The Collingwood – Blue Mountain Real Estate Blog

Part Three in the Condo Series In Part One of this series, we talked about the fact that condominiums are made up of exclusive use units as well as common elements; the parts of the development that are owned in common by all of the unit owners.  These would usually include things such as roadways, [...]

Part Two in the Condo Series A status certificate is like a disclosure statement.  It reveals important information that any condo buyer would want to know such as details about the condominium corporation’s financial status, reserve fund studies, whether or not condo fee payments are up to-date, any pending lawsuits or legal claims against the [...]

Condominiums now account for about a third of all new homes built in Ontario and likely much higher than that here in the Collingwood – Blue Mountain areas. All condominium projects are made up of two parts:  the common elements which are jointly owned and, the units which are individually owned. The term condominium applies [...]

Here are some things that are good to know for the next time that someone starts talking to you about the real estate market, you’re going to look real good.  You can say things like, “Did you know that 40% of all residential properties sold in Collingwood are condominiums?” I’m happy to report that the [...]

Emotions are running high in Collingwood, AGAIN, in regard to the Admiral Collingwood Place development slated for the corner of Hurontario and St. Marie Streets in the downtown core.  The site is located at the southern gateway into the Heritage Conservation District.  (Patience, we’re getting to some pictures in a sec.) This contentious site was [...]

After a good day on the slopes, there is something very comforting about walking home to your own condo rather than a hotel room.  You can light the fireplace, pour a glass of wine, pop dinner in the oven and enjoy privacy and views of a forest from the windows and patio.  You can easily [...]

I worked with a family back in the late spring who had decided to buy either a chalet or condo in the Blue Mountain area for ski season use.  They didn’t really envision using it too much in the summer months.  Turns out they were mistaken. This wonderful family of four bought a condominium in [...]

Did you read the article this week-end with the above captioned heading?  It certainly caught my attention. Of course, for most of us this is old news indeed but, oh well, I guess recycled news never hurts if it is still timely. The article is specifically referring to condos that are part of the Village at [...]

I often get enquiries about the proposed Terrasan Craigleith Village Development planned along Highway 26 in Blue Mountain just west of Collingwood.  The developer is proposing to build a large Village Community which includes a combination of commercial, retail, recreational, institutional and natural and open spaces.  The zoning by-law has been approved. The 63.75 acre site [...]

For many reasons such as lifestyle, demographics and affordability, condominiums are increasingly becoming the home of choice for many buyers today.  I know that in the last year, I too have shown and sold more condos than any other type of property so I thought a quick review of the statistics would be interesting. In [...]