South Georgian Bay is home to many condominium communities and some of the more established ones are located on the western edge of Collingwood. While there are literally thousands of new ones planned or already underway, some of the old projects are still tried and true offering buyers great va
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03/29/2008
In Part 1, we looked at the general considerations you might want to think about before deciding if you are ready to build your own home. Here, we'll look at some of the land and site preparation considerations and costs. First you need to find a suitable piece of vacant land which might be in-
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03/26/2008
With spring fast approaching, we're getting more enquiries again from people who are looking for vacant land on which to build their new home now or at some point down the road. After 19 years in this business, I've seen both winners and the losers in the building game. There are those who buil
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03/23/2008
Last Monday, Garth Turner's new book, Greater Fool: The Troubled Future of Real Estate, came out in bookstores across Canada. It got him some pretty good media coverage which is not a bad thing for a politician potentially facing an election this year. Way to go Garth!This former business edit
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03/22/2008
It's quite common to receive instructions when we get confirmations of appointments for properties we wish to show. Often they will remind us to remove our shoes, turn off lights, keep the cat in or to leave a card. (That reminds me of the time a cat, famous in TV commercials, got out... but th
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03/04/2008
