Private Equity & Venture Capital
Mortgage Income Fund Trusts and Limited Partnerships
A Mortgage Income Fund Trust could be established to give investors an opportunity to invest, indirectly through units of a trust, in Canadian mortgages and other...
Do you need to do a SEDAR filing every month when issuing shares under a DRIP or other Reinvestment Plan?
Do you need to do a SEDAR filing every month when issuing shares under a DRIP or other Reinvestment Plan? Short Answer: NO so long as you...
A MIC does not simply allow you to raise money from the public!
Mortgage Investment Corporations ("MICs") are on the rise in Canada. With many of these MICs the founders and managers are confused over what regulators may or...
A MIC or a Mortgage Investment Corporation: What are they and how do you start one?
With significant potential for favourable rates of return and previously instituted tax exemptions, Canadian Mortgage Investment Corporations (MIC’s) are increasingly becoming recognized as a low-risk method...
Issues in Mortgage Law
Foreclosure: When and Why?It is not uncommon to combine a claim for foreclosure with a claim for the amount due under the covenants contained in the...
Mortgage Enforcement: What Can Go Wrong?
Notice of Sale and RequisitionsIf a purchase is made under power of sale, it is necessary to ensure that the vendor is authorized to conduct the...
Mortgage Enforcement: Issues for Discussion
IntroductionCommon issues expected to arise and confront legal counsels in mortgage enforcement practice, whether from the mortgagor’s perspective or from the lender’s perspective are under discussion...
CONSUMER DEBT: What Collection Agencies Can & Cannot Do
From Mumbai to Manitoba, there are often horror stories in the media of people being (verbally) abused, beaten up, chased down, dragged out and subjected to...
MORTGAGE DEFAULT: Power of Sale or Foreclosure?
Although generally the real estate market in Ontario has been robust, the frenzied market of the past has caused an increase in mortgage defaults as a...
BUYING A RESIDENTIAL INCOME PROPERTY – A Primer
With the Ontario real estate market demonstrating continued resilience, many people are still putting their confidence in real estate as an investment option across Ontario. These...
