University of Waterloo to Double Size of Campus Owners of Student Housing Rejoice Back in April you read about the University of Waterloo proposed plans to double the size of campus (Is Waterloo’s Student Housing Market Being Over Built?), and today the news is announced that the plans are moving forward. This is great news [...]
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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!
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 [...]
Cash Flow Analysis of an Investment Property in Waterloo
I was just talking to a real estate investor, and we were discussing why people like investing in student rentals in Waterloo: cash flow. How much cash flow will a rental property generate? Let’s take a look at a real example of an investment property for sale on the MLS. The property generates positive cash [...]
Changes coming to licensing of lodging and student rental houses in Waterloo?
The City of Waterloo recently sent out the Lodging House License renewal letter to real estate investors who own licensed student lodging houses in town, and it contains this interesting tidbit: "City Of Waterloo is currently undertaking a Rental Housing Licensing Review. This may affect the City’s current programs such as the Lodging House Licensing [...]
Commercial Real Estate news around the web
Here are some commercial real estate reports and stories I’ve enjoyed reading this week: Tannery district in Kitchener becoming vibrant commercial hub Capital availability reinvigorates Canadian real estate investment CRM For Commercial Real Estate. Is It Time To Move On? (focused to CRE brokers mainly, but interesting for commercial owners & managers too!) Multi Family [...]
CBRE Looks at Canada’s Top Multi-Family Sales in 2009
I was reading a report that CBRE research put out (Canadian Multi-Housing Marketview) that had this image showing some large commercial multi-family transactions in Canada in 2009: In Kitchener Waterloo, the largest transaction in this sector that sold was the apartment building at 345 King Street, that sold for over $28 million to an investor [...]
Notable Multi Family & Student Housing Transactions in Waterloo
This afternoon I was showing a real estate investor a multi-family investment opportunity, and while we were on the roof, I snapped a few pictures of King St and Spruce Street in Waterloo, Ontario. In 2009 there were a few notable student rental transactions, mainly brand new construction and development. The pictures above and [...]
How profitable can investing in Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate be?
I just got this email from a client, who bought his first real estate investment property in 2008. He now owns 4 rental properties in Kitchener Waterloo, including student rentals, single family homes, and a future development site (currently rented). Hi Ben, I hope this message finds you and Sarah well and enjoying married life. [...]
