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2019 

 Tenant Slips – Insurance Implications in OntarioQuestion:Tenant slips and breaks the toilet by falling onto it. Water floods the place. She doesn’t know how to turn the water off. Whose insurance - ultimately who is responsible to fix the damage?Answer:It looks like the Tenant was negligent. If ...
09/25/2019
Commercial Bond Yields CMB 5 Year - 1.79%* CANHOU 12/15/24 [+0.03]   ‌ 10 Year - 1.86% CANHOU 09/15/29 [+0.02]   * denotes interpolated rate GoC 5 Year - 1.47% CAN 1.50 09/01/24 [+0.03]   ‌ 10 Year - 1.43% CAN 2.25 06/01/29 [+0.02]   ‌ 15 Year - 1.53%* CAN 12/01/34 [+0.01]   ‌ 20 Year - 1.58%* C...
09/20/2019
Commercial Bond Yields CMB 5 Year - 1.83%* CANHOU 12/15/24 [+0.11]   ‌ 10 Year - 1.93% CANHOU 09/15/29 [+0.14]   * denotes interpolated rate GoC 5 Year - 1.51% CAN 1.50 09/01/24 [+0.13]   ‌ 10 Year - 1.51% CAN 2.25 06/01/29 [+0.15]   ‌ 15 Year - 1.64%* CAN 12/01/34 [+0.14]   ‌ 20 Year - 1.71%* C...
09/13/2019
Terms                           Posted Rates              Preferred Rates6 mos                          3.34%                          3.30%1 year                          3.59%                          2.69%2 year                          3.74%                          2.69%3 year               ...
09/11/2019
What You See is What You Get in Real Estate Many people would think that what’s in an Agreement of Purchase and Sale would govern. Apparently, not! It’s what is visible and what a prospective purchaser would think was part of the property. In LeMesurier v. Andrus (1986) the Ontario Court of Appea...
09/10/2019
What You See is What You Get in Real EstateMany people would think that what’s in an Agreement of Purchase and Sale would govern.Apparently, not!It’s what is visible and what a prospective purchaser would think was part of the property.In LeMesurier v. Andrus (1986) the Ontario Court of Appeal lo...
09/10/2019
TERM POSTED Preferred RATES* Open 1 Year 6.30% 6.30% Fixed 1 Year 3.59% 2.69% Fixed 2 Year 3.74% 2.69% Fixed 3 Year 3.89% 2.69% Fixed 4 Year 3.94% 2.69% Fixed 5 Year 5.19% 2.64% Fixed 7 Year 5.80% 2.89% Fixed 10 Year 6.10% 2.94% Variable Rate 2.90% Prime Rate 3.95% Benchmark Rate 5.19% Cost per ...
09/10/2019
Amending Agreements, Satisfying Conditions, Waiving ProvisionsThere are two methods to handle these matters:1)    Long form,2)    Short form.Long Form MethodLet’s assume that you have a Condition included in an Agreement which reads as follows:“Financing: This Offer is conditional upon the Buyer ...
09/10/2019
Toronto and GTA Markets in August 2019 This is the recently released report of the Toronto Real Estate Board concerning the August 2019 results: "GTA REALTORS® Release August 2019 Stats TORONTO, SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 – Toronto Real Estate Board President Michael Collins announced that Greater Toronto...
09/09/2019
Term Posted Rate Preferred Rate Open 1 Year 6.30% 6.30% Fixed 1 Year 3.59% 2.69% Fixed 2 Year 3.74% 2.69% Fixed 3 Year 3.89% 2.69% Fixed 4 Year 3.94% 2.69% Fixed 5 Year 5.19% 2.64% Fixed 7 Year 5.80% 2.89% Fixed 10 Year 6.10% 2.94% Variable 2.90% Prime 3.95% Benchmark 5.19%
09/09/2019
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