From the Globe & Mail today: Hints by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty that Ottawa may tighten mortgage eligibility rules to avert a possible housing bubble sent ripples through the industry Monday, with analysts urging a cautious approach to avoid damaging the economy. Mr. Flaherty told CTV’s Question Period that one thing the government will likely [...]
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Illegal Real Estate Investments in Kitchener Waterloo
What they are and how to avoid buying them & losing money By and large, most of the investors we talk to about real estate opportunities in Waterloo Region want to invest in quality properties that they can own and profit from for the long term. They don’t have to worry about buying an illegal [...]
Understanding Investment Real Estate Terms
Ever heard real estate investors talking about NOI, the gross, Cash on Cash return or comparing caps, and not known what they were talking about? In this video, I explain some of the terms investors use when looking at investment opportunities. Even if you’re shopping outside of Kitchener Waterloo, understanding these terms will help you [...]
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 [...]
Waterloo Chronicle reports 27.4% Increase in Home Sales
Great little article from this morning’s Waterloo Chronicle, if you missed it, on the price and volume of houses sold in the Kitchener Waterloo MLS area: Area housing sales up - May 20, 2009 There were 632 homes sold in Kitchener and Waterloo through April, a 27.4 per cent increase compared to March 2009.It marked the [...]
Real Estate in Canada – Monthly Update May 2009
Canadian Housing Market Firming, Government Support Remains Strong While buyers absorb inventory and demand remains intact especially among first-time buyers, industry experts envision a continual shift to a more balanced market in the coming months. Home prices across the country, which firmed in late winter, remained lower compared to last year but are showing clear [...]
Why I like Investing in Real Estate
I was speaking to a good friend of mine recently, and we were discussing different asset classes you can invest in (like Real Estate, Stocks, Commodities, etc). She hadn’t invested in Real Estate before, and asked me why I liked it, and why I had divested from stocks & mutual funds in favour of investing [...]
