Is Re-Shoring Our Manufacturing Sector for Real?
My First Time at TEDx Waterloo
It’s Not All Tech
Will RIM Change the Real Estate Dynamic in Waterloo Region?
Q1 2012 Semi-Annual Waterloo Region Market Reports
Our semi-annual office and industrial market reports are
now available for download.
Highlights from the report include:
- Industrial market continues to show signs of improvement; vacancy drops slightly and average asking rates continue to trend upwards
- Availability of Class A industrial space on the market still very low, nearly 50% of Waterloo Region’s inventory made up of functionally challenged space
- Office vacancy rate drops by 1.02% as average rents continue to climb and absorption this quarter was the highest in three years
- As Breithaupt Block nears completion, some much needed large blocks of Class A space will be brought onto the market
Is Re-Shoring Our Manufacturing Sector for Real?
“…The danger of living in a virtual world, where the flimsy edifice of a financial services sector is built on hot air, has once again been painfully evident in the recent meltdown which the world is still reeling from. The service sector has no raison d’être without real wealth created by cultivation and by manufacturing. Read more
My First Time at TEDx Waterloo
(Photo: Scott Chantler illustration via www.photography.renjie.ca)I had an amazing experience earlier this week at my first, of what I hope to be many, TEDx events. I have to admit, I went in as a bit of a skeptic and not expecting that I would get anything out of it. How wrong I was! Read more
The Breithaupt Block- Construction Update
One of the main courtyards is already taking shape. Take a look at the rendering below to see what the finished product will look like.
.... and after. Looks great, doesn't it?
LRT for Dummies
In search of some background information and statistics on the new LRT in Waterloo Region, I stumbled upon this great infographic from SnapBlog (hosted by Snapsort in Waterloo). Although the LRT debate was a hot topic before it was approved by council in June of last year, I’ve been a little bit surprised at the lack of marketing I’ve seen (or not seen) coming from the Region in recent months. Read more 
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