industry news: :: Barrie vs. Toronto :: - 03/21/07 12:09 PM
Barrie, a city of just over 125000 people situated around a clean swim-able bay just under 60 minutes north of Toronto and within 20 minutes of dozens of golf courses, ski hills and parks has long been a popular lifestyle alternative for Toronto residents who wish to escape the smog, crime (3 comments)
industry news: :: Barrie News - Barrie one of two best investment regions in Canada :: - 03/17/07 04:25 PM
More and more experts point to the Barrie area as being a region of Canada most likely to see a prosperous future ahead of it. Here are some stories I read this week in the news that support this prediction.:: Ontario is best place to investRakshande Italia, National PostPublished: Wednesday, March (0 comments)
industry news: :: Barrie's Mayor Dave Aspden wants Action :: - 03/03/07 11:08 AM
The Inter-Governmental Action Plan (IGAP) is a think tank formed in 2004 and made up of municipal and regional representatives from within Simcoe County along with representatives from the Province.It was set up to study and develop a growth/action plan for the area that will best accomodate the inevitable urban (0 comments)
industry news: Canadian blog potential - 02/16/07 10:02 AM
I have accepted the invitation by Larry Estabrooks to be part of the "Canada Eh" group. My early impressions of Active Rain and blogging in general are optimistic. This is an avenue of marketing (and venting) that I have only recently discovered. I see great potential for those who partake. The abundance (0 comments)
industry news: :: How are things shaping up in your area? :: - 02/08/07 03:56 PM
Amongst the personal postings I post industry related news stories on my blogs from time to time. Some died-in-the-wool bloggers discourage this as there is no real creative process involved. I like to look on it as being a news hound and sharing what I find. What I would really like to (0 comments)
industry news: :: Canada's Real Estate Market - New home starts to slow: CHMC :: - 02/08/07 03:45 PM
OTTAWA-New home construction will slow down this year and next but the decline will be a slow and steady one, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said today. Housing starts will moderate in 2007 to 209,500 from 227,395 units in 2006, the agency predicts in its Housing Market Outlook. "Construction activity will continue (0 comments)
industry news: :: Canadian New Home Starts - 12 month Synopsis from CMHC :: - 02/04/07 02:05 PM
Housing Starts in 2006 Reach Their Second Highest Level in Nearly Two Decades Despite Cooling in December OTTAWA — New home starts are estimated at 227,400 in 2006, surpassing the level in 2005, reaching their second highest level in nearly two decades. However, the seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of housing (0 comments)