What a gorgeous day in Kitchener Waterloo – it’s sunny, warm(ish), and dry! Earlier this week we looked at the strength in the investment, student (Student Rental Market Update – Waterloo, Ontario) and commercial real estate (Commercial Real Estate Market Update – Kitchener Waterloo & Cambridge) markets in Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario. It’s not just KW [...]
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Market Update: Real Estate selling fast in Kitchener Waterloo
“I can’t believe this sold in 2 days – the market is crazy these days!” – a client who wanted to invest in a condo this weekend (2nd unit in this complex that sold inside 3 days too) Homes and condo’s are moving very quickly in KW these days – our clients are involved in [...]
Student Rental Market Update – Waterloo, Ontario
We looked at commercial real estate sales in February & a lot of our clients focus on student rental properties in Waterloo; let’s have a look at some recent transactions: 3 properties on Bricker Avenue, directly across from Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) sold for $8,450,000. There were 143 beds in the 3 properties, and per [...]
Tight Real Estate Market in Kitchener Waterloo
Property listings are down 33% at the end of January, compared to last January – there are less homes available for sale, and we have more demand from buyers and investors. Many people are trying to take advantage of historically low mortgage interest rates, and others want to buy and invest before the mortgage changes [...]
Centre Block to bring $95 million development to Kitchener downtown
Exciting news this week about a new development in downtown Kitchener, on the Centre Block land that the city has acquired over the past 10 years at a cost of about $13 million. From The Record: During a closed-door meeting councillors gave their final authorization to staff for an agreement between the City of Kitchener [...]
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) [...]
Open House in Kitchener Waterloo this weekend
If you’re looking for a new home, or just want some decorating tips, check out these Keller Williams Golden Triangle Realty open houses this weekend: $232,900 ~ A7-175 David Bergey Drive, Kitchener ~ Sat Feb 6th 2-4pm and Sun Feb 7th 2-4pm Great location! Backs onto forest and all amenities close by! Come buy [...]
Property Management for KW investment property
A big part of our client base lives outside of Kitchener Waterloo – other parts of Ontario, Canada, and even people living in other countries. They are able to live where they love, but invest where the numbers make sense because they employ quality property management companies. Even a lot of our clients who live [...]
A profile of Eastbridge in Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario
One of my favorite neighbourhoods in Kitchener Waterloo is Eastbridge. Located in the North East part of the city, there are parks, trails, beautiful homes (ranging from condos, semis and towns to luxury homes worth more than $1 million), shopping (Conestoga mall is close by), close to restaurants like Wildcraft, Ben Thahn, The Keg and [...]
