May 8, 2024 | BLOG, Home Maintenance, News
What is a cocktail pool? For those homeowners who aren’t quite ready to commit to a full-sized pool, a petite plunge pool (or swim spa) is the answer. In a small yard, it’s just the right size for a quick dunk and looks just as dreamy as their larger counterparts....
Dec 30, 2022 | BLOG, Buying, News, Real Estate Market Stats
Collingwood hospital’s new effort to recruit staff Ian Duffy CTVNews.ca Barrie Video Journalist Follow | Contact Published Dec. 29, 2022 9:38 p.m. EST Share facebook twitter reddit More share options Collingwood General & Marine Hospital has developed a new...
Dec 28, 2022 | BLOG, News
REAL ESTATE Cottage of the Week: $5.1 million for a chalet at the base of Blue Mountain with an indoor pool and sauna The 4,200-square-foot property also comes with heated floors, a private balcony, an outdoor fireplace and hot tub, and Douglas fir all over BY ANDREA...
Mar 18, 2022 | BLOG, Buying, News, Real Estate Market Stats, Selling, tips
By Connie Adair -Mar 18, 20220 Multiple sellers and buyers, a lot of planning and many moving parts – the scenario may be common in industrial/commercial deals but not so much in the residential world. However, real estate agent Karen Willison of Royal LePage...
Dec 18, 2021 | BLOG, Buying, News, Real Estate Market Stats
CAROLYN IRELAND Globe and Mail TORONTO PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 10, 2021 Talk of rising interest rates may create a spurt of buying in the real estate market as buyers rush to get in ahead of rate hikes. But rich prices across most of the country – combined with higher...
Nov 18, 2021 | Buying, Events, Holidays, News, Real Estate Market Stats
There’s a chill in the air and we already had our first taste of snow, are you as excited for winter as I am? With ski season just around the corner, we are now getting a bigger picture of how Real Estate performed in Southern Georgian Bay in 2021. An...
May 16, 2021 | BLOG, Buying, News
Why the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive is struggling to gain traction https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-why-the-first-time-home-buyer-incentive-is-struggling-to-gain-traction/ MATT LUNDYECONOMICS REPORTER SEAN KILPATRICK/THE CANADIAN PRESS The federal...
Mar 25, 2021 | BLOG, News, Real Estate Market Stats
Highlights: A house in Ontario’s and Atlantic Canada’s recreational property markets expected to see highest price gains in 2021, rising 17%; Quebec and British Columbia recreational markets forecast to increase 15% and 13%, respectively 91% of recreational experts in...
Jan 15, 2021 | BLOG, News, Real Estate Market Stats
Royal LePage: More than half of Canada’s largest real estate markets see double-digit price growth as national home values soar 9.7% in fourth quarter Fourth quarter regional highlights: Price of detached homes continue to outpace condominiums as Canadians trade...
Dec 27, 2020 | BLOG, Community, News, Real Estate Market Stats, Selling
Home prices are increasing in Canada’s cottage country
Dec 14, 2020 | BLOG, Community, News, Real Estate Market Stats, Selling
Canadian real estate brokerage Royal LePage expects home prices to rise 5.5 per cent in 2021, building on unexpectedly strong growth this year, driven by a shortage of properties for sale and record low interest rates. Royal LePage said the aggregate price of a home...
Nov 29, 2020 | BLOG, Community, News
November 23, 2020 – The Ontario Legislature has voted unanimously to support planning for hospital redevelopments in Collingwood and Alliston. In his latest effort to keep the issue on the Legislative agenda, Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson introduced a Private Member’s...
Nov 20, 2020 | BLOG, Buying, Community, Events, Holidays, News, Real Estate Market Stats, Selling
As we experience some unseasonably warm temperatures this week, it is the perfect reflection of the red hot real estate market in our region. Southern Georgian Bay’s volume and unit sales continued to rocket onward first spiking in the summer, then a brief decline and...
Nov 10, 2020 | BLOG, Buying, News, Real Estate Market Stats, Selling
In This BBC News Article, Karen Willison weighs in on the massive sales boom in Southern Georgian Bay. The home office is a “huge factor in our exponential growth,” Willison says. Nor does she believe the trend will end once the crisis is past. “I believe 80% will...
Aug 31, 2020 | BLOG, Community, News
In an open letter to The Meaford Independent, a local resident has voiced her concerns over the proposed pumped storage plant. Read her comments here :...
Aug 28, 2020 | BLOG, Buying, News, Real Estate Market Stats
As summer 2020 begins to wind down, the same cannot be said for the flourishing real estate market. With limited inventory coupled with low interest rates the pent up demand from the traditional spring market lasted well into summer and is...
Mar 4, 2020 | BLOG, News, Real Estate Market Stats
Source: www.royallepage.ca Toronto’s luxury condo prices forecast to surpass Montreal’s hot luxury market in 2020, according to Royal LePage Greater Montreal Area posts highest appreciation in Canada for both luxury houses (8.5%) and condos (8.3%); Greater Toronto...
Aug 8, 2018 | BLOG, News
Baby boomers (born between 1946-1964) are expected to impact Canada’s housing market in a big way between now and 2023. Of respondents willing to move for improved affordability, 35% would prefer to stay within one hour of their current residence, 30% would be...
May 12, 2016 | BLOG, Buying, News, Selling
Spring is becoming routine by now: We are busy with harvesting our own local maple syrup, celebrating the new season with friends and family, and looking forward to many spectacular long weekends ahead. Another item to add to your list: Putting your home up for sale....
Apr 18, 2016 | BLOG, Buying, News, Selling
Should have, Could have, Would have: don’t you wish you could see into the future of your home selling process? Here is a list of 5 things to consider when selling your home, no crystal ball needed! 1. The Value of your Home It’s easy to get excited about your...
Jan 20, 2016 | BLOG, News
2015 has been an amazing year for the Andres and Karen Real Estate Team! With records broken and sales up we’re looking forward to what 2016 brings. 2015 sales for Royal Lepage Locations North were up 20.8% over 2014’s record breaking year. What makes this even more...
May 7, 2015 | BLOG, News
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...
Mar 17, 2015 | BLOG, News
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...
Jan 7, 2015 | BLOG, News
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...
May 7, 2014 | BLOG, News
Click here to read the full press release from the Southern Georgian Bay Association of REALTORS® on the state of the real estate market in April 2014. In addition to the press release, here is the Performance Record and the Market Statistics Overview for a more...
Aug 29, 2013 | News
Residential sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Georgian Triangle Association of REALTORS® came in well above levels from a year earlier in July 2013. Home sales numbered 205 units in July 2013, up 22 per cent from a year earlier. “Housing demand has been on...
Aug 5, 2013 | News
Residential sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Georgian Triangle Association of REALTORS® came in well above levels from a year earlier in June 2013. Home sales numbered 171 units in June 2013, up 22 per cent from a year earlier. “Resale housing demand...
