet another funny video promoting the value of a realtor's services. Have a boo and try not larfing!   And for more info on the making of this silly, but playful romp, check this out:  Behind the scenes of CREA's latest ad

Fortune cookie factory to be demolished for new condo http://bit.ly/2p5NCCl

Ontario's Premier, Kathleen Wynne Loser mumbling gobbledygook about the so-called " housing crisis " and her government's secret plan to exploit our fear & stupidity so she can scoop-up an extra couple of billion dollars per year in newly minted tax money.   And yet more taxes: http://stfi.re/lxwxplv http://stfi.re/veweydo http://stfi.re/nxaxvoo

The Wynne government flies blindly into the housing bubble - Macleans.ca http://bit.ly/2oWr59i

'The hype was crazy': In Toronto's real estate lottery, the winners pity the losers http://bit.ly/2oLNxDT

Early signs Vancouver housing market correction may be over: Royal LePage http://stfi.re/gwpegzw

New taxes won’t lower house prices http://bit.ly/2oOS46C   Nor will they likely ever go away once instituted. Why do people think this is the route to go?