REAL ESTATE INTELLIGENCE
Ontario’s Courts Are Backed UpUntil April 2027.Settle this file now.
Data Stars delivers cited, decision-ready intelligence reports for real estate disputes in 5 to 7 days. For private lenders, insolvency trustees, and lender counsel managing files that cannot afford to wait.
Court scheduling data verified February 18, 2026 · Updated monthly
01 / THE PROBLEM
The Backlog Is Worse Than You Think
Most lenders and counsel know there's a court backlog. Few understand what that backlog actually means for their specific file — or how many layers of delay stand between today and a resolution.
| MOTION TYPE | NEXT AVAILABLE DATE | REALISTIC WAIT | WHAT IT GETS YOU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Motion (under 2 hrs) | April 10–17, 2026 | 7–9 weeks | Procedural step only |
| Long Motion / Summary Judgment | March–April 2027 | 14–16 months | First real shot at resolution |
| Civil Trial | Late 2027–2028 | 18–24 months | Full judicial resolution |
| Central East Triage (Oshawa/Newmarket) | October 13, 2026 | 8 months | Just to request a motion date |
An April 2026 short motion is a procedural step. It does not resolve your file. The hearing that could actually close a high-stakes dispute is 14 months away — if you start the process today.
At $30,000 per month in carrying costs, a 14-month wait costs your file $420,000 before a court says a word. The math on a $15,000 intelligence brief writes itself.
Waiting for Court
DataStars Brief
02 / THE PROCESS
From File to Brief in 5 Days
STEP 01
Submit Your Intake
Tell us the file: matter type, counter-party, property address, what you need to know. Our configurator routes you to the right mandate and generates your price on the spot. Fifteen minutes.
STEP 02
We Run the Research
Corporate registry analysis. Title encumbrances. CanLII litigation history. Market comparables. Financial stress signals. Every claim traced to a source document. No hallucinations — if we cannot verify it, we say so.
STEP 03
You Receive the Intelligence Report
A 20–45 page PDF with executive summary, counter-party assessment, market conditions, and settlement economics. Delivered to your inbox. You review. We revise. You negotiate.
Need court-admissible evidence? Our Tier 2 mandates are reviewed and signed by an AACI-designated appraiser — CUSPAP-compliant and Rule 53 ready. Select at intake. See certified mandates →
03 / THE MANDATES
Select Your Mandate
Price is displayed upfront. Scope is fixed at intake. Sophisticated buyers should not have to ask for a quote.
Settlement Intelligence Report
For lenders and counsel who need clarity & leverage now — not a court date fourteen months from today.
$8,000 – $15,000
5–7 business days
100% upfront (15% discount) or 25% deposit, balance on delivery
Certified Valuation & Litigation Support
For matters requiring court-admissible evidence, lender compliance, or expert report format. Everything in Tier 1, professionally certified.
$12,000 – $20,000
7–10 business days
100% upfront (15% discount) or 25% deposit, balance on delivery
Litigation Damages Analysis
Quantified damages with full methodology. Expert witness ready. Trial-grade analysis for matters that have passed the point of settlement.
$18,000 – $35,000
7–14 business days
100% upfront (15% discount) or 25% deposit, balance on delivery
COUNTER-PARTY SNAPSHOT
Need a fast read before committing? Corporate analysis and litigation history only. $3,000–$5,000. 24–48 hours.
PORTFOLIO EXPOSURE AUDIT
Managing 10+ distressed files? We run your highest-risk portfolio through the Ontario Real Esate Intelligence engine and deliver a traffic-light report: settle now, litigate, or exit. Priced for institutional mandates.
04 / WHO WE SERVE
Built for the Professionals Holding the File
PRIVATE LENDERS
& MICs
⅔
of Ontario POS filings initiated by private lenders
YOUR PROBLEM
You are holding Power of Sale files where the next meaningful court date is 14 months away. Every month you wait costs $15,000–$40,000 in carrying costs, legal erosion, and declining collateral value.
WHAT WE GIVE YOU
Counter-party stress signals, realistic recovery analysis, and settle-vs-litigate decision economics. Everything your workout team needs to negotiate a resolution now — without waiting for a court to tell you what you already know.
AUM protection. Portfolio velocity. Informed settlement.
LENDER-SIDE
LAW FIRMS
40+
associate hours spent on research per complex file
YOUR PROBLEM
Your associates spend 40 or more hours on research for every complex enforcement file — hours that clients push back on billing. You need to look like a strategic advisor, not a research overhead.
WHAT WE GIVE YOU
Billable-grade research at fixed-fee speed — the evidentiary floor your lender client needs to negotiate, delivered in 5 days. You provide the legal strategy. We provide the intelligence base.
The associate in a box. Fixed fee. No overhead.
INSOLVENCY
TRUSTEES & RECEIVERS
42+
receivership and insolvency matters reported on CanLII in Ontario — last 12 months
YOUR PROBLEM
You are court-appointed. Every realization decision is scrutinized by creditors, competing counsel, and potential plaintiffs. You need defensible ground truth — not a gut call that gets cross-examined.
WHAT WE GIVE YOU
Independent, data-backed analysis that stands up to cross-examination. An evidence base for your report to court that demonstrates you acted on informed intelligence, not instinct. AACI certification available when the mandate demands it.
Bulletproof your report to court. Protect the mandate.
05 / MARKET INTELLIGENCE
The State of Ontario Distressed Real Estate
FEBRUARY 2026 · UPDATED MONTHLY
Active Power of Sale listings in TRREB
↑ 59% YEAR-OVER-YEAR
Estimated shadow inventory — active POS matters in GTA not yet in public filings
3× THE VISIBLE MARKET
Estimated active high-stakes real estate disputes in Ontario with no fast resolution path
SERVICEABLE OBTAINABLE MARKET
Average GTA condo price — down nearly 10% year-over-year
NEGATIVE EQUITY NOW THE NORM ON DISTRESSED FILES
2026 Ontario Real Estate Distress Report
Power of Sale trends, court backlog analysis, insolvency data, and market intelligence. Full report, no paywalls.
NATIONAL MORTGAGE MATURITY DATES
Source: Regulatory filings of Canadian banks / Bank of Canada
ONTARIO MORTGAGE DELINQUENCY RATE TRAJECTORY
Source: CMHC, Equifax Canada
06 / THE INTELLIGENCE
What Makes the Output Defensible
James [Last Name]
FOUNDER · DATASTARS AI
James combines real estate market intelligence, AI systems architecture, and firsthand litigation experience in Ontario's Superior Court. He built the research methodology behind DataStars Briefs from inside an active distressed property dispute — which is how he learned what data actually moves a settlement.
DataStars is a boutique intelligence firm. Every brief is principal-led. You are not getting an offshore research team — you are getting the person who designed the system.
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— NAME, TITLE, COMPANY
No Hallucinations. Every Claim Cited.
Every factual assertion in a DataStars brief is traced to a source document — Ontario Business Registry filings, CanLII court records, MPAC data, TRREB market data, title instruments from OnLand.
"If the site doesn’t make a $500M MIC feel slightly uncomfortable about their current wait-and-see strategy, the brief isn’t written correctly."
— DATASTARS RESEARCH STANDARD
START YOUR MANDATE
Ready to Move This File?
Brief our team on your situation. We will show you the right mandate, your price, and your timeline in 10 minutes — before you spend a dollar.
ONTARIO DISTRESSED INTELLIGENCE