This past Sunday was a gorgeous day, and although I was working, I snuck in a walk with Otter around the farm (love my Blackberry…). It was wonderful!
After all of the recent rainfall, the Nottawasaga River is up pretty high and one of the ponds is quite full for this time of year. I see a pair of red-tailed hawks almost every day too, but they are always so high up that it’s impossible to get a good shot of them.
In September, in the area served by the Barrie & District Association of Realtors, there was improving demand and fewer new listings.
MLS Sales activity was strong, up by 7% compared to activity in August. The number of new listings were down. These activities reflect the continued stabilization of the local real estate market.
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Very attractive 2 storey close to the beautiful Sunnidale Park in Barrie. Professionally renovated with tasteful finishes and plenty of extras with a lovely landscaped yard- fully fenced with a very nice dog run and a large garden shed. Walkout to the yard from the living room to the two-tier deck. Full finished basement with luxury bath, rec room & office.Master with walk-in closet and ensuite.
$259,900
R2 zoning
Barrie and Orillia are on the list of the most promising places on Ontario to invest in real estate. The Real Estate Investment Network has released a report which analyzes the current and future prospects for real estate investment opportunities in Ontario, ‘Top Ontario Investment Towns’. Barrie and Orillia have appeared regularly at the top of REIN’s reports.
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rie Innisfil Boundary Adjustment
Act Passes Second Reading
Bill 196, the Barrie-Innisfil Boundary Adjustment Act, 2009 has passed parliament’s second reading. If passed, the bill will extend the southern boundary of the City of Barrie to include approximately 2,293 hectares of lands currently in the Town of Innisfil. These lands are contiguous to Barrie’s current urban structure and would enable Barrie to extend its existing urban services to these lands. This is critical for the successful implementation of the provincial policy framework in the Simcoe area.
Once in effect, property of the Town of Innisfil and the County of Simcoe in the lands affected by the boundary change would transfer to the City of Barrie on January 1, 2010.
Mmmm…remember summertime? The stats are out for August 2009, and they’re not too bad. MLS home sales activity was up from August 2008 (by 12%) in the Barrie District. Active and new listings are down. This does help to strengthen the local market as there are fewer homes for buyers to choose from.
The bad news is that the average home price is down by 0.7% compared to the same time last year.
The average length of time for a house to sell was longer in August than in July, at 4.7 months vs. 4.1 months.
Things do keep getting better, slowly but surely.