Hi all,

Just north of the Barrie Real Estate area you will find a wonderful ski resort called “Ski Snow Valley”. If you have never been to the Barrie area before and you are coming here this winter to look at our Real Estate then bring your skis with you. We have several good Skiing and snow boarding areas just north of the city. Read the rest of this entry

HI all, I know this has nothing to do with Barrie Real Estate however, in the interest of spreading the love, I thought I would point this out. If you have ever thought about owning an Apple Mac computer ad couldn’t quite justify the cost then you might want to read on. Read the rest of this entry

Most Ontarians are still confused about HST and resale homes

An Ipsos Reid survey commissioned by OREA and released in October reveals that 56 per cent 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 transaction fees associated with the purchase of a home that has been previously occupied (i.e. not a newly-built home). Read the rest of this entry

The following is a press release from the president of the Barrie Association of Realtors.

Sales activity stable in October

Residential property sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Barrie & District Association of REALTORS® Inc. remained well below last year’s record levels in October 2010, but edged up one per cent on a seasonally adjusted month-over-month basis. This follows consecutive gains of 10 per cent in August and September.

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