Karen’s Real Estate Blog
Your source for news & information about Southern Georgian Bay including
The Blue Mountains, Thornbury, Collingwood & Meaford.
WinterBlast – 2021
We are sad that we can’t hold our annual WinterBlast Ski Day fundraiser due to the pandemic but have been working with Hospice on how we can raise funds to help support them. We are proud to be the title sponsor for a 50/50 draw in partnership with Hospice. Check out...
Royal LePage Canadian Home Price Update – Q4 2020
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...
Ontario’s Residential Condominiums Buyers’ Guide
Thinking of buying a condominium in Southern Georgian Bay? Be sure to take a look at the Ontario Residential Condo Buyers' Guide to see what resources they have available to inform buyers. Link Here: Ontario Residential Condo Buyers Guide
Not ready to sell but thinking about renovating?
Here are six home improvements that are not only attractive to homebuyers today but that will yield the highest return when you are ready to sell. Energy Efficient Upgrades Upgrading your insulation or replacing your doors and windows with more energy efficient...
HAPPY 2021! From KW Collaborative Real Estate
I am wishing you and yours a Happy New Year! 2020 was... Personally, I had a chance to grow exponentially and advance efficiencies by leaps and bounds and in new innovative ways. It was also a time to develop deeper bonds with those closest to me and I am so grateful...
Cottage prices rise amid demand from remote workers, retirees
Home prices are increasing in Canada’s cottage country
Royal LePage sees Canadian home prices rising 5.5% in 2021
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...
Legislature Supports Hospital Planning in Simcoe-Grey
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...
SAVE OUR SNOW SEASON
Snow sports aren’t just sports, they’re essential. Let’s make sure the snow season is protected! If you agree, and believe snow sports should continue, please do fill out a letter to your local MPP below at: https://www.saveourskiing.ca/ PLEASE SHARE THIS LINK! :)...
WHAT’S HAPPENING – NOVEMBER 2020
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...
Rethinking Home Base – BBC News Article
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...
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE COLLINGWOOD GENERAL & MARINE HOSPITAL
October 1, 2020 - Collingwood General and Marine Hospital has issued an important notice regarding COVID-19 testing: If you make an appointment, show up. If you no longer need the appointment, cancel it. Respect your fellow citizens. “No shows” lead to lost...
