University Studios is a new investment opportunity in Oshawa, right beside UOIT and Durham College. Varsity Properties is offering a 3 year rental guarantee to all investors who purchase in this project. Varsity Properties has been achieving premium rents in the student rental markets of Kingston, Oshawa and Barrie for over a decade. We chatted [...]
This week we sit down with Shaun Hildebrand of Urbanation. Urbanation has been tracking the Toronto condo market since 1981. We talked about the latest data from the market which is showing the highest rental demand Toronto has seen in nearly 30 years. Condo ownership rates looked like they have peaked and rental turnover rates [...]
In this special episode of the podcast Andrew la Fleur interviews True Condos team member and veteran Realtor Sara Kelcey. Sara talks about her experience helping our clients in the resale and rental markets in 2015 including an incredible story of receiving 4 offers on a rental listing in the middle of December! Related Links [...]
Andrew la Fleur has noticed over the years of working with hundreds of real estate investors that the most successful investors share certain characteristics. In this episode Andrew breaks down his top-8 characteristics of the most successful real estate investors and he contrasts these with the characteristics of those who fail at real estate investing [...]
The first ever movie review on the True Condos Podcast! The Big Short is a movie about the events leading up to the real estate and economic crash in the USA in 2008. In this podcast, and through the lense of The Big Short movie, Andrew la Fleur looks at why the crash happened, how [...]
Returning back to the True Condos Podcast is one of our favourite people to talk to about the Toronto condo market: Riz Dhanji. Riz has been an industry leader in the condominium world for decades and has sold thousand of condos across Canada and even in Asia. At the start of 2016, the global equity [...]
The Canada Pension Plan just invested another $1.4B into student housing, this after already investing $2.8B a few months ago in 2015. Student housing is clearly a growth segment of the market, and new projects are popping up all the time in Ontario, but how do you know which projects are the safest to invest [...]
2015 is now in the rearview mirror and 2016 is off to a roaring start. In this episode Andrew la Fleur takes a look at what the top forecasters have to say about the market including Altus/Realnet, Urbanation, and TREB, then he shares his own unique perspective on what to expect of the condo market [...]
Recently a prominent Toronto condo developer publicly went on record saying that he believes condo prices will rise 30% in the next 3 years. Was he right? Was he crazy? In this episode, Andrew la Fleur shares his thoughts on this controversial opinion and where he believes the market is heading in the next 3 [...]
How to Ask – and Get – Premium Rental Rates on Student Housing – With A.J. Keilty of Varsity Properties
November 27, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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Why Rental Demand is at the Highest Level in 30 years with Shaun Hildebrand of Urbanation
December 4, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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How to Get a Bidding War on Your Rental Condo – With Sara Kelcey of True Condos
December 11, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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How Do You Become a Successful Real Estate Investor?
December 17, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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The Big Short Movie Review
January 8, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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How to Create Wealth Through Real Estate Even in Turbulent Times
January 15, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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The 5 Factors I Look for Before Endorsing a Student Rental Condo
January 29, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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What Will Happen to the Toronto Condo Market in 2016?
February 12, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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Could Condo Prices Rise 30% in the Next 3 Years?
February 19, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
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