The title of this blog post probably makes no sense to you. Isn’t rent control a bad thing? Is this article just click bait? No. Rent control is honestly going to be a great thing in the long run for condo investors and I want to explain 4 reasons why this is true, but […]
https://alafleur.wistia.com/medias/c3341ws7jh How condo flippers are making a killing in Toronto's hot housing market Inside the Toronto condo building where quick sales are earning investors up to $2,900 a day. I want to read the full article. Toronto condo market heated up in the first quarter, amid new evidence of investor flipping The Greater Toronto Area’s [...]
https://alafleur.wistia.com/medias/yaja2uwga7 Toronto homeowners opting to lease after cashing out Toronto homeowners cashed out to capitalize on high prices – and many aren’t about to dive back in I want to read the full article. It's Time for Buffalo to Secede, and Join Canada The region does have its fast lanes and its slow lanes, though. [...]
https://alafleur.wistia.com/medias/y48ly8g3yl New Listings Surge 62% as Toronto Home Owners Cash in on Hot Real Estate Market The first week of April saw the number of new listings of freehold houses (detached, semi-detached and townhouses) surge 62% over last year as home owners appear to be cashing in on Toronto’s red hot real estate market. A [...]
https://alafleur.wistia.com/medias/yfp6v36gq4 Province stripping Tarion of builder-regulator role Citing ‘conflict of interest’ concerns, the Ontario government will create a standalone home builder regulator separate from the warranty provider. I want to read the full article. Toronto, province eye vacancy tax on unoccupied homes and rentals An empty residence tax might curb property speculation and open up [...]
https://alafleur.wistia.com/medias/j50gj4klyr Why Toronto Absolutely Does Not Need a Foreign Buyers Tax Many “real estate experts” have weighed in on Toronto’s rising real estate market recently. Many are calling our market a bubble, some are calling for an investor tax similar to the one recently imposed in Vancouver. I have eaten, drank, and slept the Toronto real [...]
https://alafleur.wistia.com/medias/jpe8ytlyz8 Desperation Sets in for House Hunters in Toronto’s Red-Hot Market Dana Kayali is preparing for battle. Clutching a stack of home ads, the pension fund manager and her fiancee brave a swarm of about 30 people on a recent Saturday and step into the first of four open houses of the day. They’re all [...]
Andrew la Fleur from TrueCondos.com, interviews the Chief Planner of Toronto, Jennifer Keesmaat to discuss what direction she believes the Toronto condo market is heading in, what Toronto condo projects is she most excited about, and what concerns she has about the current and future state of the Toronto condo market. Listen to the first [...]
In this week’s episode of the True Condos podcast, Andrew la Fleur discusses the current state of the Toronto condo market with Shaun Hildebrand of Urbanation. For more than 30 years, Urbanation Inc. has been actively tracking Toronto’s high rise condominium market. From projects in the planning stages, to new projects in the presale and [...]
4 Reasons Why Rent Control Will Be a Good Thing for Condo Investors
May 14, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
The title of this blog post probably makes no sense to you. Isn’t rent control a bad thing? Is this article just click bait? No. Rent control is honestly going to be a great thing in the long run for condo investors and I want to explain 4 reasons why this is true, but […]
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