Thursday, January 26, 2023Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Real Estate, Corporate Law

A beneficial interest is an individual’s right to benefit from assets held by someone else. With respect to real property, it is imperative...

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Real Estate, Corporate LawLending, Interest Act, Commercial Mortgage Lenders

In Canada, lenders who take mortgages on real property as security should be mindful of section 8 of the Interest Act (the “Act”) and...

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022Zev ZlotnickCorporate LawLoans, Real Estate

A demand loan is a loan that a lender can require to be repaid by the borrower in full at any time. A demand loan has no term, but is simply repayable on...

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Thursday, October 13, 2022Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Real Estate, Corporate LawMortgage, Vendor Take-Back Mortgage

In light of substantial increases in interest rates, real property purchasers are looking for alternative lending arrangements. Some alternatives include...

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Corporate LawLending, Commercial Real Estate, Limited Partnership, REIT, Real Estate Investment Trusts

Loan transactions commonly involve non-corporate entities such as limited partnerships and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”). It is important for lenders to...

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Real Estate, Corporate LawCommercial Mortgage, Commercial Mortgage Lenders

Ownership of real property in Ontario is divided into legal or registered title ownership and beneficial ownership. Legal ownership and beneficial ownership of real property is...

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