Blog by Irene Wong & Mike Mulligan

Title Insurance - Much Ado About Title Insurance

October 29th, 2009
Title insurance is with us & many of our buyers are asking questions about it. To fully understand if there are actual benefits for your purchase a good understanding of how our BC Land Title system works is helpful. The article below does a good job of this. BC's "Torrens" based title system with it's principle of "Indefeasable Title" has been upheld in the courts against fraudulent title pr ...

Home Inspectors Require Licensing

October 23rd, 2009
Since April 01, 2009 Home Inspectors performing residential inspections in BC require licensing with Consumer Protection BC. Inspections on commercial properties are exempt. Consumer Protection BC information about home inspectors can be viewed here. Home inspectors must currently meet the qualifications of one of the following three associations:Applied Science Technologists and Technicians ...