Curb Appeal Adds Real Value - 09/29/07 01:40 PM
How often do you drive by a house and notice how fantastic it looks? Sometimes it's the landscaping and sometimes it's the appearance of the house and sometimes both. You don't need to wish and dream that your house could look like that - you can do it! Adding curb appeal … (2 comments)
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Meaford Is The Place to Be This Week-End - 09/27/07 03:49 PM
As I have a couple of sales closing in Meaford next week, I was over that way today for some inspections and what a delight it was to see the town in a colourful blaze of glory. The 11th Annual Meaford Scarecrow Invasion happens tomorrow so the town is dressed up … (0 comments)
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Planning a Hunting Vacation Soon? - 09/26/07 07:09 PM
Real estate hunting that is. As many of our Collingwood and area real estate buyer clients come from outside of the area, they often book a hotel for a night of two during their house hunting trips. Well, good news! Booking accommodation in South Georgian Bay just got easier.
The innovative … (0 comments)
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Is Collingwood the Singles Capital of the Georgian Triangle? - 09/24/07 07:08 PM
If you are looking for a date or a partner in life, maybe you should move to Collingwood. O.K., I'll concede that most people looking for a community to relocate to don't consider marital statistics when they shop for real estate but none-the-less, this is kind of interesting stuff.According to an … (2 comments)
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Is This The Answer to Low Water Levels? - 09/22/07 03:41 PM
When visiting with a client at a cottage in Collingwood on Georgian Bay yesterday, I noted that the waterline was at least 100 feet away from the original break wall. Water levels started to drop in 1999 and since then, some beaches have all but disappeared and real estate purchased ten … (2 comments)
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What’s Hiding In The Attic? - 09/20/07 11:03 AM
I've been around in the real estate business for so long now that I can remember when home inspection companies didn't even exist (nor did we use fax machines once upon a time). Today, home inspections have become the norm for almost all home buyers and, in the words of Martha, … (0 comments)
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Driving In South Georgian Bay Will Get Easier by 2010 - 09/18/07 03:26 PM
Moving around in South Georgian Bay gets a little more challenging with every passing year as the population continues to grow at a rapid pace. More people = more cars and that means traffic management and road infrastructure must also change and grow.Recently, Ontario Transportation Minister, Donna Cansfield has sent a … (0 comments)
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The Time Has Come to Build Green - 09/16/07 12:51 PM
I had a really interesting meeting on Friday with a young gentleman who wants to change the world. He's not alone.
Once dismissed as leftist ideologists, environmentalists finally have the attention of the world. Maybe it's due in part to persistence however, I think Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth documentary is what started … (5 comments)
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Collingwood Real Estate Blues - 09/09/07 11:19 AM
Wait, it's not what you think. If you drive along Highway 26 between the Towns of Wasaga Beach and Collingwood here in Ontario's favourite vacation playground, you can't miss the two blue houses under construction. When I say blue, I mean blue. Every inch of the wood framing and sheeting is … (2 comments)
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Bank of Canada Lending Rate - 09/06/07 04:36 PM
Despite earlier forecasts of a raise in the rate, the Bank of Canada decided last night to hold the key overnight lending rate to the current level of 4.5%. Although Canada's total inflation rate of 2.2% marginally exceeds the Bank of Canada's target, concerns about global credit markets and their impact … (0 comments)
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How many REALTORS® per capita in your area? - 09/05/07 08:08 AM
It seems that every time I turn around, there is another new person joining the real estate business. In our trading area of about 80,000 people, we have over 330 salespeople and the numbers climb weekly. That's roughly one salesperson per 240 people in our area. No wonder some people are … (14 comments)
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The Average REALTOR® - 09/05/07 08:00 AM
It seems that every time I turn around, there is another new person joining the real estate business. In our trading area of about 80,000 people, we have over 320 salespeople and the numbers climb weekly. Many of the new salespeople are surprisingly young while others are embarking on a retirement … (1 comments)
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Happy Labour Day, Eh - 09/03/07 05:01 PM
It's Labour Day and next week, the kids head back to school. Within two weeks, the fall colours will start a magnificent show and the fairs will be upon us. But not today. It's a beautiful, sunny and warm day when everyone is out enjoying the last days of summer. One … (5 comments)
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Georgian Triangle Real Estate Statistics - 09/01/07 10:58 AM
The MLS® statistics from the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board for the first eight months of 2007 are in and sales volumes continue to exceed 2006 levels as expected. After a slower than normal start to the year from January to March, sales activity climbed steadily through the spring and summer … (0 comments)
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The Ants Go Marching One by One - 09/01/07 10:55 AM
... and the little one stops to eat ‘til it's done...
Carpenter ants. They're back and they are terrorizing me once again. About 25 years ago, they ate the beams of the old garage of our first home until the whole roof caved in. Last summer, they ate the lintel beams under … (2 comments)
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Establishing Real Estate Prices - 09/01/07 10:53 AM
Next to "How's the market?", I think the question I'm asked most frequently is, "What's it worth?" Considering that real estate often represents a persons largest asset, that's a very fair question for both buyers and sellers of property and, as a Market Value Appraiser - Residential, one that I think … (0 comments)
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