by Rick Crouch | Feb 24, 2023 | Buying & Selling, Home Help Topics, Real Estate Financial, Real Estate General, Real Estate Statistics
Throughout the robust sales of residential real estate that we experienced in 2020, 2021 and into the first quarter of 2022, all forms of media were publishing stories about the status of the housing market. In particular, the focus was on multiple offers and bidding...
by Rick Crouch | Dec 22, 2022 | Buying & Selling, Home Help Topics, Luxury Market Statistics, Real Estate Financial, Real Estate General, Real Estate Help Tips, Real Estate Market Activity
During a recent medical appointment after the initial greeting, my doctor stated, “boy the real estate market sure has changed.” Most consumers are well aware that real estate activity today, is not what it was in 2020, 2021 and at the start of 2022. A...
by Rick Crouch | Dec 14, 2022 | Home Help Topics, Home Improvement, Municipal Affairs, Odds and Ends, Planning and Development, Real Estate General
In my prior post titled “Bill 23.- The More Homes Built Faster Act, 2002 Part 1” I summarized a number of changes pertaining to the construction of new homes that has been put forth by the Government of Ontario. This new Act (click here for details) is...
by Rick Crouch | Sep 22, 2022 | Buying & Selling, Home Help Topics, Real Estate Financial, Real Estate General, Real Estate Help Tips, Real Estate Market Activity, Real Estate Statistics
As we head into the final quarter of 2022, the real estate market continues to change affecting both Sellers and Buyers. As previously stated in prior posts including one titled The Bloom Is Off The Real Estate Rose, market dynamics have changed on a variety of...
by Rick Crouch | Sep 15, 2022 | Business Matters, Condominiums, Home Help Topics, Real Estate Financial, Real Estate General, Real Estate Help Tips, Real Estate Market Activity, Real Estate Statistics
As stated in my previous blog post titled “The Bloom Is Off The Real Estate Rose,” MLS® sales activity in the southern Georgina Bay region and in other markets across Canada has dramatically changed. The days of robust sales with multiple offers and...
by Rick Crouch | Mar 13, 2020 | Home Help Topics, Home Improvement, Real Estate General, Real Estate Help Tips
One of the issues I see with today’s newer homes is a lack of garage, storage and other space. The province of Ontario’s mandate is to cut urban sprawl by reducing lot sizes, building up rather than out thus increasing housing density. While I appreciate...
