Victor Hussein: What’s the difference between a condominium and a co-op?
QUESTION: We have been looking into purchasing a “co-op condominium” and are wondering if this is the same thing as a “condominium”? I have…
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Bank regulators take aim at Condo Market
The Globe and Mail today reported that Canada’s banking regulators are worried that real estate investors are getting over-exposed in the condo market in…
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Sage Condos – Our University students in Waterloo will be pleased
Coming to Hickory Street in Waterloo is a new condo concept for investors and students alike. Sage Condos is a new opportunity for investors…
Read MoreCedarwoods Crescent townhouse for sale
Alasdair and I have just listed a gorgeous condo townhouse for sale in Kitchener’s Fairview/Kingswood area. It’s close to Fairview Park Mall, downtown Kitchener…
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Does it make sense now to buy a preconstruction home or condo in Kitchener Waterloo?
What is preconstruction? When you’re buying a “preconstruction” or “off-plan” home or condo, you’re buying into a place before it has been constructed. You…
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Ten questions to ask before buying a condo
Buying a home is a very important decision, one of the most important you’ll ever make. There are lots of questions that need to…
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Special assessment
A financial levy made by lawful process against those specific parcels of property that directly benefit from the special assessment. For real estate practitioners,…
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Quiet enjoyment
Quiet enjoyment. A covenant, usually inserted into a lease or conveyance on the part of the grantor, promising that the tenant or grantee shall…
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Personal Property
Personal Property. All property, except land and the improvements thereon are considered to be personal property. For real estate practitioners, personal property normally includes…
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If you’ve never lived in a high-rise condo before, proceed with caution
I speak from experience. The first home I bought was a high-rise condo. Of course, that was in 1993 and in Taiwan where 90%…
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