by Rick Crouch | Apr 11, 2025 | Buying & Selling Tips, Legal Issues, Real Estate Buying, Real Estate Help Tips
Buying a home is one of the biggest investments you’ll ever make—emotionally and financially. Between mortgage paperwork, home inspections, arranging for insurance and moving logistics, it’s easy to miss some of the finer details. One of those? Title insurance....
by Rick Crouch | Feb 13, 2025 | Buying & Selling Tips, Real Estate General
As Canadians, no one will nor can they realistically deny that we are not in turbulent times. As I draft this post, I am outside the country in Costa Rica, essentially surrounded by fellow Canadians, most from Ontario some from western Canada specifically Alberta. ...
by Rick Crouch | Oct 23, 2024 | Buying & Selling Tips, Legal Issues, Real Estate Buying
A recent story in CBC News provides fair warning to consumers that are considering the purchase of a new home that has yet “to be built.” Both my daughter and son moved into new homes this past summer and while construction of their homes took longer than...
by Rick Crouch | Oct 12, 2024 | Buying & Selling Tips, Condominiums, Real Estate Market Activity, Real Estate Market Report, Real Estate Statistics
After a booming condo market in 2020 and 2021, the Southern Georgian Bay area has seen a noticeable softening in condominium sales. The trend that began in the latter half of 2022 has continued throughout 2023 and into 2024, leaving Buyers and Sellers in a very...
by Rick Crouch | Sep 25, 2024 | Buying & Selling Tips, Property Pricing, Real Estate Market Activity, Real Estate Selling
Starting in the first quarter of 2022, the real estate market began to shift away from the robust sales and pricing activity we had see through 2020 and 2021. Selling your home in the Southern Georgian Bay area can be an exciting yet challenging experience, especially...
by Rick Crouch | Sep 17, 2024 | Buying & Selling Tips, Real Estate General, Real Estate Help Tips
When it comes to buying or selling a home in Southern Georgian Bay, one of the most crucial decisions you’ll make is selecting the right REALTOR® to guide you through the process. You might wonder, does it matter if my REALTOR® is local? Isn’t real estate the same...