Property – ThinkTak Investments

December 7, 2017

Why I think Toronto’s condo market might be heading towards a correction – a piece from OREA’s textbook

I will be keeping this post very short. I was reading an OREA textbook and they gave examples of market corrections in the real estate sector (it certainly looks like they are not agreeing with the property market having a cycle though). One example that they gave for “Real Estate Market Correction” sounded awfully familiar to me (I don’t think Continue reading “Why I think Toronto’s condo market might be heading towards a correction – a piece from OREA’s textbook”

December 5, 2017December 5, 2017

Toronto housing prices down y/y, a first since 2009

Toronto saw a 37% increase in its inventory from last year, and TREB’s benchmark home price index has fallen 8.8% since May 2017 making it the largest six-month decline in its history that goes back to as early as 2000. So how much further will this “correction” go?

Things you probably never knew about Marriott International

When it comes to companies that are quietly dominating their industries in the world, there are a few that stand out like Marriott International. For starters, did you know that they operate over 1.2 million rooms around the world (as of September 2016)? Now that’s something to think about the next time you were nagging about how hard it is to manage your Airbnb room!

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October 31, 2017October 31, 2017

Is it better to invest in dividend paying stocks or invest in rental properties?

I just came across an awesome article that, in my opinion, tackled this question in the absolute best possible way. Koodos to Ryan Thurston, who made these calculations available to everyone on Quora. I would strongly recommend everyone to take a few minutes and read this brilliant reply to this question here.