by James R.G. Cook | Sep 7, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
Agreements between family members are often informal and not reduced to writing, even if they involve substantial assets such as real estate. The parties may think that they have agreed on some of the terms but they may neglect to resolve others with any certainty....
by Connie Adair | Nov 4, 2020 | Featured, Profiles
How do you handle a multi-million dollar real estate business and have a life too? If you’re Desiree Tomanelli-Allin, you plan ahead. In the last few years, Tomanelli-Allin of Allin Real Estate Group, part of Royal LePage Your Community Realty in Richmond Hill, Ont....
by Natalka Falcomer | Sep 18, 2018 | Featured, Legal Issues
While mixing family and money is a cardinal sin, it’s being done in Canada on a daily basis. The reason: the Canadian housing market is so hot that millennials can’t touch it alone. Parents are “gifting” or selling their rental properties to their children for a...
by Ross Wilson | Jul 11, 2018 | Featured
In this second of a three-column series on working with family and friends, let’s briefly address the fundamental decision involved with working for a friend or family member. Throughout my career, whenever I was asked for service by a relative or close friend, unless...
by Ross Wilson | Jun 29, 2018 | Featured
[quote_box_center]“Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.” – Cary Grant[/quote_box_center] Why do you invest so much time and expense staying connected with people in your business network? Because you want the ideal real estate practice, where people...