Hot on the heels of last year’s report, REIN, the Real Estate Investment Network, published their report naming Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge Ontario the #1 place in Ontario to invest in real estate. Why does REIN consistently rank Kitchener Waterloo #1 ? Here are the Top 9 Reasons You Should Invest in Kitchener Waterloo Real [...]
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Two Waterloo Region Apartment Buildings Sell For $45+ million
(…and we have many clients looking to buy big Kitchener Waterloo apartment buildings – contact us today if you have one!) Two Waterloo Region Apartment Buildings Sell For $45+ million… …$46,710,000 to be exact Killam Properties has announced the purchase of 225 recently built residential units in Cambridge, in two river front apartment buildings. This [...]
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. [...]
Commercial and Investment Real Estate Market Heating Up
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 [...]
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 [...]
Why we invest in Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate
Yesterday I had the chance to sit down with two of our clients, Dr Robin Walsh and Darryl Kraemer to discuss why they invest in Real Estate, as opposed to any of the other investment vehicles available, like stocks, mutual funds, commodities, gold etc. Press play to hear what they had to say: Darryl and [...]
Own Investment condos? Look at the Home Renovation Tax Credit
Most people associate the Canadian government’s Home Renovation Tax Credit (or HRTC) with detached family homes and larger properties; rarely do they think about the investments they own, or if they do, the investment condos. What is the HRTC? In the government’s own words: Under proposed changes, the HRTC is a non-refundable tax credit based [...]
What Student Rental apartment buildings can you buy in Waterloo?
…and what return will you get on your money by investing in these student properties? This is something I’ve been asked a lot recently, especially with the news that CMHC is now back in the student rental financing game. In this video, we look at a 180 bedroom property that an investor is considering near [...]
Waterloo Vacancy Among Canada’s Lowest
Waterloo’s vacancy rate is among the lowest among Canada’s real estate rental markets, according to a recent Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) report (which we covered here: Vacancy rate in Waterloo falls to 1%), “thanks to a crush of high-tech workers and university students looking for short-term housing.” (via The Record) The one-per-cent vacancy [...]
Ottawa hints at tighter mortgage regulations
From the Globe & Mail today: Hints by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty that Ottawa may tighten mortgage eligibility rules to avert a possible housing bubble sent ripples through the industry Monday, with analysts urging a cautious approach to avoid damaging the economy. Mr. Flaherty told CTV’s Question Period that one thing the government will likely [...]
