In this episode we talk about the 4 fastest selling condo projects of the past year in Ontario and what they all have in common: they are all student-oriented condo buildings and they were all 100% sold out within a few weeks of launching. Coming up next is Capital Hall condos in Ottawa which offers [...]
David Choo came to Canada from Guyana in 1971 to study at Carleton University. He stuck around and now he’s one of Ottawa’s top real estate developers. An engineer by training, David has built over 6000 homes as President and Owner of Ashcroft Homes. Always the visionary, David now has his sights set on the [...]
Ryan Rabinovich made his first condo investment when he was just 21 years of age. His friends all told him he was crazy and he nearly listened to them. Now 12 years later Ryan is VP of Sales for Freed Developments (#1 in GTA for sales for 2015) and he still owns that little condo [...]
What separates the most successful real estate investors from those who are not often comes down to mindset. In this episode, Andrew la Fleur talks about some of the keys to success for the first time investor, and we get to hear about how Shane - one of Andrew’s recent clients - made the leap [...]
Toronto ranked 8th in a recent report ranking the world’s top financial centres. This is the highest ranking Toronto has ever achieved and the first time Toronto has been in the top 10. Toronto is now second only to New York for cities in North America. What does this mean for condo investors? Listen to [...]
If you only read the headlines and listen to the talk around the water cooler, you might think that the condo market is slow, or worse: about to crash. The truth is that more people are moving into condos than ever before in history. What does this mean for condo investors? Andrew la Fleur breaks [...]
BMO Nesbitt Burns just came out with a report that showed that over the last 15 years (2000-2015) the Toronto condo market has outpaced the TSX for growth and investment returns. In this episode of the True Condos Podcast, Andrew la Fleur talks about why this is amazing news for condo investors and also, why [...]
Are you better off investing in a REIT (real estate investment trust) in the stock market, or buying a condo and renting it out? In this episode we tackle this popular question for investors by comparing what you could get if you invested the same amount of money in a REIT versus a condo using [...]
The OECD recently said that Canadian real estate prices are overvalued by 33% based on price:income ratio. Will Dunning is an economist who noted that when you use the same premise, you come to the conclusion that rents are undervalued in Canada by 36%. Could this be true? We take a closer look in this [...]
What Do All the Fastest Selling Condo Projects of the Last Year Have In Common?
August 18, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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Investing in High-End Student Rentals with David Choo of Ashcroft Homes
August 21, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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Lessons From My First Condo Investment with Ryan Rabinovich from Freed Developments
September 11, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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How to Have the Right Mindset for Real Estate Investing
September 2, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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Toronto Now a Top-10 Global Financial Centre. What Does It Mean for Condo Investors?
September 26, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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Why the Toronto Condo Market Is Actually Bigger and Hotter Than Ever
October 16, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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Toronto Condos vs. the TSX: Which Is a Better Investment?
October 23, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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Should You Invest in a REIT or Buy a Condo?
October 30, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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Are Rents in Canada 36% Undervalued?
November 14, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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