Ownership of an apartment building exposes the investor to numerous costs on a monthly basis. By reducing monthly costs by incremental and seemingly small amounts, the apartment building investor can increase the net monthly cash flow and simultaneously...

Debt Service Coverage Ratio and Apartment Building Investments - What is Debt Service Coverage Ratio? As a apartment real estate agent I speak with new apartment building investors on a daily basis whom respond to one of my flyers or visit my website....

Determining the Value of an Apartment Building Investment using Cap Rates Determining the value of an apartment building investment is one of the greatest difficulties that many new commercial real estate investors face. Most people who invest in apartments...

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Major Canadian real estate markets continued to show exceptional resiliency throughout the first quarter of the year, with strong demand and diminished supply setting the stage for a heated spring 2012, according to a report released last week by RE/MAX....

By the way, how do you know when you’re in a bubble? When prices rocket by double-digit rates in the middle of a recession with rising unemployment, consumer price deflation and a contracting economy. When the market fuel is emotion, desire, not...

Lack of inventory will be the greatest challenge facing housing markets across the country this Spring, according to a report released today by RE/MAX. The RE/MAX Market Trends Report 2010, which examined real estate trends and developments in 16 markets...

Everybody writes about the neighborhoods of Toronto, So why not we define the Kinds today, If I was to divide Toronto and GTA , I would divide it into 9 kinds of Neighborhoods ,lets see if I am right and if you can help me refine it ..... 1. Urban Core...

Woodbridge is a large suburban community in the City of Vaughan, just north of Toronto. It was once an independent town before being amalgamated with nearby communities to form the city in 1971. Its traditional downtown core is the Woodbridge Ave. stretch...

If you bought a bungalow anywhere in Toronto or any of the surrounding communities in 2010 than you are a winner as your property value increased more than any other home. Reasons the bungalows has been hot are 1 - Bungalows are built on huge lots and...

Today we had our office meeting and discussed how the HST will effect the sellers, Here is jist of it, which I also copied from one of my co-salesperson blog(Jas Jagpal).I could not resist copy n paste as he explained it very good. So What is HST? –...

Nostradamus was a was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide. Today I'am going to make some predections about the real estate prices in Markham , using my expertise and...

That's tricky. After all, if you find a purchaser for your existing home, before you've found a new one, you may find yourself living out of a suitcase if convenient closing dates can not be negotiated. On the other hand, if you find your dream...

Canadian cold weather may be fast approaching but there is certainly no slowing when it comes to the Toronto and GTA resale housing market. In the first two weeks of November, Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 3,666 sales, an 84 per cent increase...

If you are the denizens of the Greater Toronto Area who has made a move to a home more suited to your lifestyle this year, chances are you used the services of a REALTOR® to help you do so. On the surface it may seem that a Realestate agent's...