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Originally Posted by Bigtime
I sure hope those deposits from purchasers were put in a trust, and they should be able to get their entire deposit back.
Those that are screwed are the unsecured creditors...
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Sometimes the deposits are held in trust, but most of the time with new construction the deposits are releasable to builder immediately to help them finance construction. In such cases the Builder usually pays for Deposit Insurance to be included in the New Home Warranty Coverage which covers a deposit up to 20% of the purchase price, subject to a maximum of $100,000. So if the deposit was not in a trust, the buyer can make a claim under the Deposit Insurance of the Alberta New Home Warranty Program for recovery of their deposit. As long as a Buyer didn't make a deposit in excess of the coverage limits, they should be okay.