Spotlight Podcast

Real estate agents and their clients rely on professional home inspections to make crucial home purchasing decisions. It’s one of the most common conditions in the offer of purchase and sale for a good reason, you want an expert to look over the large financial commitment your client is making to make sure that they have all of the information available to them before the offer goes firm. But did you know that until recently only BC and Alberta were the only two provinces to regulate Home Inspectors and issue licenses? The Toronto Star phrased this the best…. ‘Anyone with a flashlight and a business card’ can promote themselves as a home inspector across most of Canada. Well, just recently, Ontario passed legislation to start regulating the industry. We’re going to talk about home inspection, and what to be careful of when selecting home inspectors in provinces without (and even with) regulation in place.