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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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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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Let us look at Kitchener-Waterloo homes sales in the previous month, and how this statistics looks in a historical context. According to KWAR (Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Relators) May 2018 was quite active – 12.5% up compared to April 2018, and down 15.3% compared to May 2017. All of us still remember the frenzy sales in
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Итак, вы иммигрируете в Канаду. Переезд в другую страну связан с решением многих проблем – работа, жильё, школа для детей, новый круг общения и т.д. Но прежде всего, конечно, крыша над головой. По опыту могу сказать, что этих “крыш” вы смените несколько и столкнётесь с их многообразием. Вот как различается жильё в Канаде: Большая часть
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Starting April 20, 2018 landlords of most residential rental units (single detached homes, semis, townhouses, apartments in duplexes, triplexes, etc., condo apartments) must use a new residential lease form for all new leases. Relationship between landlords and tenants is still governed by the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act. Then what was the purpose of the new
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