Industrial leasing decisions involve much more than simply filling vacant space. Industrial landlords often evaluate tenants based on: financial stability, operational compatibility, long-term business sustainability, property risk, and overall lease defensibility. In many industrial transactions, landlords are not simply selecting a tenant — they are selecting: a long-term operational partner, ...
Continue ReadingCommercial real estate transactions often involve substantially greater complexity and risk than traditional residential transactions. However, buyers sometimes focus heavily on: purchase price, projected income, cap rates, or future appreciation while underestimating the importance of thorough due diligence. In many commercial transactions, the most significant financial losses occur not because ...
Continue ReadingAssignment sales have become increasingly common in Ontario real estate markets, particularly involving: pre-construction condominiums, investment properties, and rapidly changing market conditions. While assignment transactions can create opportunities for both buyers and sellers, they also involve legal, financial, tax, and operational risks that many consumers underestimate. Unlike traditional resale transactions, ...
Continue ReadingConditional clauses are one of the most important risk-management tools available in Ontario real estate transactions. However, in competitive markets, buyers and sellers sometimes focus heavily on: price, closing date, or offer timing while underestimating the importance of carefully structured conditions and due diligence protections. Conditional clauses are not simply ...
Continue ReadingReal estate is a highly regulated business in Ontario. These regulations protect consumers, establish standards and provide for a method of delivering consistent, predictable and professional services. It also provides a means to discipline those that do not uphold those standards. Real estate professionals standards include regulatory (TRESA), fiduciary (legal) ...
Continue ReadingWhat makes one business better than another when you are buying a business? Some of the considerations are obvious. Others are not. As you explore the business landscape, keep in view these 12 markers for choosing a business. 1. Location Is the location of the business convenient? Is it close to your ...
Continue ReadingWhile certain industries are regulated federally, property laws are a provincial responsibility. Many of the provinces have similarities in their property laws, but even those are not exactly the same. What happens when a buyer or seller resides in one province and the home being bought or sold is in ...
Continue ReadingI recently revised my Home Buyers Guide Book. It’s a collection of how-to’s, checklists, and worksheets to help buyers understand what to expect during the real estate purchasing experience. Click here to get a free copy. Written by Rodney Harvey, Broker of Record at Konfidis, Brokerage providing advisory-focused commercial, ...
Continue ReadingMy salesperson showed us two property listings and, in both instances, we wanted to submit an offer. But the properties were sold before the posted offer date. How can this happen? In a seller’s real estate market, you can expect to find that more than one buyer is interested in ...
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