KW Collaborative Real Estate Team Blog
Holiday House Tours Are Fast Approaching!
Mark your calendars! The Annual Collingwood & Creemore Holiday House Tours are coming up in November. Tickets sell fast so don't hesitate! Each tour features 6 stunning homes fully decked out for the season. There are also Holiday Decorating Seminars and a great...
The Importance of Carbon Monoxide Detectors
From our friends at AmeriSpec Inspection Services, a good reminder about the importance of Carbon Monoxide Detectors in our homes: On October 15, 2014, a new regulation came into effect in Ontario requiring carbon monoxide (CO) detectors be installed in every home....
Art Camp (Not Just) For Kids!
Nancy is the owner and founder of the Art Studio (not just) For Children, which is based in North Toronto. Nancy is a mom, a lover of the creative and artistic process, a lover of people of every age, and a believer that we can do anything to which we set our minds....
Local Business Spotlight: Trusted Transitions
Moving is stressful. No matter which way you go – DIY, hire it all out – it is a time consuming, expensive process. And if you’re downsizing, that process is even more complicated as you have to weigh what stays and what goes with you to your new smaller space. For...
Mortgage Tips: Buying & Selling Your Home
The real estate market in Southern Georgian Bay is moving along at a brisk pace. Here are some helpful tips from our friends at Mortgage Intelligence/Bayshore Mortgage on preparing for buying/selling a home.So there’s a move in your future. It can be a stressful...
Ask the Inspector: Building a Deck
Here's some great information from our friends at AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services. Happy deck-building this weekend! I am thinking of building a deck in my back yard.... Are there alternatives to pressure treated wood for me to consider? The concerns associated...
It’s a HOT market! May 2015 Georgian Triangle Market Report
Royal LePage Locations North just released its May 2015 Georgian Triangle Market Report, which you can access here. Spring is in the air and the market is really heating up! If you are thinking about listing your property for sale or looking to make a purchase, please...
Managing The Big Thaw
Amerispec Inspection Services sent us the following useful tips on managing the winter thaw. Given the rain we've seen this week and warmer temperatures, these are important things to watch out for. Although it may not seem like it, Spring is coming and all the...
Turn Your Home On – Red Brick Group Property Solutions
The smart home has come a long way in the past decade – it used to be as simple as making sure a home had coax cable and telephone lines run throughout during construction – now, we expect, and demand, a whole lot more from our home. And Red Brick Group can deliver...
Three Ontario REALTOR® Associations Integrate MLS® Systems
The REALTORS® Associations of Grey-Bruce Owen Sound, Muskoka-Haliburton-Orillia (The Lakelands) and Southern Georgian Bay recently completed the database integration of their respective MLS® Systems providing a combined membership of over 1,500 with the ability to...
February 2015 Real Estate Market Activity – Southern Georgian Bay
Below is a press release from the Southern Georgian Bay Association of REALTORS® detailing the sales activity in our region in February 2015. Click here to view the full release & comparison charts for February activity. Southern Georgian Bay home sales post...
Second best year for home sales in Southern Georgian Bay
An excerpt from the Southern Georgian Bay Association of REALTORS® press release regarding home sales stats for 2014: Southern Georgian Bay home sales have second best year on record Residential sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Southern Georgian Bay...