by Rick Crouch | Jun 24, 2020 | Business Matters, Real Estate General, Real Estate Help Tips
One of the frequently asked questions I get asked in a real estate transaction is what happens to the Buyer’s deposit if a real estate transaction fails to close? Many times Seller(s) assume they automatically get to keep the Buyer’s deposit, in reality...
by Rick Crouch | Apr 6, 2020 | Business Matters, Community Affairs, Odds and Ends
As I write this post, my wife and I are beginning week three of working from home due to the COVID-19 virus.. What we thought would be a change in our work environments for two weeks or so is now going to be much longer, we suspect another month, perhaps longer. ...
by Rick Crouch | Apr 2, 2020 | Business Matters, Environmental Issues, Legal Issues, Real Estate General, Real Estate Help Tips
There is no question that with the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, we now find ourselves in very unique and life threatening circumstances. What was expected to take perhaps a handful of weeks to resolve is now poised to remain in place for months. Canada’s...
by Rick Crouch | Mar 1, 2020 | Business Matters, Legal Issues, Odds and Ends, Real Estate General
In prior posts titled “New Real Estate Act Proposed for Ontario” I outlined some sweeping changes that had been put forth to the Ontario government that would impact both consumers and REALTORS®. I further updated this information in a second post, New...
by Rick Crouch | Nov 21, 2019 | Business Matters, Legal Issues, Real Estate General, Uncategorized
Anyone that knows and or has followed me is aware that I have been active in the area’s real estate market for a number of years. After obtaining my real estate license in 2000, I have since become a licensed Broker, I obtained my Market Value Appraiser (MVA)...
by Rick Crouch | Mar 2, 2019 | Business Matters, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Odds and Ends, Real Estate General
People often say to me “you are really smart” and I beg to differ. As a kid I was an average student and I have never been afraid or embarrassed to share the fact that I repeated grade 3. At some point however things changed and I became...
