Tag: leverage
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The Revival – August 2020: Privates and Joints… Wait, what?
This week on social media, I’ve seen headlines like – “Tiny Toronto House for $1 Million!!” + “Toronto’s Real Estate Rising Fastest” and TRREB released their July Sales Data showing the housing market’s unbelievable resiliency. Increasing asset prices combined with a sluggish economy (due to the haphazard, government-imposed, COVID response) doesn’t seem like a great recipe for getting your foot in the…
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The Revival – July 2020: Now! …No Better Time To Start
Those who have connected to chat about business know that OA is keenly watching the economic drivers that COVID has highlighted and those that it has disrupted. On top of our Real Estate businesses, we dabble in stock options trading, metals, small ventures and private lending. These vehicles hold fantastic opportunities to build your wealth, but they also…
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Toronto Stats – May 2020
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Bill 108- More Homes, More Choice Act: Implications for 3rd unit Garden Suites
By Andy Tran: Founder of Suite Additions If you’re not aware of “Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019”, it is an act which amends various statutes that will significantly change housing development in Ontario, and it received Royal Assent in 2019. It has very specific implications for housing intensification. And has some distinct…
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The Revival – June 2020: 1 Year Anniversary with Financial Figures
This month marks the 1-year anniversary of one of our joint venture projects. So I thought I would share a little breakdown of the project and our returns. This property is a 50/50 co-venture and is currently operated as a student rental property in Peterborough, ON. We purchased this home in May of 2019.…
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April 2020 Stats – Toronto
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Guest Post – Dalia Barsoum (Streetwise Mortgages)
Dalia Barsoum is an award winning mortgage broker and founder of Streetwise Mortgages. She is a mortgage specialist with a focus on investors and their portfolios. See her market update and her perspective on appraisals (from May 2020) below and follow her on social media!
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Guest Post – Marshall Tully (Mortgage Broker) – Deferrals and More
By Marshall Tully – Mortgage Broker Check him out HERE Or BOOK A CALL Mortgage Deferrals and 10 more timely tips I hope you and your family are enjoying good health and finding some measure of happiness in this strange spring. Certainly, many Canadians are feeling the financial pressures mount as we work together to…
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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…