The following article is written by my friend & client (and real estate investor) Darryl Kraemer, that originally appeared at his site DarrylKraemer.com It is interesting how many times you are reading an article in a magazine or a newspaper, or when you are reading a book on Real Estate Investing, and the author focuses [...]
Archive | March, 2010
Student Rental Market Update – Waterloo, Ontario
We looked at commercial real estate sales in February & a lot of our clients focus on student rental properties in Waterloo; let’s have a look at some recent transactions: 3 properties on Bricker Avenue, directly across from Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) sold for $8,450,000. There were 143 beds in the 3 properties, and per [...]
Interest rate updates from a mortgage broker
One of my friends Bev Gay, who owns STS Mortgage Pros in Kitchener Waterloo, sent me this analysis of the mortgage market: Time for an update on the forecasts for interest rates. Central Bank rate is the Banks borrowing rates-we borrow at prime plus or minus. Prime right now is 2.25% – if you have [...]
Global Commercial Real Estate Markets up
I read an interesting article on commercial real estate this morning, which my friend Duke Long pointed out on twitter (@dukelong) from National Real Estate Investor. Global Commercial Property Sales Surge 85% In Fourth Quarter, Says RCA Feb 23, 2010 2:12 PM, By Denise Kalette, NREI senior associate editor A new report on global commercial [...]
