The first phase of Sage Condos by IN8 Developments sold out fast, and the team is back again with the release of a taller, even more exciting luxury building,. Once again, the developer has a turnkey investors package available which includes a fully leased condo, the first year of management, and the condo being fully [...]
Tag Archives | student housing
Waterloo’s The Record Talks to Benjamin Bach about WLU’s $60 mil Purchase
Student Housing Portfolio Sale One of Waterloo Region’s Largest Commercial Sales Last night I spoke with Brent Davis from The Record about WLU’s recent acquisition of the student housing portfolio on Bricker, Ezra and Hickory. The entire article can be found at this link. Below are some excerpts of my comments: “They ask for [...]
WLU drops $58.9 mil on Student Housing Investment Portfolio in Waterloo
Big news today, Wilfrid Laurier University has closed on their acquisition of the 765 bed Student Housing portfolio near WLU campus. This will be one of the largest commercial real estate transaction in Kitchener Waterloo this year. Laurier acquires apartment buildings adjacent to Waterloo campus WATERLOO – Wilfrid Laurier University has purchased 12 student-housing apartment [...]
Sage Condos | Pre-Construction Condos in Waterloo
Sage Condos Sales Update Sales launched today in Waterloo, and the building already has a majority of the units sold. There is an extremely limited supply of 3 bedroom condos, and a decent selection of 5 bedroom condos. Contact us immediately to reserve the condo of your choice. Sage Condos is sold out, save for 3 penthouses which have not [...]
Terrific news for Real Estate Investors in Waterloo
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 [...]
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 [...]
