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Real Estate Finance

Exceptional service to our customers participating in the Canadian real estate industry

At BMO Bank of Montreal, our Real Estate Finance Group has provided construction project financing and commercial mortgages to Canadian real estate companies on a specialized basis over the past two decades. As such, we have accumulated extensive experience in the structuring and provision of credit facilities for land development, single family homes, high and low-rise condominiums, commercial and industrial properties and multi-unit residential facilities.

Products and Services

Construction, land development, servicing and mortgage financing.

Real Estate financing includes:

Operating Loans

  • Single-family residential homes
  • Townhouses
  • High and low-rise condominiums
  • Retirement and long-term care facilities
  • Construction and improvement
  • Land acquisition
  • Site preparation, and
  • Soft costs for various residential, commercial, industrial and retail properties

Land Development and Servicing Loans

  • Land acquisition where commencement of servicing will occur in the near term

Mortgage Loans

  • Retail
  • Commercial
  • Industrial, and
  • Multi-unit residential properties

Contact a BMO Bank of Montreal Real Estate Finance Professional to find out more:

  • Centralized management, from regional offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax
  • Executive and Account Management personnel deal exclusively with real estate lending transactions
  • Supported directly by our partners within the entire BMO Finance group

Contact Us

How to contact our team and offices.

Michael Beg
Vice President & Head, Real Estate Finance
michael.beg@bmo.com

Michael Beg is responsible for management of Real Estate Finance and its clients across Canada. Mike brings over 20 years of banking experience including commercial and real estate lending in Ontario and British Columbia, risk management and strategic investment roles supporting the bank's Canadian and U.S. businesses, and more recently corporate finance with a focus in acquisition and cross border financing. Mike holds both a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and a Diploma in Urban Land Economics from the University of British Columbia. He also holds an MBA from Dalhousie University and a FICB designation (Fellow, Institute of Canadian Bankers).

Jim Eplett
Managing Director, Commercial Mortgages
Canada
jim.eplett@bmo.com
Roy Dias
Managing Director & Regional Team Lead
Ontario
roy.dias@bmo.com
Michel Struthers
Managing Director & Regional Team Lead
Ottawa
michel.struthers@bmo.com
Wayne Arseneault
Managing Director & Regional Team Lead
Atlantic
wayne.arseneault@bmo.com
Denis Laberge
Managing Director & Regional Team Lead
Quebec
denis.laberge@bmo.com
Jeffrey Kim
Managing Director & Regional Team Lead
Prairies
jeffrey.kim@bmo.com
Greg Vriend
Managing Director & Regional Team Lead
British Columbia
greg.vriend@bmo.com
Offices:
Toronto Head Office First Canadian Place
100 King Street West, 11th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1A1
Ottawa 269 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 200
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5J9
Calgary First Canadian Centre
350 - 7th Avenue S.W., 9th Floor
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 3N9
Montreal Place d'Armes
105 rue Saint-Jacques, 3rd Floor
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 1L6
Halifax 5151 George Street, 16th Floor
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1M5
Vancouver First Bank Tower
595 Burrard Street, 6th Floor
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7X 1L7