This is a brokerage report from Benjamins Realty on residential real estate in the Waterloo Region. It includes reflections on values, inventory, and market guidance for the mid-spring 2024 real estate market

This is a brokerage report on residential real estate in the Waterloo Region. It projects the Spring Market of 2024, including reflections on values, inventory, and market guidance.

A brief 2023, year-in-review brokerage report on residential real estate in Waterloo Region. Including reflections on values, inventory and market guidance.

A brokerage report on in-house and builder incentives current;y available for new build residential construction

A brief residential sales report for Waterloo Region for Fall of 2023. Including reflections on values, inventory and market guidance.

A brief residential sales report for Waterloo Region for early Spring 2023. Including reflections on values, inventory and market guidance.

A brief residential sales report for Waterloo Region through October 2022. Including values, inventory and guidance.

Buyers and Sellers enjoyed a long run of historically low interest rates. Now that the credit run is over, how do we navigate rising interest rates in the real estate market?

Waterloo Region’s two year run on housing prices has homeowners and prospective owners wondering, how long can this go on for? There may be signs of market change on the horizon.

In our experience at Benjamins Realty, most real estate transactions operate smoothly. Two or more parties agree to terms on a property while legal and financial professionals work alongside those parties to ensure the agreement is carried out in “good faith”. But what exactly does that mean?

In the Spring of 2020, the development wing of Benjamins Realty (our Holding Company) had achieved all conditions for severance and was sitting on a vacant parcel of land, 153 Wentworth.

It’s been a struggle to watch our local real estate market largely put on freeze under the state of emergency. Our business sector like so many others has been deeply affected by the coronavirus.

In the late fall of 2017, Benjamins Realty's Holding company acquired a rundown multi-family property at 151 Wentworth Avenue in Kitchener.

Last year at this time, we were planning to wrap up construction on our duplex conversion at 151 Wentworth Ave. Kitchener. We had already completed one unit which we featured in our initial investment profile. When construction finally wrapped up, the end product was something we are quite proud of.

The City of Kitchener is looking at opening up zoning density for rental units in residential neighbourhoods. Provincial legislation passed this summer requires municipalities to allow duplexes and lane houses.

As soon as September 2nd, 2019, eligible First Time Home Buyers will be able to apply for shared equity loans with the Federal Government in a bid to make housing more affordable.

Population growth and the emergence of the white-collar industry in Kitchener-Waterloo is fueling residential luxury property. Housing costs are between 30-50% cheaper in South Western Ontario compared to the GTA according to an RBC housing report.

At Benjamins Realty, we take real estate investment seriously. We’re not just showing properties and calculating basic rates of return for our clients. We’re actively investing in Waterloo Region ourselves and we have some pretty exciting projects on the go.

When it's time to sell family property, it can be a difficult, time-consuming process and further complicated by emotions and potential loss. Family members may be wondering where to start and who to contact, there may be disagreements about how to proceed.

The City of Cambridge is planning on dramatically reducing the red tape for homeowners and investors who wish to construct a secondary suite or unit on their property.