Update: The Apple Store in Conestoga Mall is now open. Have you been? Let us know how it is in the comments! Apple Store at Conestoga Mall in Waterloo Opens This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Ron Charles from CBC’s The National about the new Apple Store opening up in Waterloo’s Conestoga [...]
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Waterloo Condo close to RIM, Shopping, Schools, and UNDER 150K!
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 [...]
Look Smart By Investing Where The Jobs Are
How do you buy Real Estate? Location, location, location. Buy Property Near The Jobs! Are you looking to invest in an area where the employment capacity is increasing? Take a look at residential investment properties near Weber Street North between Northfield and Benjamin Road. This short stretch of road in North Waterloo adjacent to an [...]
RIM unveils BlackBerry PlayBook, the multi-tasking iPad competitor
Update: I’ve played with the Playbook and *really* want one! RIM, the Waterloo, Ontario based manufacturer of the BlackBerry, made big news in the technology world today with the unveiling of the PlayBook, their new iPad competitor. (see The iPad and Real Estate: What you need to know) RIM is a major employer in Waterloo [...]
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 [...]
More Tech Innovations Come out of Waterloo
One of the reasons that investors like this area is because of the innovation and creativity. Here is another example Google Buzz, the latest Social Media platform, came out of Google’s office that I drive past every day, right here in Waterloo Ontario. http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/technology/story.html?id=2542955 Just as Google’s simplistic homepage belies the advertising power, technological [...]
Tim Jackson appointed CEO of Accelerator Centre in Waterloo
One of the reasons that Kitchener Waterloo attracts so much attention from investors across the world is that the region is a hub of high tech companies (read: Life in a High Tech Powerhouse, 3rd article down) that continue to innovate and grow. In that light… Exciting news announced yesterday: Tim Jackson (@timothyjackson on twitter) [...]
Waterloo Region in the news (and why Real Estate Investors care)
It’s no secret that investors from across Canada and the United States are looking to the Kitchener Waterloo area in Ontario as a great place to invest their money buying real estate. REIN (Real Estate Investment Network) says in a recent report that Kitchener Waterloo and Cambridge are their #1 place to invest in all [...]
