The Best Value in all of Waterloo? 3-333 Northlake Drive, Waterloo Ontario Looking for a great condo in Waterloo, but don’t want to pay the prices that new buildings like Bauer and 144 Park are going at? Take a look at this great two bedroom condo close to RIM, the Universities, the expressway, and picturesque [...]
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Sneak Peak inside City Centre’s Model Suite
Andrin’s City Centre Condos in Kitchener has officially opened their model suite on King Street. CTV News covers the opening of Andrin Homes’ City Centre condo project in downtown Kitchener There has been a lot of excitement and anticipation for this project, over a decade in the making – Kitchener Mayor Carl Zehr started assembling the [...]
Are there condos for sale in Kitchener Waterloo under $200K ??
“What condos are available under $200,000?” This is a question I get a lot from real estate investors. The answer is Yes – there are recently built & pre construction condos in Kitchener Waterloo under $200,000. Which ones? Watch this video to find out Among others, City Centre by Andrin has units starting under $200,000 – [...]
Investing in New Kitchener Waterloo Condos
Which pre-construction Kitchener Waterloo condos should I buy? photo by spaceamoeba Kitchener Waterloo Condos Face Off: City Centre and 144 Park in Kitchener Waterloo I was recently talking to a few people in one of the Wonderful Waterloo forums about the new City Centre Condos coming to downtown Kitchener – about 380 units in two towers (one with [...]
My First 9,999 Tweets – Who I’ve met & What I’ve learnt on this crazy little thing called Twitter
I joined Twitter January 22, 2008. I had heard about it from a few leading edge tech types – the next cool thing – and I figured I should get on and see what the fuss was about. Like many, I wasn’t quite sure – even after I signed up and took a look around. [...]
A Mortgage Broker’s thoughts on the Bank of Canada’s interest rate hike
I was speaking with my friend Jeff Reitzel, who is also my mortgage broker and a real estate investor. Jeff is one of the top mortgage brokers (with Mortgage Alliance Canada’s Mortgage Choice in Kitchener) in the country, and helps a lot of investors finance property. I asked Jeff what he thought of the Bank [...]
More analysis on the Bank of Canada interest rate hike
I just read some very cogent insights into the Bank of Canada’s rate hike this morning, via the Financial Post (found via their twitter feed, where I get most of my news these days ): The following analysis is from Avery Shenfeld, chief economist CIBC World Markets. The Bank of Canada is like a poker [...]
Bank of Canada raises interest rate 0.25%
Quick morning update. Mortgage interest rates area heading up! This morning, the Bank of Canada announced what many of us were expecting; they have raised the prime interest rate by a quarter percent, to 0.75%. This will likely put pressure on variable rate mortgages. Mortgage ares are still very affordable. We have real estate investors [...]
Housing Starts in Kitchener Waterloo up 165%
In another sign that the Kitchener Waterloo economy is still very healthy, housing starts are up dramatically: Apartment construction boosts housing starts WATERLOO REGION — Fuelled by a surge in apartment building construction, housing starts in Waterloo Region rose 165 per cent in June compared to the same month last year. Ground was broken on [...]
$1 Billion dollars: Kitchener Waterloo’s Mid Year Market Update
Benjamin Bach with Keller Williams discusses what’s going on with the real estate market in the Kitchener Waterloo MLS area. The area surpassed $1 billion in transaction volume in the first 6 months. Prices of homes are up. Watch the video, and visit http://BenjaminBach.com for more
