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Pyramid scheme implies nothing is offered and people under the top level guy can enroll others below them for a profit. Pre-construction condo investing is definitely not a pyramid.

do you have example of a floorplan in particular?

Things I'd like to explore - Why don't we have more landmark buildings like Absolute World - How many revisions occur from initial plan to final product - How do builders price units? - what's the role of the architect during construction

Thanks for the note, You can stream the first 10 mins at www.rogerstv.com/itre At some point the rest will come online

That's 5% in the month of DECEMBER alone...they sold most of their good nicely priced units by July

Some of the work done by developers to make their renderings and vision lifelike is breathtaking (see AdHoc). However, ultimately they never come out exactly as you would have hoped. For fun, I took a look at the Montage website http://www.cityplace.ca/montage_le/index.asp The amenity...

Snap, tonight's snow has been moved due to weather. Lot of the crew and guests couldn't make it for Goldhawk which airs after Inside Toronto Real Estate so the station decided to do a repeat tonight

It varies depending on what you need. Barry may review it initially at no cost so you can close with him

It's not just capping charges, ensure that the things that made you buy the condo are locked in by contract - Size, ceiling heights, placement of bulkheads, duct work, electrical boxes etc, outdoor space - Amenities (in condo docs) - How to use your unit (investment, rental, assignment...

It's too bad the area will have a tough go with its future revitilzation that many buyers were banking on may be cancelled. The Patkau designed visitor centre and the pedestrian bridge (which already has Federal money committed) needs municipal cash to complete. It would have brought some much...

Hi Rick, Its not also with occupancy dates...it can also be with size, ceiling heights, amenity space. If its not locked in the contract or condo docs your Shit Outta Luck or have to invest in expensive litigation. I don't think people realize how much risk they are taking when buying Working...

Hi Folks, spending January focusing on Writing Profitable Investment Strategies with Pre-Con. Here's another question. How do you determine a quality builder? Do you visit other construction sites Pro: See if builder runs a tight ship with a clean site con: builder may have a different set of...

This is crazy....I'd like to see this, any units on floors 2,4,6 available for sale?

Hi Folks, In 2011 Profitable Investing in Condominiums: Strategies, Tips and Expert Advice for the Canadian Real Estate Investor will be on the book shelves written by myself and published by Wiley. I'm looking for case studies and your story to be featured in the book. The aim for this...

It's the lenders driving things, and now lenders are doing google searches to see if buyers are heavy hitting realtors that don't intend on closing. The comparison to the states is valid...but if you look Toronto developers have very a different sandbox to play in than the US...banks won't...

Does someone have his analysis on why he thinks we'll crash rather than saying that Canadian homes shouldn't be more 50% more than US

These investors are putting large downpayments are getting qualified for a mortgage + google searches to ensure they are not realtors. I haven't yet talked to a bubble theorist who has any depth on why we are in a bubble....or dropping 25% over the next 5 years. It's going to be fun reading...

Anyone else going to Garth Turner's ‘HouseAgeddon’ Tuesday evening, November 9th, at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Road. I just got a media invite

That could be the very reason why Toronto pre-con is so attractive. The world economy is getting the shit kicked out of it and Toronto is an island of stability. So international investors are parking money in Canada. Do I think the market will slow down? Yes The irrational exuberant buying...

I think you should read their studies before saying that