Industrial leasing decisions involve much more than filling vacant space. From the tenant’s perspective, the focus is often on location, building size, clear height, loading, power, parking, rental rate and whether the property can support the business. From the landlord’s perspective, however, the decision is broader. The landlord is not ...
Continue ReadingCommercial real estate can look attractive very quickly. A property may appear well occupied, the income may seem strong, the cap rate may compare favourably with other opportunities and the location may suggest long-term upside. Those are all reasonable reasons to become interested in a property, but they are only ...
Continue ReadingAssignment sales can create opportunities for both buyers and sellers, particularly in pre-construction condominium and investment transactions. They can also create risks that are easy to underestimate because the transaction may initially look similar to an ordinary resale. The difference is that an assignment buyer is usually not buying a ...
Continue ReadingConditional clauses are one of the most important risk-management tools available in an Ontario real estate transaction, yet they can easily receive less attention than price, closing date or offer timing. In a competitive market, those visible terms often dominate the discussion because they appear to determine whether an offer ...
Continue ReadingAre you thinking about investing in real estate to earn rental property income? Whether you invest in a residential or commercial building, there are several things to consider to make sure the property will generate a profit. Here’s what you need to take into account to determine how profitable an ...
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the Professional Obligations Behind Real Estate Representation When you hire a real estate professional in Ontario, you are not simply paying someone to find a property, market a home or prepare an Agreement of Purchase and Sale. Registered real estate professionals operate within a regulated framework that establishes important ...
Continue ReadingBuying a business is rarely as simple as comparing revenue, asking price and location. Two businesses can look similar on the surface and still present very different opportunities once you begin to examine how they actually operate, how dependent they are on the current owner and whether the underlying business ...
Continue ReadingReal estate professionals are often engaged because a client is buying, selling or leasing a property. In those situations, the relationship is usually structured around representation and the responsibilities that come with it. But not every real estate question begins with a transaction, and not every client who needs professional ...
Continue ReadingFederal money laundering and anti-terrorist financing rules require real estate agents and brokers to collect personal identification information from buyers and sellers. It is the federal Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) that requires financial institutions and real estate agents, among other professionals and services covered ...
Continue ReadingBuying or selling real estate in another province can seem more complicated than completing a transaction close to home, but in most cases the challenge is not the transaction itself. It is the additional coordination required when the property, the client and the professionals involved are located in different jurisdictions. ...
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