Many articles have been written indicating that people should buy before the HST launches the first of July. Although there will be an increase in the cost of buying a home, the increase will not be that significant unless you are buying a newly constructed home over $400,000.
If you are in the market for a home you still have to find the one that fits your criteria. Don't lose sight of your wants ...
Posted by Douglas Fraser
on March 7, 2010
The United Way of South Georgian Bay continues to provide valuable support to 11 Partner Agencies in the Georgian Triangle area.
These Partners include in no specific order;Home Horizon Georgian Triangle; Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Georgian Triangle; Breaking Down Barriers; Canadian National Institute for the Blind; Community Action Program for Children Young Parent Resource Room; Community Connection(211); ...
Posted by Douglas Fraser
on March 5, 2010
The Mayor's New Year's Levee was overflowing with friends and supporters who came to witness the presentation of the Order of Collingwood and the Companion of the Order of Collingwood. Although there was a great spread of sandwiches, veggie and fruit trays and of course deserts, the attraction was for the recipients chosen for their outstanding volunteer contributions to improve social, cultural ...
Posted by Douglas Fraser
on January 11, 2010
Well the year closed out with some impressive results. The total sales volume for the Georgian Triangle area was $484,646,974 for the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to $441,044,393 in 2008 or an improvement of 9.89%. The sales to listing ratio also improved from 28.67% for 2008 to 31.61% for 2009. Lower interest rates and the feeling that the worst was over fueled demand in the ...
Posted by Douglas Fraser
on January 9, 2010
Ottawa — Reuters Published on Sunday, Dec. 06, 2009 10:57AM EST Last updated on Sunday, Dec. 06, 2009 4:56PM EST from the Globe and Mail
The Bank of Canada is widely expected to keep its hands off interest rates Tuesday, holding them at near zero and committing to do so until at least July, despite growing evidence the economy is kicking back to life.
Fears of ...
Posted by Douglas Fraser
on December 8, 2009
The Canadian Real Estate Association issued the results for the 3rd quarter and they are very positive! This provides comfort to those who are currently home owners and those interested in getting into the market. Its a good read. Enjoy! http://creastats.crea.ca/natl/index.htm
Posted by Douglas Fraser
on October 15, 2009
Well September results were higher than the same month last year. It was only marginally higher though with the monthly list to sell ratio softening from 45.88 to 33.69. The softening in the list to sell ratio is the result of more listings over last year. The sales successes of June, July and August brought out some of the Sellers that were sitting on the fence.
It is encouraging that the sales trend ...
Posted by Douglas Fraser
on October 1, 2009
Once again, the monthly numbers are up compared to last year. August saw 217 sales compared to 167 for the same period last year. In addition, the monthly list to sell ratio edged up to 45.88% compared to 33.40%. Year to date figures are still lower than last year at 1205 units compared to 1287 units and a list to sell ratio of 29.47% compared to 30.31% from last year. We are moving towards a ...
Posted by Douglas Fraser
on September 12, 2009
It is encouraging to see that the number of sales for both June and July have shown increases over the same month last year. There is a general feeling in the air that the Real Estate market is a fairly safe place to invest.
Interest rates continue to hang lower and there is still a number of properties to chose from in any given segment oif the price spectrum. It is interesting to note that the number ...
Posted by Douglas Fraser
on August 8, 2009
The market has been improving in our area over the past month. While we are not on par with the volumes of 2008, our sales to listing ratio has improved slightly from 29.47% ytd 2008 to 30.32% ytd 2009. That means that a little better than 3 in 10 listings are selling. That is far better than January where at 10.53%, only a little better than 1 in 10 listings were selling.
The continued low interest ...
Posted by Douglas Fraser
on June 22, 2009