Investing in Real Estate – How and Why?

"Buy land, they aren't making more of it." Mark Twain

Although, not known for his investment savvy, Mark Twain definitely hit the mark with this one. His comment on land remains true to this day, particularly in large urban centres like Toronto, where real estate continues to grow despite entering our second year of a global pandemic.

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) has stated that what the pandemic has really done for the Toronto real estate market is drive up the demand for single family homes and decreased the demand for condos. Already in January 2021, the average sale price increased 15.5 percent year over year from 2020. Predictions are that the average sale price in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) will surpass one million.

The global pandemic has made people realize the truth in the above Mark Twain quote primarily because the global pandemic has limited one's movement in public spaces, and therefore, having access to private land has an ever increasing appeal. A condo in the sky does not really hit the mark.

The reality about real estate investment is that not everyone wants to become a landlord owning and managing multiple properties, which comes with a long list of costs and responsibilities. In addition, not everyone who wants to invest in the real estate market can afford to invest by purchasing a property as they don't have the large amount of seed capital required to make that happen, especially not in a hot market like Toronto. That is where ONE Development comes in.  

ONE Development's motto is "It all Starts with ONE." And they want to help those interested in diversifying their portfolio or gaining access to the real estate market do precisely that, without needing to have a large amount of money to put down. Jason Ferreira, Founder and CEO of ONE Development, has this to say about his company and the process of investing in the Toronto real estate market: "There is a lot of thought and planning needed to ensure a successful long term investment. That's why we've created one that removes much of the thinking from that process for our investors. You can be a very successful real estate investor without owning a single property."

Ferreira acknowledges that some say that the Toronto real estate bubble will burst. However, he has confidence in the Bank of Canada's conservative and measured approach. There may be minor corrections over time; however, he does not foresee a bubble bursting scenario, as that is not the way the Canadian system is designed.

 The ONE Development team has done extensive research on the Toronto real estate market and has years of experience that have helped get them to where they are today. Not only do Ferreira and his team have a keen understanding of the Toronto real estate market. They also understand the entire process of property acquisition to renovation and sale, including location, the type of properties to acquire, the feasibility of renovation, financial planning, and the style of end product they offer the buyer.

Ferreira is definitely in line with Mark Twain when it comes to the value in land and real estate "Real estate is a no brainer, we're building commodities, no guessing, you know what a house is, how it's made, and its marketable value. And that has held true for hundreds of years." ONE Development will be launching an equity crowdfunding campaign in the coming weeks.

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