What is an N1? Notice of Rent Increase
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Category: Waterloo Region
Is Kitchener a Good Place to Buy an Apartment Building?
Kitchener is the largest city in Waterloo Region and one of Ontario's most renter-heavy mid-sized markets. Four in ten households rent [1]. Over the past…
Ontario LTB Forms for Landlords: The N Series and L Series Explained
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How Ontario Residential Rental Increases Work
How much a rents can legally be increased in Ontario are governed by the Province. Most of you reading this will probably be familiar with…
Waterloo Region Residential Market Update: October 2026
At a GlanceBuyer showings fell to 16,869 in September, down 20.0 percent from August and 16.1 percent from a year ago. It is the first…
Is Waterloo a Good Place to Buy an Apartment Building?
Waterloo, Ontario is the university and technology city of Waterloo Region. It is home to the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, a cluster of…
Is Cambridge a Good Place to Buy an Apartment Building?
Cambridge is Waterloo Region's manufacturing city: the former towns of Galt, Preston and Hespeler, joined along Highway 401, with Toyota's assembly plants among its employers…
The N1 You Skipped Is Still Costing You: Rent Increases, Cash Flow and Sale Price in Ontario
At a glanceThe rent increase guideline is 2.1% for 2026 and 1.9% for 2027 [1].A lawful increase needs the right form (N1 for rent-controlled units),…
Ontario Archaeological Assessments: A guide for developers
What Is an Archaeological Assessment?To begin with, what exactly are these things? An archaeological assessment is a study, done by a licensed archaeologist, that looks…
Household Debt In Perspective: Effect on Residential Sales and Tenants Rents
If tariffs, wild fires, gas prices, the war, the other war and inflation were not enough to send you running to the hills, perhaps last…