On July 4, 2018 the Government of Ontario announced that residential rent increases between January 1 and December 31, 2019 will be capped at a maximum of 1.8%. As in previous years, any increase exceeding that amount must receive approval from the Landlord and Tenant Board. The annual provincial guideline applies to most rental units that fall under
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Рынок недвижимости Китченера – Ватерло приблизительно насчитывает 128 тысяч домов. Разнообразие их велико, и может удовлетворить самые разные требования и бюджет. Но мне хотелось бы сейчас вспомнить ту часть недвижимости, объекты которой несут культурное наследие. Несмотря на недолгую историю наших городов такие у нас имеются, и немало. Возраст домов города Китченера ведет свое начало от
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What is difference between registration and occupancy in new condominiums? If any? Buyers of new condos don’t officially own their units until the moment a condominium got registered. When a condo got registered in a Land Registry office, a corporation is created, and a builder (who was still on the title) transfers the title to
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Lots of condo developments are coming to downtown Kitchener that will reshape the core of the city. Population of the city downtown will double within the next few years. Lots of changes, and we will watch them. According to the city officials “it’s probably the most transformational time in the downtown’s history, just because of
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What is your walk score? Каков рейтинг пешеходности вашего дома? Просматривая объявления объектов недвижимости, выставленных на продажу, мы все чаще наталкиваемся на оценку удобства их расположения для пешеходов, так называемый walkability level. Еще пару лет назад, никто и не думал соединять жилую недвижимость с рейтингом высокой или низкой пешеходности (walk score в свободном переводе автора),
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People decide to move for many reasons – relocation because of a better job, a growing family, a better neighbourhood, etc. Once you decide moving makes sense to you, you have to decide whether it makes more sense to buy first or sell first. During home and selling process, you will have to make another
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Working as a full time realtor, I’ve heard this questions hundreds of times – what is better for us to do – to buy or sell first? The answer depends on a current market performance. We agree that selling takes strategy, and buying takes experience. Before to start your real estate purchase or sale, make
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Interesting information can be found in a new May 2018 CIBC report. Here is synopsis of the report: Every fourth Canadian homeowner is already a landlord. People rent out either their primary residence or their rental properties. Sometimes even both; The average amount they earn in income is $1,287 each month; 72% of homeowners believe
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What a wonderful place we live in! Find two minutes to watch this video: Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge
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Все мы люди образованные и периодически встречаем информацию о том, что есть мол такие дома, которые банк забирает у должников и продаёт намного дешевле себестоимости. Кому-то из нас, возможно, приходилось видеть на улицах города табличку “bank owned”, стоящую около дома. И мысли сразу начинали работать в направлении: “А вот бы… А неплохо было бы сейчас
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