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Woods and Mazzulla Investing | One of Bay Streets Most Recognized Investments Names Believes Bets On Canada’s Housing Market | Real Estate Investment Canada

“Ned Goodman, chief executive of Dundee Capital Markets Inc., has made a move into the residential sector with the purchase of Sotheby’s International Realty Canada by one of his companies. Mr. Goodman’s 360 VOX Corp. said it has entered into an agreement to acquire a group of real estate businesses in Canada known as Sotheby’s […]

Woods and Mazzulla Investing | Canadian bond yields are at such low levels that investors are increasingly turning to real estate investing for income | Invest in Real Estate

“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 […]

Woods and Mazzulla Investing | Why REITs are roaring despite rate threat | Investing in Ontario Real Estate

“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 […]

Woods and Mazzulla Investing | Apartment REITs would benefit from housing correction | Investing In Real Estate

“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 […]

Woods and Mazzulla Investing | Condo Market Continues to Grow in Major Cities But Provides Investors with an Average Return of Less Than 4% | Investing in Real Estate | Condos

“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 […]

Will There Be a Lack of Buyers for Boomer’s Homes as they Retire and Downsize, Causing A Downward Spiral in Real Estate Values?: expert disagrees, so long as current immigration rates are maintained

“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, […]