Last month I shared a private coaching session I gave to one of the top real estate teams at Keller Williams about how they can use blogging and social media to meet more people and grow their business. The content was good, but the quality of the presentation was not great, since I was filming [...]
Archive | March, 2010
Cash Flow Analysis of an Investment Property in Waterloo
I was just talking to a real estate investor, and we were discussing why people like investing in student rentals in Waterloo: cash flow. How much cash flow will a rental property generate? Let’s take a look at a real example of an investment property for sale on the MLS. The property generates positive cash [...]
How will CMHC’s new mortgage rules impact real estate investors in Canada?
I was speaking with a long time client today about the new CMHC mortgage rules and the impact they will have on investors and owner-occupants (people buying homes to live in personally). Take a look at this video, where we talk about how the changes to a) minimum downpayments b) qualifying interest rates c) and [...]
Changes coming to licensing of lodging and student rental houses in Waterloo?
The City of Waterloo recently sent out the Lodging House License renewal letter to real estate investors who own licensed student lodging houses in town, and it contains this interesting tidbit: "City Of Waterloo is currently undertaking a Rental Housing Licensing Review. This may affect the City’s current programs such as the Lodging House Licensing [...]
Commercial Real Estate news around the web
Here are some commercial real estate reports and stories I’ve enjoyed reading this week: Tannery district in Kitchener becoming vibrant commercial hub Capital availability reinvigorates Canadian real estate investment CRM For Commercial Real Estate. Is It Time To Move On? (focused to CRE brokers mainly, but interesting for commercial owners & managers too!) Multi Family [...]
How old Real Estate gets Redeveloped
I always find it a very interesting process watching cities rehab old real estate that no longer is useful in it’s current state. Kitchener has many sites like this, that in the 20th century housed factories and warehouses which have since moved to more cost effective (for manufacturing, for example) areas. One such area is [...]
CBRE Looks at Canada’s Top Multi-Family Sales in 2009
I was reading a report that CBRE research put out (Canadian Multi-Housing Marketview) that had this image showing some large commercial multi-family transactions in Canada in 2009: In Kitchener Waterloo, the largest transaction in this sector that sold was the apartment building at 345 King Street, that sold for over $28 million to an investor [...]
Dinner out at Bauer Kitchen @ the Bauer Lofts in Waterloo
Are you looking for the homepage of the Bauer Kitchen? If so, click here You can find the Bauer Kitchen contact information here. My wife Sarah and I went out for dinner last night to the new Bauer Kitchen that recently opened up at the Bauer Lofts in Waterloo, Ontario. The restaurant is owned by the [...]
Recent Sale Prices of Kitchener Condos at 565 Greenfield
One of my clients, a real estate investor from Toronto, asked me what units at 565 Greenfield in Kitchener, Ontario were selling for. This Kitchener condo complex is well located near Fairview Park Mall in the south end of town, and has easy access to the 401 and the expressway into Kitchener Waterloo. The condominiums [...]
