Tag: Construction
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COACH HOUSES IN PETERBOROUGH!
COACH HOUSES IN PETERBOROUGH! A coach house is permitted as a secondary suite if the property is eligible. At this time, only one secondary suite is permitted on a property. It must be in the residential zone. It must be on a property with a single unit dwelling, row or townhouse or semi-detached dwelling. All…
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Ontario Assets Wealth Podcast ep. #5 – Andy Tran
In this episode, Randall Reashore interviews his friend and colleague, Andy Tran. Andy Tran: Consultant and Educator – Andy founded Suite Additions after seeing opportunities to improve our communities and help people gain financial security through various housing densification strategies. Andy is a registered House and Small Buildings designer, real estate investor and developer. He…
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10 Essential Products for Multi-Unit Conversions by Andy Tran
There are many challenges associated with trying to convert a building that was designed for a single family to one that can now house two or more families. Much of this is associated with compliance with fire separations, sound separation, and for all intents and purposes – people separation. As the residential landscape across North…
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The Revival – November 2020
Greetings Friends, After the most bizarre Halloween I’ve experienced, our first snow fall – yes, SNOW. Already! – and currently we are now in the midst of a heat wave in November! All of which are signals we are either nearing the end of the year or the world. Just kidding but what a year; a deeply,…
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The Revival – October 2020 Newsletter
Greetings Friends, As most people are getting swept up in Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams and swigging cranberry cocktail, I’ve recently begun watching Game of Thrones. I know, I know, I’m late to the Game. But I’ve never been much of a TV trend follower. In the show there is a common, dread-filled refrain: Winter is coming. Even though there…
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The Revival – September 202O: Inflating Oppression
Greetings Friends, After being away for a few weeks with dear friends, at a serene cottage on Soyer’s Lake – Haliburton, we are back to the beat + driving forward into the fall market and the new school year. With all of the strange changes that have been heaped upon us this year, we are…
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Posthaste: Five really weird things about Canada’s roaring housing market | Financial Post
Aug 18, 2020 by Pamela Heaven According to BMO senior economist Robert Kavcic, during the pandemic recession, the performance of the housing market has been surprising. Based on the data that was shown last August 17, 2020, Canada’s housing market surged in sales at 26% beating the records in July. “In fact, this has shaped…
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Update: Mortgage and Mortgage Deferrals
Originally Published by Canadian Mortgage Trends. “Despite Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation CEO Evan Siddall warning of a mortgage “deferral cliff,” and a sharp rise in mortgage defaults this fall, data from the country’s key mortgage lenders appear to be telling a different story. That cliff is looking more like a “slope,” according to…
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Toronto Stats – May 2020
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Guest Post by Brad Lamb: Covid 19 – The way forward part 2
We now know the mortality rate of COVID-19 is somewhere around 0.1% to 0.2%. This is very similar to the seasonal flu (a study in Norway just confirmed this again). It is almost entirely harmful to very sick older people (in long-term care facilities), and others with serious pre-existing conditions. Knowing this likely means that…