Collingwood, Blue Mountain, Ontario Community & Real Estate

The idea of saving a commission fee is the motivating factor for for-sale-by-owners. Century 21 has a great portfolio that we as agents can provide to FSBO's, listing 10 reasons why it is not a good idea to sell your own property. I have some observations to add. I have tracked the fsbo's in my m...

Calling all Century Home lovers to Nottawa, just 5 minutes south of Collingwood, Ontario.  This is a rare offering of a 106 year old home set on a 1/2 acre lot complete with white picket fence and mature trees. This 2500 sq. ft. home offers all the warmth and charm of a finely restored century ho...

It's hard to stay positive these days with all the bad news everywhere. I would like to ask how my colleagues are succeeding in this market? Do you have any ideas to share? One way to stay on the success path is to consider the opportunities this market provides to buyers.  I have had success by ...

Since I am based in Collingwood, I track data for Collingwood, Blue Mountain and Thornbury. I also track sales in sales in Georgian Meadows, a new home development of about 400 homes in Collingwood. Further to my last post I invite you to look at the graphs I have made for total number of residen...

The past two years have been strong in terms of number of residential units sold in the Georgian Triangle. That trend continued until October 2007, with November and December showing even lower numbers. What does that mean for our market? Now is the time to make an investment in Collingwood, Blue...

Friday, September 19, 2008 An article in the Globe & Mail today implied that housing prices are declining nationally. While that may be true for Calgary, and other niche markets, where prices rose dramatically in 2007, it is certainly not the case nationally. In response to this erroneous reporti...