Oakville Ontario Real Estate

I read the following article today with interest.  I was in Las Vegas in Nov. 07 sitting by the pool at the Planet Hollywood Hotel and the City Center, under construction, towered above in the skyline.  At the time I questioned why Las Vegas needed another mega hotel/commercial complex.   The spe...

I religiously scour AR blog posts  every day and it's very rare for one to go by when there isn't a posting with the words " short sale" either in the title or the content of the post.  I have to admit that after reading a few I had to send a comment asking what a short sale was.  It is not a ter...

I heard on the radio today that it was National Proposal Day.  Huh?  I knew it was the first day of Spring, also known as Vernal Equinox but have I been missing something all these years? I didn't know there was a particular day of the year that men ( or women) were supposed to pop the question t...

College Park is a neighbourhood in Oakville aptly named after Sheridan College, world renowned for it's animation program,which is located in this area.  The boundaries of College Park stretch from the Queen Elizabeth Way to the south, Trafalgar Road to the East, Upper Middle Road to the North an...

Buying, renovating homes key to stimulating economy The Federal Budget 2009 announced several incentives to get Canadians spending by buying a first time home, or renovating the one they are already in. Some of the budget highlights include: Providing first-time home buyers with additional acces...

  Is it a little tougher to sell a home in Oakville right now? Definitely and there are a variety of reasons why. First off there is more inventory available. Secondly the buyers are not making rushed purchases. The pressure is off. We are seeing very few multiple offers. It's simple really. More...

Macleans magazine has just published their findings of Canada's most dangerous communities to live in. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was named the most dangerous city, according to the magazine, followed by  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Regina Sask., Prince George, B.C., Edmonton, Alberta, Chilliwack, B.C., Hal...

This is the time of year that the Bufflehead ducks appear on Lake Ontario and our inner harbours of Oakville and Bronte. These striking black and white ducks are the smallest diving ducks and scarcest in  North America.  The male Buffleheads have bright pink feet.  The female buffleheads are more...

One of the great benefits that has come from blogging has been my renewed interest in photography.  I take my camera with me everywhere now.  Yesterday I thought I would get a few more photos of one of the two lovely harbours we have in Oakville.  I hadn't planned to catch the sunset so that was...

I try not to post anything negative in my blog posts but there are a few things that have been bugging me lately and I just need to share my frustration and you are all great listeners. So here goes: Things That Bug Me: People that throw garbage out of their carDrivers of the 2 or 3 cars that ju...