Looking for a new home, or just some design ideas? Pop into these Keller Williams open houses this weekend around Kitchener Waterloo and Ayr, Ontario $460,000 ~ 211 Reed Place, Ayr ~ Sun Jan 10th 2-4pm Stunning 4000 sqft home located on cul-de-sac in exclusive section of Ayr! Open concept 5 level, 3+1 bedrooms, 4 [...]
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Amalgamation talks for Kitchener & Waterloo (not pictured – Cambridge)
This morning on twitter a few of us, namely Kurt Wissent (@kwissent), Darren Shaw (@DarrenShaw), @greenspotting and I (@benjaminbach), have been discussing the recent news that talks towards amalgamation of Kitchener and Waterloo are progressing: KITCHENER — Amalgamation may be back on the local political agenda, but only for two cities. Councillors for Kitchener and [...]
Waterloo Vacancy Among Canada’s Lowest
Waterloo’s vacancy rate is among the lowest among Canada’s real estate rental markets, according to a recent Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) report (which we covered here: Vacancy rate in Waterloo falls to 1%), “thanks to a crush of high-tech workers and university students looking for short-term housing.” (via The Record) The one-per-cent vacancy [...]
Report: Waterloo Vacancy Rate Falls to 1%
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) just released their Rental Market Report for the Kitchener and Guelph CMAs. This report outlines the vacancy rates, average rents, availability rates etc., and breaks the information down by category – i.e. vacancy rate for 2 bedroom apartment vs 1 bedroom apartments, or comparing rates in new apartment buildings [...]
Commercial Real Estate news heard on Twitter
Not familiar with Twitter? Twitter is a communication platform where posts are limited to 140 characters; it’s like ‘micro-blogging.’ In case you are not following me on twitter (you can go to twitter.com/BenjaminBach to sign up and ‘follow’ me), here are some commercial real estate news stories you will find interesting, that I ‘tweeted’ about [...]
Investing in New Construction Real Estate in Waterloo Region
This week I’ve spoken to several investors, all of them interested in investing in new construction condominiums and condo townhouses (and in one case, a freehold townhouse). The questions they’re asking are pretty similar in most cases, so I thought I’d put together a little Q & A from our discussions. What questions do you [...]
Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate ranked #1 again
A client sent me a link this morning to the following CBC story Waterloo area best for real estate: report Toronto ranks 8th on list Friday, October 2, 2009 | 8:43 PM CBC News The Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge area is the best place in Ontario to buy a house or invest in a business property with hopes [...]
Kitchener Waterloo Open Houses – Real Estate tour
It’s time for another Keller Williams Open House Extravaganza! This weekend our Real Estate partners are painting Kitchener Waterloo & Cambridge RED with Keller Williams open house signs. Visit these fine homes this weekend, and let the REALTOR on site know that I sent you! $299,900 ~ 207 Lourdes Street, Waterloo ~ Sun October 4th [...]
Cambridge Reviewing Waterloo Region Rapid Transit Plan
From today’s The Record, news that Cambridge is reviewing the Rapid Transit plan that was released last week. Cambridge calls for rapid transit review TheRecord.com – Local – Cambridge calls for rapid transit review Jeff Outhit, RECORD STAFF WATERLOO REGION Cambridge will hire a consultant to review a $790-million rapid transit system that could open [...]
More on the Rapid Transit for Kitchener Waterloo and Cambridge
More debate about the proposed Rapid Transit (LRT) for Kitchener Waterloo and Cambridge, Ontario. Not quite as positive as the piece last week on Rapid Transit, eh? Let’s check current before diving into $790M plan TheRecord.com – Local – Let’s check current before diving into $790M plan Jeff Outhit RECORD STAFF You’ll hear a lot [...]
