It’s interesting to see that the main stream media is starting to pick up on facts that we in the local real estate market have known for a long time. Within the next year, they’ll probably start talking about real estate bubbles and how much prices are going up.
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Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay should really be considered as the sixth Great Lake, but for reasons known only to 19th century cartographers, became a large embayment of Lake Huron. This large water body, dubbed “Mer Douce” (gentle sea) by French explorers, is 320 kilometers (200 miles) long by 80 kilometers (50 miles) wide.
Since “The Bay” has some of the most picturesque scenery in the world, it’s no wonder that it is one of the most popular locations in Canada. From inexpensive leased lot properties on Parry Island, to remote island estates, Georgian Bay offers something for everyone.
Make sure to visit my website for the latest on Georgian Bay real estate.
Open House This Weekend
If you’re looking to buy a house this spring, I encourage you to visit our Open House this Saturday, April 11th from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at both 40 and 42 Winnifred Avenue in Parry Sound.
We have only two homes left to be built by Southshore Homes in this subdivision, so this will be your last chance to get into what has become the town’s most popular new neighbourhood.
More info for 40 Winnifred Ave.
Come See Us at The Cottage Life Show
If you’re in the city this weekend, feel free to drop by our booth at the Cottage Life Show and say “hi”. I’ll be at the Show today from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm, and then again tomorrow from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Bonnie will be working at the booth tomorrow from 3:00 pm until closing, then again all day Sunday.
We’d love to see you, so drop by our booth and introduce yourself!
New website is live (finally)
After several months of development, I’m very pleased to announce that my newly designed website is up and running.
Geton.com Technologies Inc. of Kelowna, B.C. did a fantastic job with the design and back end of the website, which offers most (if not all, to be honest) of the things ,clients have been asking for…..a clean, easy to navigate design, large, detailed property photos, interactive mapping, and multimedia functionality (check out some of the Animoto videos). Users will also be able to search for properties using “tags” (i.e.: you can find properties with sunset views, or rocky shorelines).
Check it out at www.jimmarshall.ca and feel free to get back to me with comments or suggestions.
The Cottage Life Show
If you’re interested in buying waterfront property in 2009, start off by visiting the Cottage Life Show at the International Centre, March 27th-March 29th.
This three day, pre-season event is the traditional kick-off to the cottage season and is a great opportunity to start researching your cottage purchase.
If you’re at the Show, feel free to drop by our RE/MAX booth in the real estate section and say hi. Odds are pretty good that either Bonnie or myself will be at the booth at any one point and we’d love to meet you in person.
You can buy tickets online and save $1.50/adult by clicking here
The Cottages are coming, the cottages are coming!
With a good week of spring weather being forecast, we’ll soon be putting snow shovels away and start to get into “no snow” mode. For us in the Parry Sound area, that means that cottage season is just ahead of us.
Although many cottages are now used on a yearly basis, the cottage real estate market officially gets going around the end of March, coinciding with the Cottage Life Show in Toronto. Since that’s only three weeks from now, we in the recreational real estate business will be busy getting promotional material together, making hotel bookings and listing cottages and waterfront properties to market at the show.
If you’ve been thinking of selling, this is the time to get the ball rolling. To make sure we’re able to include you in our property brochure, you have until March 18th to get your property on the market. If you’re looking to buy (and it is a great time to buy), make sure you’re working with a Realtor in cottage county (like me) who is in touch with the market, and who will inform you as new potential properties become available.
There are other enjoying things to do in cottage country before the snow melts, including:
- Ice fishing. Pick a sunny, mild day and you can work on your tan as you jig for lake trout
- Snowmobiling. It much more enjoyable to hit the trails in during the longer (and warmer) days of March than in frigid January. Just remember to avoid the puddles and bare, gravel roads.
- March is also maple syrup season in the Parry Sound area. Warm days and cold nights will get the sap running and there is nothing like the smell of maple syrup boiling down over an open fire. Killbear Park is having its second annual Maple Syrup Festival on the first weekend of April…if you’re in the area, make sure to check it out.
