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Homes For Sale in the Community of Bronte, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

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Homes For Sale in the Community of Bronte, Oakville, Ontario, Canada


The Community of Bronte, in the southwest corner of Oakville, Ontario, began as a small fishing village in 1834 at the junction of 12 Mile Creek and Lake Ontario.

The first non-aboriginal setters of Bronte were the United Empire Fishermen's Pier in Bronte HarbourLoyalists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution.

The first harbour in Bronte was completed by 1856. Beginning as a small harbour town and fishing village, the Community of Bronte in Oakville, Ontario now has approximately 10,000 residents.

The majority of Bronte was originally farmland and forest before major housing development began to take place in the 60s and 70s. Housing developments continued to be built up until this year.

The homes for sale in Bronte range all the way from apartment style condos starting in the low to mid $200,000s to multi-million dollar detached homes on the lake.
Presently the lowest price home is an apartment style condo on Marine Drive listed at $249,000 and the highest price home is a detached waterfront home listed at $2,195,000.

The community of Lakeshore Woods, a planned residential neighbourhood in the southwest area of Bronte, is a beautiful newer area of Bronte.
Homes of distinct quality are priced in the $500,000 and upwards range.
Just a short walk from Lake Ontario and not far to downtown Bronte, Lakeshore Woods is one of Oakville's most desirable and in-demand communities.
Beautiful parks are within walking distance including a 'leash-free' dog park.

Overlooking Lake Ontario, Bronte waterfront condos provide breathtaking views and are a just a short walk to the sandy beach, peaceful waterfront parks and the eclecticwaterfront condos in Bronte mix of shops and restaurants in downtown Bronte.

Bronte waterfront condos, currently for sale, range in price from $345,000  to  $690,000.
In 2009, waterfront or waterview condos sold in Bronte in the range of $184,000 - $950,000.

The beautiful townhouse condos overlooking Bronte Waterfront Heritage Park with their multi-levels and open concept, offer the spacious rooms and amenities couples or small families desire in a home.

Highrise condos in Bronte offer a secure lifestyle within walking distance to supermarkets, pharmacies, shops, restaurants and health care facilities.

If you would like to receive a list of homes, that meet your criteria, for sale in the Bronte area of Oakville emailed to you, contact Jo-Anne Smith at 289-837-2132 or at  OakvilleAndBeyond@gmail.com


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Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Jo-Anne Bronte sounds like a great community and made me think of Charlotte Bronte.  There was a time I read about four books per week.  War and Peace took a while :)

Mar 30, 2010 12:46 AM
Brian Madigan
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage (Toronto) - Toronto, ON
LL.B., Broker

Jo,

Am I correct that the low end waterfront condos in  Bronte went from 184 to 345 in one year?

That's quite a move!

Brian

Mar 30, 2010 01:03 AM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

What a beautiful setting, Jo. The photos are wonderful!

Debi

Mar 30, 2010 03:41 AM
Kathy Clulow
Uxbridge, ON
Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results

JO - I like the way you bring the lake into the picture with your pictures it make you want to read on before you rad a single word. 

Mar 30, 2010 02:17 PM
Jo-Anne Smith
Oakville, ON

Jennifer,

The only other Bronte I have ever heard of is Charlotte Bronte too....I don't recall reading her books though.

Jo

Mar 30, 2010 03:02 PM
Jo-Anne Smith
Oakville, ON

Brian,

They did take a significant rise.....along with most real estate in Oakville over the past year.

Jo

Mar 30, 2010 03:03 PM
Jo-Anne Smith
Oakville, ON

Debi,

It's a photographer's dream village....you would love it here and I can just imagine the photos you would come up with.

Jo

Mar 30, 2010 03:04 PM
Jo-Anne Smith
Oakville, ON

Thanks Kathy!

I'm a water nut....taking photos of water and waterfront settings are amongst my favourite things.

Jo

Mar 30, 2010 03:05 PM
Jane Taylor
RE/MAX Realty Group - Gaithersburg, MD

Jo!

Sign me up for a Bronte waterfront condo!  Have a Happy Easter!

Mar 31, 2010 08:54 AM