Tag: development
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Sky-High Development Charges: One of the major reasons why affordable housing in the GTA is becoming extinct! -by Felix Vortsman
In fact in cities like Toronto, development charges alone make up approximately 27% of the cost to build a brand new housing unit. That’s insane!And these fees are paid before even putting a shovel into the ground or buying land to build on or the cost to construct any new housing units!A better question to…
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Edmonton Poised for a Big Run! – Arlen Dahlin
Real Estate Investing Tip. YOU SHOULD BE CONSIDERING EDMONTON AS THE PLACE TO BUY YOUR NEXT INVESTMENT PROPERTY 👍🔥🔥 From the Edmonton Journal: David Staples: ‘There’s no better place in the world to be than Edmonton in the next 10 years,’ business insider says 😲 A cure for the gloom that’s gripped Edmonton since the…
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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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The Revival – December 2020 (What a fucking wild year!)
Greetings Friends, We are stumbling towards year-end and it doesn’t seem to have the same festive sparkle this year. There aren’t the usual travel plans to coordinate or the maze of holiday parties to navigate (or avoid.) The lockdown, here in Toronto, has created a sense of grey, a holiday haze, along with a potential…
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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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Wearing no suit at the public beach?
As a Realtor focused on investments, I track trends in housing. Some trends are set on solid fundamentals and other trends on shaking footings. Good data + demographics vs. bad advice + greed. Bad advice and greed are a disastrous combination. Bulls make money, Pigs get slaughtered. Currently there are a huge amount of condo…
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4 Tips When Managing Your Portfolio (or in a Downturn)
Is there a correction or crash coming? The CMHC head has repeatedly stated his fear that there is. Conversely, we are equally confident (and putting our money where our mouth is) that values will continue to go up. However optimistic we are though, it is always a good practice to prepare for downturns through strategic…
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Covid: The way forward part 3
HERE IS “THE SCIENCE” Two people have died of COVID-19 under the age of 19. Two. How is it possible that we are playing silly games with the opening and closing of schools? How are teachers not safe? Obviously, children have some immunity to COVID-19. 321 people have died in Canada of COVID-19 under the…
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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,…