Team McNeil's Activerain Real Estate Blog

By Warren McNeil, In the midst of all the news that is going on in the world, I read a newsarticle today that I found really disturbing! It downright makes me mad!! The incident took place in Stratford which is about 30 minutes from Kitchener-Waterloo. Here is the article on Canoehttp://cnews.can...

Buying an Investment Property For College/University Bound Students in Kitchener-Waterloo I recently helped a family who had a daughter going to the U of W. They were looking to buy a house so that she could live there with a couple of friends during her term at the university. The reason why the...

By Warren McNeil, Today Mel and I went for lunch at an awesome little cafe just west of Elmira. The cafe is a mennonite run operation and was formerly the Club 86. The restaurant had all of the charm of a quaint little country cafe. Prices were amazing. We both had soup, sandwich, pop, coffee and...

By Warren McNeil, What are your plans this weekend? Camping, BBQ/Cookout, house cleaning or just lazing around the house. Whatever your plan, if you are a in Canada, you will have an extra day. Victoria Day or May 2-4 weekend is this coming weekend.  This weekend to me is the official start of su...

Upcoming Loft and Condo Developments in Downtown Kitchener By Warren McNeil, We have been contacted recently by a few people who are thinking about moving into the Kitchener Downtown Core because of a couple of upcoming developments. These new developments are the "City Centre Condominiums" which...

House for sale in Brigadoon Kitchener backing greenspace   • 2,896 sq. ft., 4 bath, 3 bdrm 2 story - MLS® $498,500 Kitchener, Waterloo Region  -  Brigadoon Beauty! Fully finished 3 bedroom,4 bath custom home backing onto parkland & protected greenspace. Features include:open concept layout, gleam...

Brigadoon Hearthwood Park, Kitchener Not that it is an uncommon ocurrance, but if you look closely, you will see Canada Geese. This would be a birdwatchers paradise!   How would you like to live close to this beautiful area. We just listed a new property in Brigadoon in Kitchener. I couldn't resi...

Stop the HST Sales Tax I received this email last night and I felt compelled to spread the word. Looks like they are trying to impede the implementation of this new tax. Other then Dalton and his group, I wonder if there is anyone who approves of the HST. I understand there is a similar campaign ...

Downtown Kitchener Living at its finest! We just listed a property in downtown Kitchener. The listing and all of the details can be found below but I wanted to take some time to talk about the area. The house that we just listed is really close to Victoria Park and The Tannery. I think this is a ...

By Warren McNeil, After working with my wife for several years now, I can definitely see how powerful teams are. When I first started in real estate, many of my colleagues warned me about working with my wife. I can't say that they were wrong. For some people I can see how working with your wife ...