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“Russil Lea, portfolio manager at Nicola Wealth Management. ‘Extremely low benchmark bond yields are effectively motivating retail and institutional investors, such as pension funds and insurance companies, to pursue higher returns elsewhere,” Lea said. “We see investors directing more capital towards investments like real estate, which have the benefit of offering stable, high-yielding and inflation-protected […]
“Canadian real estate investment trusts have rallied to the highest levels in five years as rising occupancy and investor demand for yield outweigh concern the Bank of Canadawill raise interest rates to cool the market…. The investors in properties from shopping centers and office buildings to rental apartments have benefited as the 10-year Canadian bond yield […]
“Canadian apartment REITs are looking like an attractive opportunity, as the possibility of a housing correction in Canada continues to fuel investor concerns…. ‘Our analysis of the current debate around overvaluation of the Canadian housing market leads us to conclude that a correction would not be all that bad for the Canadian rental market,’ said […]
“Over the first 10 months of this year on equally weighted basis, the condo investments returned 7.4% while the REITs returned 21.4%. Going back the full five years, the two condos have returned 10.4% on equally weighted basis, impacted heavily by price declines in Calgary. Toronto condos returned 41.5% over the same period. Still the […]
“It’s just one month, but a new set of numbers from Toronto builders showing condo prices climbing just 2% on a year-over-year basis could make investors think twice. The condominium market in the city, the biggest of its kind in North America for that class of housing, is largely based on a capital appreciation. Most […]
(Financial Post: October 30, 2012). Please click link below to view article in entirety: http://business.financialpost.com/2012/10/30/many-canadians-count-on-winning-lottery-inheritance-for-financial-plan-poll/ We welcome your comments below.
“The population is expected to continue to grow and as long as it does, demand for living space, such as condos, will move up as well. On top of that you’ve got the foreign investors, especially from Asia, arriving in significant numbers in search of a safe place to stash their money…. After looking at […]
“Don Lawby, chief executive of Century 21 Canada, has heard warnings about a lack of buyers for Boomer homes before. “I don’t buy it; I think it’s just talk,” he says. For starters, he says, there is little indication immigration is going to slow and, increasingly in places like the Vancouver area, where he resides, […]
Every year the St. Catharines-Niagara Regent conducts a Property Tax comparison with other similar Ontario regents. For the years 2009, 2010 and 2011, their study included the follow eight communities: Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Oakville, Oshawa and Waterloo. The Average Property Tax Paid Annually for the Following Property Types was Recorded: Residential (Bungalow […]
This newspaper article features experiences of families purchasing homes in the St. Catharines-Niagara region, including the average price for a home and commentary from experts in the real estate field who assess the local market as healthy and affordable. It also addressing the growing number of local retirees moving into town houses and condos, which […]
