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Town of Wasaga Beach Street IndexAre you looking to buy a home in Wasaga Beach!
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10th Street South
Wasaga Beach
12th Street North
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12th Street South
Wasaga Beach
13th Street North
Wasaga Beach
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Posted by Carol Ireland
on April 25, 2012
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Area Real Estate Activity Up in First Quarter MLS® sales activity reported through the Georgian Triangle Association of REALTORS® (which includes the municipalities of Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, Clearview, Blue Mountains, Grey Highlands and Meaford) posted a healthy gain of 16% for the 1st quarter of 2012 with 403 properties changing hands in the first three months of the year versus 347 in the 1st quarter of 2011. Overall, 1st quarter ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on April 5, 2012
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Vertical blinds make a full fashion come back(NC)—Vertical blinds were originally welcomed into the home, not for their good looks but for the good job they could do. Nothing covers big windows and doors so well; nothing gets out of the way more completely when patio season comes around; and nothing is so practical for cleaning. But sometimes, the way they looked took second place to functionality.
Now that has changed. Fashion, always ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on April 4, 2012
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Simcoe County School Bus ZonesI found this great website and thought I would share it with everyone. Whether you are new to the area or just curious what the zones are. This site makes it easy to find out which buses are running cancelled or experiencing some interuptions in extreme weather conditions.
The West Zones includes: Collingwood, Stayner and Wasaga Beach
West Weather Zone
Elementary Schools – Simcoe County ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on January 27, 2012
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REALTOR® ServicesMaybe you're buying a home for the first time. Or maybe you're selling your old home to move up to something new. Whatever the reason, the buying and selling of a home is a big event. It's an intricate process involving many specialists. One of these specialists is a REALTOR®, whose job it is to make the transfer of property as easy as possible.
But not all licensed or registered Brokers ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on November 11, 2010
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Most Ontarians confused about HST and resale homes
56% mistakenly believe HST applies to purchase price
Toronto, Ontario, October 27, 2010 –
An Ipsos Reid survey commissioned by the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) and released today reveals that fully 56 percent of Ontarians mistakenly believe that the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) applies to the full purchase price of a resale home. In fact the HST is only levied on the various ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on October 27, 2010
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Choosing the right mortgage(NC)—Mortgage options can be confusing for first time home buyers. Choosing what's right for you depends on a number of factors, including your comfort with interest rate risk and when you plan to sell your home.
“First time home buyers should sit down with a professional and ensure they know exactly what each mortgage option means to them,” says Chris Wisniewski, Associate Vice ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on May 12, 2010
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Buying A New Home Gets A Little Tougher!OTTAWA — New federal measures meant to cool the red-hot housing market will make it more difficult for homebuyers to qualify for government-backed mortgages, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty acknowledged this morning.
Some buyers will have to settle for less expensive houses or a bigger mortgage as a result of the rule changes brought in by the Conservatives. To give the financial industry time ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on February 16, 2010
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New Year brings tax breaks and tax changesTax Brackets, Credits Higher
The taxable income thresholds in all four federal tax brackets were increased by 2.5 per cent in 2009 to mirror changes in the consumer-price index (CPI). All indexed non-refundable tax credits also increased by 2.5 per cent in 2009 in order to reflect the CPI adjustment.
Increases in the thresholds for the lower and middle-income tax brackets will positively affect ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on December 29, 2009
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Buying your first home(NC)—There's nothing quite like owning your own home – getting to know your neighbours, decorating your home and creating a place that you can call your own. But owning a home is not quite as simple as finding the right home in the right neighbourhood; your financial situation can be an important factor in the type of home you can afford. For example, you will need to determine how much ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on October 29, 2009
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REALTOR® Services
Maybe you're buying a home for the first time. Or maybe you're selling your old home to move up to something new. Whatever the reason, the buying and selling of a home is a big event. It's an intricate process involving many specialists. One of these specialists is a REALTOR®, whose job it is to make the transfer of property as easy as possible.
But not ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on October 15, 2009
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MLS® home sales grow stronger in the third quarterOTTAWA – October 15th, 2009 – National resale housing activity climbed to the highest level of any third quarter on record.
Actual (not seasonally adjusted) home sales via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems of Canadian real estate boards totalled 135,182 units in the third quarter of 2009, according to statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on October 15, 2009
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DAZZLE HER WITH QUARTZ - The Next Step In Flooring
(NC)—Over the last few years, designers, builders and architects have been preaching the benefits and strengths of quartz as a premium surface material and now most savvy homeowners across the country have caught up to this hot trend. Unique in combining depth and colour consistency with low maintenance and unrivaled durability, quartz has emerged as the preferred countertop material in homes ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on October 8, 2009
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They Don't Want Your House!The last thing that a bank, credit union or insurer wants is to take back your house.
All the insurers have programs in place to help you keep your house during troubled times. Whether it's no payments for a period of time or reduced payments, they all want to work it out.
Most if not all financial institutions have skip-a-payment plans or can capitalize overdue payments.
Once you get behind ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on October 3, 2009
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Downpayment AssistanceCanada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program's Homeownership Program
The purpose of the Homeownership Component of the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program (AHP) is to provide down payment assistance in the form of a forgivable loan to eligible individuals and families for the purchase of a home. All homes purchased must be new homes or conversions from non-residential use that have not previously ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on September 1, 2009
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It's Coming Back!!!!!!Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program's Homeownership Program
Recently, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced a new wave of funding for the Canada-Ontario Affordable Homeownership Program.
Program guidelines and application forms are coming soon....so please continue to check my website for further updates.
Posted by Carol Ireland
on August 20, 2009
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Affordable Housing ProgramDo you Know Someone who is throwing money away on Rent, because they can't afford a Down Payment?
Contact Carol Ireland at 1-888-429-2121 for the full details.
Here are just a few of the facts:
HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM FACT SHEET
The Federal and Provincial governments have provided the County of Simcoe with $1.2 million funding to provide down payment assistance to a minimum of 138 ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on March 28, 2009
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