Karen’s Real Estate Blog
Your source for news & information about Southern Georgian Bay including
The Blue Mountains, Thornbury, Collingwood & Meaford.
Highlights from Collingwood’s Community Based Strategic Plan
Collingwood’s “Community Based Strategic Plan” (CBSP) is a document designed to guide the town in accomplishing its vision and goals for the future. The creation of the CBSP included community involvement through brainstorming at pop-up booths, workshops, and a...
A Dash on the Canadian Dream: Proposed Changes to the Municipal Land Transfer Tax
Thinking about buying your dream home? The province of Ontario is ready to give municipalities the right to levy a municipal land transfer tax (MLTT) which could double the current amount of land transfer tax when buying a home. This means that the land tax on an...
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...