BRACE FOR IT! TORONTO RENTS RISING FASTER THAN CONDO PRICES Would-be homebuyers who have already been priced out of the Greater Toronto Area's white-hot real estate market may be feeling the pinch when apartment hunting, too, a new report suggests.  Increasing home prices are feeding demand for condo rentals as some put their ownership aspirations on hold, and this is driving rents up, according to Urbanation's first quarter 2016 rental market report. "The rental... [read more]

THE BENEFITS OF OWNING MULTIPLE PROPERTIES Investing in Real Estate Investing in cash-flowing real estate is obviously a benefit for an investor, especially if that investor holds onto the property for a long period of time. Every cash-flowing property has three income streams: cash flow, mortgage pay down, and the appreciation of the property.  CASH FLOW: The rent collected, minus the expenses. A modest cash flow on a single-family home in any of the large Canadian markets... [read more]