Real Estate Market Statistics for Canada and Kitchener Waterloo (Ben’s Kitchener Waterloo real estate market update is at the bottom of this article) Keller Williams Realty’s Real Estate Market Update for Canada This Month in Real Estate Video Report for Canada Market – April 2010 Commentary: Research from Keller Williams Realty International Canada’s economy continues to show [...]
Archive | April, 2010
Waterloo Hi Tech Business draws attention from US Governement
The Record has a terrific article about the attention that Waterloo is getting from globally, due largely in part to the growing hi-tech industry here. Good news for real estate investors! ‘Waterloo on the radar of every business person,’ U.S. ambassador says By Greg Mercer, Record staff WATERLOO REGION — United States Ambassador to Canada [...]
Construction underway on many projects at University of Waterloo
We just looked at the growth plans that University of Waterloo has over the next 40 years (Is Waterloo’s Student Housing Market Being Over Built?) - they plan to double the footprint of the campus, adding potentially more than 10,000 new staff to the Unviersity (to accomodate increased enrollment) over the next few decades: On Monday, [...]
Is Waterloo’s Student Housing Market Being Over Built?
What do you think – Is Waterloo’s Student Housing Market Being Over Built? Thousands of beds built recently in Kitchener Waterloo – can you still profit from investing in real estate here? find out!
New Investment Property CMHC Mortgage Rules & downpayment options in Canada
Two posts in one day – the new mortgage rules for investment properties in Canada must be big news! CMHC has changed regulations around how much money a real estate investor has to invest as an initial down paymeny when buying an investment property in Canada. Prior to today, you could put 5% down on [...]
Mortgage Rules & Down Payment Requirements in Canada for Investment Properties
We’ve been talking a lot recently about the new CMHC changes to mortgage rules and down payment requirements for investment property. These changes apply to people investing in small rental properties – from a Kitchener Condo to a triplex in Waterloo. (Important Update: There are now options for you to buy an investment property with less [...]
Update: Waterloo Student Housing Investment Property under Development
A few weeks ago we looked at some student housing under development in Waterloo on King Street (Update on Waterloo Student Housing Under Construction) as well as some recent sales of Waterloo investment properties (Recent Investment Property Sales in Waterloo Region). I want to give you a quick update. So, last time we looked at [...]
Canadian Commercial Real Estate News
Some interesting Commercial Real Estate news recently – we’re seeing investors from both within Canada and internationally looking to place equity in the secure and stable Canadian economy; for many, their preferred vehicle is tangible real estate investment properties like apartment buildings. Global Players looking at Canadian Commercial Real Estate Big international players are looking at [...]
Why do Real Estate Investors like the Kaufman Lofts?
A real estate investor recently asked me why people like buying condos at the Kaufman Lofts in Kitchener, Ontario Between the terrific location (across from the new Health Sciences campus at the corner of King and Victoria St in downtown Kitchener), the iconic nature of the property – Kaufman Footwear has been there since the [...]
Is a Fixer Upper House in Waterloo for you?
Two weeks ago I looked at a semi detached home in the Northlake area (North Waterloo) that needs cosmetic work (kitchen, carpet, paint, basement etc) – priced at about $20,000 under what properties in good condition are selling for. The house was what I’d call a “fixer upper.” Why do some real estate investors prefer a fixer [...]
