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BlackFly Season
THEY’RE BACK !!!! ..... Yes, it is that time of year again when our pesky, hungry, nuisance “friends” suddenly emerge from their breeding grounds. Yes, I am referring to Blackflies. From mid-May to mid-June, you will have no problem finding the two legged predators of northern Ontario.
Blackfly season is said to be mid-May to mid-June(4-5 week ...
Posted by Dan Payerl
on May 4, 2012
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CREA Stats for Parry Sound - August 2011Home sales continue to improve in August
Residential property sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Parry Sound Real Estate Board came in well above year-ago levels for a third consecutive month in August 2011.
Home sales numbered 58 units in August, an increase of 18 per cent compared to the same month in 2010.
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Posted by Dan Payerl
on September 19, 2011
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Title Insurance
The following is an interesting article I read in a recent issue of the Toronto Star (August 5, 2011 regarding Title Insurance.
Aaron: Title insurance? Check. Land survey? Double-check
August 5, 2011 Bob Aaron
One of the lesser known benefits of title insurance is that the insurer is obligated to provide and pay for the legal costs of defending the insured’s ...
Posted by Dan Payerl
on August 11, 2011
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CREA Stats for Parry Sound - June 2011Home sales rebound in June
Residential property sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Parry Sound Real Estate Board came in well above year-ago levels in June 2011.
Home sales numbered 65 units in June, an increase of 14 per cent compared to the same month in 2010. This was the third highest level ever for activity in the month of June, and the fifth highest level of any month ...
Posted by Dan Payerl
on July 25, 2011
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CREA STAT for Parry Sound - March 2011Sales activity rebounds in March
Residential property sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Parry Sound Real Estate Board posted the second best month of March on record in 2011.
Home sales numbered 31 units in March, rising 41 per cent on a year-over-year basis. Seasonally adjusted home sales activity rebounded 34 per cent month-over-month after falling more than ...
Posted by Dan Payerl
on April 18, 2011
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New CREA Stats - Parry Sound Real Estate BaordResale housing market stabilizing
Residential property sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Parry Sound Real Estate Board remained well below last year’s near-record levels in October, but have been showing signs of stabilizing in recent months.
According to statistics provided by the Board, residential sales numbered 34 units in October 2010, a decline of 26 per ...
Posted by Dan Payerl
on November 30, 2010
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Home Sales Activity - Parry SoundWe just received this information from the Canadian Real Estate Association.
Home sales activity stabilizing
The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Parry Sound Real Estate Board in September 2010 came in well below last year’s record for the month, but edged up on a seasonally adjusted month-over-month basis for the second consecutive month.
According ...
Posted by Dan Payerl
on October 8, 2010
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Terry FoxTerry Fox was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) and forced to have his right leg amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee in 1977.
While in hospital, Terry was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients, many of them young children, that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research.
He would call his journey ...
Posted by Dan Payerl
on August 19, 2010
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Parry Sound Home Sales Very Strong in April
The following is the Parry Sound Real Estate Board's MLS Statistical Release as released by the Canadian Real Estate Association. The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Parry Sound Real Estate Board was up considerably from year-ago levels in April 2010 Meanwhile, new listings set a record for the month.
According to statistics provided by the Board, home sales ...
Posted by Dan Payerl
on May 19, 2010
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Spring Is In The Air!!! With the sun streaming into my office window, it’s not difficult to feel the excitement that the onset of Spring always brings. The snow and ice are beginning to melt and it won’t be long until the countryside and shorelines are visible once again.
This time of year is particularly busy in the real estate industry in the Parry Sound-Muskoka area. Thoughts turn to buying ...
Posted by Dan Payerl
on March 3, 2010
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Optimistic Spring Housing Market ForecastThe following is an except by Michael Babad in a recent edition of the Globe and Mail
Economists see vibrant spring housing market
Analysts expect a hot spring real estate market given Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's move to tighten mortgage standards yesterday. Even before Mr. Flaherty's announcement, home buyers had been expected to rush to beat the harmonized sales tax in Ontario and British ...
Posted by Dan Payerl
on February 23, 2010
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CREA STATS - Parry Sound Real Estate BoardHome sales and average price up strongly in January
The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Parry Sound Real Estate Board posted a large year-over-year gain in January 2010. The average price of those sales was also up strongly from one year ago, setting a new record for the month.
January is almost always one of the slowest months of the year for home sales, and this year is ...
Posted by Dan Payerl
on February 3, 2010
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