We are pleased to invite you to the fourth annual Insolvency Insider Distressed Real Estate Conference, taking place in Toronto on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

The distressed real estate cycle is not over. Condo projects are still failing. Lenders are still making enforcement decisions. Receivers are still running sale processes. And the disputes that started two years ago are still working their way through the courts. This October, we are sitting down to talk about what is actually happening and where it goes from here.

Spots are limited. Register early to secure your seat.

Panelists and sponsors will be announced shortly. If you are interested in being involved, we would love to hear from you.

Date and Time

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
8:15 am to 12:00 pm.

Location

OBA Conference Centre
20 Toronto Street
Toronto, ON M5C 2B8

Who Should Attend

If your work is connected to commercial real estate, real estate development, construction or real estate lending you will not want to miss this morning!

Insolvency professionals should also plan to attend to meet those in the industry and hear firsthand about the issues and dynamics at play in the market.

Spots are limited and will be taken quickly, so please register today to reserve your seat!

Agenda

8:15 to 9:00 - Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:00 to 9:30 - Panel 1: What Breaks Next?

The market is no longer moving in one direction. Capital and transaction activity are returning for certain assets, while condominium developments, land assemblies and overleveraged projects remain stranded. This opening discussion will examine a market at an inflection point: where distress is still deepening, where values have finally reset and what separates assets that can move forward from those likely to end up in enforcement or formal proceedings. Panelists will also consider what current financing conditions and upcoming maturities mean for the next phase of the cycle.

9:30 to 10:00 - Panel 2: The Condo Reset

The condominium market remains under significant stress. Projects that no longer pencil are being redesigned, rescaled, recapitalized or handed to receivers. This panel examines the full arc of condo distress - from the moment a project stops working through every decision point to resolution. Who provides replacement capital? When is redesign or transfer realistic? What are the roles of lenders, monitors, receivers and warranty providers when a project fails? And when is preserving the original project no longer the right answer?

10:00 to 10:30 - Coffee and Networking Break 1

10:30 to 11:00 - Panel 3: The Decision Point - Restructure, Recapitalize or Let Go?

When a real estate project runs into serious trouble, the window for a consensual resolution is narrow. This panel examines the critical moment when developers, lenders and advisers must decide whether the project can be saved, and how. Can new capital repair the structure? Is a revised business plan realistic? What does the lender need to see before agreeing to forbear? And when does the honest answer become a formal insolvency process?

Drawing on firsthand experience from the developer, lender and restructuring adviser sides of the table, the panel will examine how these decisions actually get made, and what determines whether a project survives or moves to a formal insolvency process.

11:00 to 11:30 - Coffee and Networking Break 2

11:30 to 12:00 - Panel 4: Chasing the Deal – Landmines and Opportunities in Distressed Real Estate Sales

Using a practical case study, this panel follows a distressed real estate project through a court-supervised sale process. Panelists will work through how the property is stabilized and prepared for market, how the sale process is designed, how buyers assess a troubled or incomplete project, and the execution risks that can derail a closing. The moderator will introduce complications at each stage — new facts that shift the analysis and force the panel to adapt in real time.

12:00 - Closing Remarks and Final Networking

CPD

The learning portions of the event will be eligible for CPD credit for both lawyers and accountants.

Pricing

$249 + HST and booking fee.

Here is a look at last year’s conference:

We very much hope that you can join us for this morning. And please do pass along the invitation to your colleagues. We'd love for them to join as well!

Just make sure to register right away as the spots will be taken quickly. Registration can be done in under a minute.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Dina Kovacevic
Editor-in-Chief
Insolvency Insider