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Income from Assets Held for Investment, net
3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income from Assets Held for Investment, net

Note 11 – Income from Assets Held for Investment, net:

 

In August 2013, the Company sold a property which was held for investment for gross proceeds after real estate commissions of $883,780. This property had a net book value of $694,911, resulting in an accounting gain of $188,869 which is included in income from assets held for investment, net on the interim consolidated statement of operations. The property was secured by a mortgage which was discharged upon the sale, as described in the last paragraph of this note below. After the discharge of the mortgage ($606,806), as well as legal fees, interest, penalties and other costs ($73,628 in aggregate) the sale resulted in net cash proceeds to the Company of $203,346.

 

In March 2013, the Company sold a property which was held for investment for gross proceeds after real estate commissions of $256,835. This property had a net book value of $169,566, resulting in an accounting gain of $87,682 which is included in income from assets held for investment, net on the consolidated statement of operations. The property was secured by a mortgage which was partially discharged upon the sale, as described in the last paragraph of this note below. After the partial discharge of the mortgage ($216,810), as well as legal fees, interest, penalties and other costs ($13,000 in aggregate) the sale resulted in net cash proceeds to the Company of $27,025.

 

In September 2012, the Company sold its head office real estate in Toronto for gross proceeds after real estate commissions of $1,579,189. This property had a net book value of $585,064, resulting in an accounting gain of $994,125 which is included in income from assets held for investment, net on the interim consolidated statement of operations. The net proceeds after commissions and other expenses were used to discharge or partially discharge the first and second mortgages on the property. The first mortgage on the property, with remaining principal of $480,951, was discharged completely upon sale. The remaining net proceeds of $1,028,780 after expenses and the discharge of the first mortgages was used to partially discharge the second mortgage and the Company did not receive any of the net proceeds from this property sale.

 

The remaining income of $4,738 in this category in the nine months ended April 30, 2014, pertains to rental income from properties held for investment, net of carrying and operating expenses, compared to $128,760 in the prior year period.

 

Prior to the August 2013 property sale, the properties held for investment had an interest only first mortgage which closed on November 30, 2012 with a principal amount $606,806, an interest rate of 9.75% compounded semi-annually and a maturity date of November 30, 2013. Upon the sale of the property, the mortgage was discharged.