It’s always amazed me that a little restaurant in Meaford could have a line-up every night of the week. But it’s true and, it is called the Leeky Canoe. Some time ago, the Meaford Express ran a fairly substantial article about the restaurant but it doesn’t explain the success entirely. My opinion is that a) [...]
I was showing my new listing on the 7th Line in Meaford the other day and was struck by the sound. Not highways or commerce or school bells though – frogs. And birds. Like a perfect little choir, singing to soothe the ears. There is something to be said for country living, isn’t there? [...]
Well, it finally had to happen. My prediction of a softening in the 4th quarter last month was wrong so far. Sales have not softened and in fact, the opposite happened in October. October boasted 217 sales in the area – the highest sales month of 2012! Actually, this is the highest number of sales [...]
With half of 2012 now behind us, I thought it might be a good idea to take a deeper look at the real estate market performance this year. Listings The number of new listings was down 21% in the month of June compared to May with 576 new listings in the Georgian Triangle area. Year-to-date [...]
The momentum in our local real estate market continued last month with the highest level of sales in any February since 2008. In my own little world here that spans about two square feet around my desk and computer, I can tell you that we’ve had a record number of enquiries from potential purchasers – [...]
Check out the new, Downtown Meaford live webcam at http://www.harbourmicrotrends.com/webcam/
Each year, our local Georgian Triangle Association of REALTORS®, (GTAR) invite a panel of our local municipality’s planners to update our members about current events in their geographic areas. Over the next few weeks, The Collingwood Blue Mountain Real Estate Blog will post summaries from these discussions. Planners Part 1 - Rob Armstrong, Director of [...]
Are you looking for some great ways to spend some down time with the family or friends this holiday season? Here are some ideas: • Check out the Ice Sculpture Festival from December 27 – 31 in Downtown Collingwood PS. There is free parking Downtown now until January 1st, 2012 • Go Bowling in Collingwood or Meaford [...]
I love any excuse to head over to the Meaford area because there are so many great places to visit. There is the Factory Outlet, there’s Grandma Lambs and the Coffin Ridge Winery is nearby. One of my favourite places is EcoInhabit located in an old barn on the south side of Highway 26 just east of town. [...]
I wish there were a way to post an aroma onto a blog. Since I can’t, you’ll just have to make a point of dropping in to Grandma Lambe’s yourself to see, or should I say SMELL what I mean. This quaint market is located on Highway 26 just east of Meaford. It has been [...]
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