The Collingwood – Blue Mountain Real Estate Blog

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 [...]

Part 3 of a 4 part series Arranging financing for the purchase of a condo hotel unit, such as those in the Village at Blue Mountain, is not always as straight forward as buyers might expect.  Since these are commercially zoned units that are principally used for the generation of revenue, many lenders treat them as [...]

Second in a four-part series In my own experience, people who buy condo units in the Village at Blue are looking for one or all of four things: 1.  They want to use and enjoy a unit themselves while using rental revenue to offset expenses and carrying costs 2. They want to be “where it is at’ [...]

A significant, proposed new development in Collingwood has made it through the first round of approvals. Collingwood council recently approved an official plan amendment for the Black Ash Lifestyle Village, a large project located on the former Cranberry driving range in the west end of town.  The Black Ash project includes a plan for two [...]

It’s hard to believe that in just ten years, a vacant field at the base of Blue Mountain has turned into a bustling, Old Ontario style village.  Today, the Village at Blue is home to about 46 shops and restaurants plus about 700 hotel-condominium units that hosts over a million visitors each year. In a [...]