BILL 70 - The new rules will ultimately require listing online of all agents and any disciplinary findings against them, an upfront agreement about the agent's sales commission and fees; establishing a new code of conduct; establishing a stronger complaints and disciplinary process; and increasing the range of maximum fines to $100,000 for agents and $500,000 for brokerages.

Yesterday the Winnipeg Sun announced a new outlet mall is coming to Winnipeg. The Outlet Collection of Winnipeg, which will feature 90 premium retailers on a 40-acre site at the Seasons of Tuxedo was also orally announced at the Winnipeg Real Estate Forum. See the full story here: http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/04/29/winnipegs-first-pure-outlet-centre-to-open

The Winnipeg Real Estate Forum at RBC Convention Centre is a great success yet again!

Kirchner et al. v. Dielmann Holdings Ltd., 2014 MBCA 21. the Manitoba Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal of its unsuccessful motion to declare a land purchase agreement null and void and discharge a pending litigation order against its property. The defendant argued that the agreement was void for uncertainty since no dates were specified for obtaining approval of the subdivision and closing. The appeal court disagreed, noting that a court can imply a term that a subdivision was required, and that both parties must act in good faith and take all reasonable steps to complete the subdivision and the sale in order to give the purchase agreement business efficacy.

Kirby et al. v. Winnipeg, 2014 MBQB 60 - The Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench deferred to the "very broad jurisdiction" of the Director of the Residential Tenancies in disputes involving a landlord and tenant relationship, despite acknowledging that a dispute involving a condominium lien may be outside the director's authority.