If you own a rental property a rental property in the City of Waterloo you will probably be impacted by the City's new Rental Housing Licensing Bylaw. It will come into effect on April 1, 2012.

You can find information on the City of Waterloo website at Waterloo.ca/Rental Housing Licences. The website includes the Bylaw, the enforcement policy, licencing fees, and a staff report on the bylaw and program.

If you have questions you can contact the City of Waterloo at (519) 747-8587 or rental@waterloo.ca.

Waterloo councillors have approved a zone change to allow a new 18 unit townhouse development to be built at Park and Allen Streets.

Hit the "read more" link to read a recent article in the Record newspaper. After the article we have included links to the City of Waterloo website for more in-depth information on the new development. You can also view the Concept Building Elevations (drawings) for the Townhouses on the city website.

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According to a report from Teranet Enterprises and Generation5, the average person living around Cedar Bend Drive in Waterloo Ontario speaks English (88%), is married (55%) and has a University or College education (69%).

Here is the age distribution:
0-19 years: 29%
20-29 years: 19%
30-44 years: 26%
45-54 years: 15%
55+ years: 11%

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According to an article in the Waterloo Chronicle newspaper, an 18 unit townhouse development is in the works for the corner of Park and Allen Streets in Uptown Waterloo. This will be across the street from the 144 Park condo apartment building that is also planned for that area.

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Here is a great Google map based service. Created by "Walk Score.com", this map shows you where you can find the closest grocery store, movie theatre and much more.

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According to a report from Teranet Enterprises and Generation5, the average person living around 30 Blue Springs Drive in Waterloo Ontario speaks English (86%), is married (56%) and has a University or College education (57%).

Here is the age distribution:
0-19 years: 9%
20-29 years: 12%
30-44 years: 15%
45-54 years: 15%
55+ years: 48%

Some of the dominant languages spoken include:
English, Cantonese, Korean, Hungarian and German.

Ethnicities include:
Canadian, German, English, Scottish and Chinese.

Article from The Record, December 15, 2008 - www.therecord.com

A couple of years ago, some landlords would offer a month's free rent, free parking or gift cards to entice new tenants.

Now, apartments in Waterloo Region are snapped up faster than in many other Canadian cities, thanks in part to a young population delaying home ownership, a new report says.

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