Tag: development
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Guest Post – Sarah Coupland on Leadership
Originally posted to FB by Sarah Coupland. Dealing with non-payment of rent in a Covid-World…let’s be leaders and respond with kindness!! This is an unprecedented time for us right now…so many people are being impacted financially, emotionally, mentally. There are many uncertainties in our own lives, but we don’t only have to worry about ourselves.…
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Guest Post – Brad Lamb on Covid-19
On Covid-19 And Our Immediate Future Written by Brad J. Lamb Like most Canadians and citizens of the world, I am accepting our government’s current version of the best response to COVID-19. I am, however, becoming less satisfied as I watch the world melt away in an unprecedented loss of wealth, business, and employment. The…
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Guest Post: Clayton Jarvis – Rent Banks?
Originally posted here: GTA investors call for rent bank in wake of COVID-19 by Clayton Jarvis | Mar 31, 2020 If you were to make a list of groups that will never have a fan club, Ontario’s Landlord Tenant Board would likely be one of the first to get jotted down. Investors have long been…
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March Stats – Toronto
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Toronto – February 2020 Stats and Update
From TRREB: “TORONTO, MARCH 4, 2020 – In line with the forecast contained in the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s recently released Market Year in Review and Outlook Report, TRREB President Michael Collins announced a very strong year-over-year sales and price growth in February 2020. Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 7,256 residential transactions through TRREB’s…
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The Revival – Feb 2020: Problems need Solutions
As many of my clients and colleagues know, I think it’s sloppy to believe we can “read” someone else’s mind (although many attempt this daily by assuming they know what is going on in another’s head.) In the same vein, I am also no fan of what I call “future thinking“; this is guessing what…
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Plumbing Problems: Kitec
From OREA.com Kitec plumbing can cause problems Kitec plumbing is a type of pipe that is vulnerable to premature failure, and REALTORS® should be aware of this product, which may damage a home and result in costly repairs. The existence of Kitec plumbing can also expose REALTORS® to liability, since salespeople are required to take…
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Peterborough Project Progress
https://youtu.be/XdEgbTRghEI
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The Revival – Jan 2020: PROJECT REPORT
On December 19, 2019 we closed on another property in Peterborough, ONT. We purchased the property with a co-venture partner for $300,000. At the time of purchase the house was a 3 bed, 1 bath with living, dining and large kitchen. The home was in need of some love, but had solid bones and sat…
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STR and other Fails
STR’s or Short term rentals, have just lost a footing in major Canadian cities like Toronto and Ottawa. My understanding is that the ultimate goal of regulating STR is to make rental housing more affordable which is great. However, I have a nagging suspicion that the vacancy rates will not change and rents will continue…