by Rick Crouch | Oct 14, 2021 | Legal Issues, Municipal Affairs, Real Estate Financial, Real Estate General
In the past few months I have listed and sold two condominium units at the base of Blue Mountain including the one shown in the attached photo. Both properties were used by the owners but on occasion they were also rented out on a short term basis which is less than...
by Rick Crouch | Sep 22, 2021 | Business Matters, Condominiums, Legal Issues, Municipal Affairs, Real Estate Financial, Real Estate General
Over the years, many Buyers looking to purchase a recreational property in the southern Georgian Bay region have wanted to acquire something that provides short term rental potential to help offset their ownership costs. The Internet has certainly aided in making...
by Rick Crouch | Sep 16, 2021 | Community Affairs, Legal Issues, Municipal Affairs, Odds and Ends, Planning and Development, Real Estate General
A recent news story was just published in Simcoe.com pertaining to a couple that purchased a home in the southern Georgian Bay area a year ago. This story is yet another example as to why due diligence is so important when buying or selling a home or other...
by Rick Crouch | Aug 8, 2021 | Community Affairs, Legal Issues, Municipal Affairs, Planning and Development
Having first moved to the Collingwood area in 1985, I like many others have witnessed a sharp increase in the amount of traffic in the southern Georgian Bay area overall. Making a left hand turn almost anywhere has become a real challenge. Intersections that were...
by Rick Crouch | May 3, 2021 | Legal Issues, Municipal Affairs, Politics, Real Estate General, Uncategorized
For those of us that are avid readers and follow the news whether it’s local, national, business, politics or any number of other topics, there has been no shortage of material to digest and weigh-in on over this past several months if not years. Nowhere has...
by Rick Crouch | Feb 5, 2021 | Legal Issues, Real Estate Financial, Real Estate General
In Real Estate & HST Can Be Taxing – Part 1, I covered some of the basic circumstances where the matter of Ontario’s Harmonized Sales Tax otherwise known as HST can significantly impact the sale of real property for both Sellers and Buyers. In Part 2,...
