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Second best April on record for Georgian Triangle home salesResidential sales activity recorded through the MLS® System of the Georgian Triangle Association of REALTORS® remained very strong in April 2012, marking the seventh consecutive month of double digit year-over-year growth. According to statistics provided by the Association, home sales numbered 186 units in April. This was the second best April sales figure ever reported. The record was set ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on May 8, 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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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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Want a home in the Triangle? Start angling now
If you are in the market for a ski chalet or maybe a year-round retirement home in the Georgian Bay Triangle, a word of advice: Start looking now. The next six months could see a boom in both new and resale properties in areas such as Collingwood and Blue Mountain.
What happens after that, however, is anyone's guess. The new harmonized sales tax kicks in July 1, instantly raising prices.
On what ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on February 3, 2010
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September Housing StartsOTTAWA, October 8, 2009 — The seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of housing starts reached 150,100 units in September compared to 157,300 units in August, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
“The decline in housing starts in September is attributable to the volatile multiple starts segment,” said Bob Dugan, Chief Economist at CMHC’s Market Analysis Centre. ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on October 17, 2009
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