Tag: Ontario Assets
-
The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Taleb – Book Summary by Blas.com
The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Taleb Summary Every aphorism here is about a Procrustean bed of sorts – we humans, facing limited knowledge, and things we do not observe, the unseen and the unknown, resolve the tension by squeezing life and the world into crisp commoditized ideas, reductive categories, specific vocabularies, and prepackaged narratives,…
-
The Revival – January/February 2022
Greetings Friends,The new year is well underway now! I’m currently writing this edition from sunny Cabo San Lucas where I am looking at investment opportunities, and exploring the Baja with friends + family. Recently my wife Katherine joined the team as a full-time realtor! She is wowing our Toronto clients with her 5-star service and deep market knowledge.…
-
How to Use Cap Rates
Written by: Paul Moore Have you ever been confused about something that should be perfectly clear? Like the ongoing mystery of semi-boneless ham: does it have a bone…or not? I think a lot of investors are confused about why cap rates on some value-add deals are lower than cap rates for similar stabilized deals. With…
-
Canada’s housing market hotter than ever — and investors are playing a big role
Gravity-defying home prices are drawing more and more investor capital to Canada’s housing market, several recent reports suggest. Addressing the Ontario Securities Commission on Nov. 23, Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul Beaudry said a “sudden influx” of investors in the housing market likely helped fuel rapid price growth in early 2021. Canada’s home prices…
-
The “Problem” With Housing In Canada Is Lack Of Supply! – TorontoRealtyBlog.com
For those of you who have commented in the past, “I usually skip the stats posts,” you’ll want to close Google Chrome right now. Then again, if you want to sound informed when you talk real estate at the next box social, or wherever youngsters congregate these days, perhaps have a skim. On Friday, my rather tame…
-
Toronto home buyers are getting awful real estate tips from their clueless parents – by Jack Landau
Millennial and GenZ homebuyers are known for their reliance on the “bank of mom and dad,” but sometimes this financial assistance influences young newcomers to Toronto’s cutthroat housing market to put a bit too much stock into the opinions of their beloved parents. It’s got to be hard to say no to the people who raised you, especially if…
-
No relief in 2022: Experts’ predictions for Canada’s housing market – by Clayton Jarvis
People have been calling Canadian real estate’s upward trajectory “unsustainable” for almost a decade now. But if a global pandemic, followed by a recession, followed by more pandemic hasn’t been enough to cool the market, it’s fair to wonder when conditions will change enough to give homebuyers some hope in the face of dwindling inventory…
-
4 Misconceptions People Have About Buying Investment Properties by Don Wede
Who me? Invest in real estate? I can’t imagine buying investment properties! Regrettably, you may miss your chance to provide a comfortable retirement for yourself because of myths that have convinced you real estate investing isn’t for you. We’re here to let you know; anyone can invest in real estate. To that end, we will…
-
Land Development Is Easier Than You Think by Darcy Marler
In talking to other real estate investors, most of whom specialize in flips, rentals or BRRRR’s, there is a sense out there that land development isn’t something for them. That it is too hard, takes too long, costs too much money, that you need construction experience or that it is only for the ‘Big Boys’.…
-
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…