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 a few weeks, we at the The Collingwood Blue Mountain Real Estate Blog are posting summaries from these discussions. Planners Part 4 – Town of [...]
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 [...]
The October MLS® statistics are in for our local real estate market including key areas such as Collingwood, Blue Mountain, Meaford, Clearview, Wasaga Beach and Grey Highlands. Observations: • The number of sales in October were on par with the previous three months suggesting a return to balanced market conditions at the present time. • Average residential [...]
Here is a look at the first nine months of the 2011 real estate market in the Georgian Triangle which encompasses several communities including the six key areas of Collingwood, Blue Mountain, Wasaga Beach, Meaford, Clearview and Grey Highlands. In the month of September, there were 178 sales including 146 residential sales (single family homes, [...]
The August MLS® statistics are in for our local real estate market including key areas such as Collingwood, Blue Mountain, Meaford, Wasaga Beach, Clearview and Grey Highlands. Observations for the month of August: • The number of sales for the month of August (173) were on par with July (175) but were down of August [...]
There was some positive news this month with the July stats that just came in for our local real estate market including key areas such as Collingwood, Blue Mountain, Meaford, Wasaga Beach, Clearview and Grey Highlands. Observations for the month of July: For the first time since February 2011, sales for the month were up [...]
With the first half of 2011 now behind us, here is a look at the real estate market in the Georgian Triangle which encompasses several communities including keys areas such Collingwood, Blue Mountain, Wasaga Beach, Meaford, Clearview and Grey Highlands. In the month of June, there were 196 sales including 173 residential sales (single family [...]
Here is a recap of the April real estate market in the 6 key areas of the Georgian Triangle including Collingwood, Blue Mountain, Meaford, Wasaga Beach, Clearview and Grey Highlands. Last month’s data is sure to leave many consumers (and agents) scratching their heads. There are very mixed signals in the data showing strength in [...]
It’s hard to believe that we’re looking at statistics from the penultimate month of 2010! Here are a few observations on the embedded charts included herein: • Overall, YTD November 2010 figures saw an increase in listings, expired listings and sales numbers versus same period last year. • In the table above, we see significant increases year [...]
Numbers can be fun. You can spout of some statistics to friends. You can add them, subtract them or print them out and use them for wallpaper. Whatever you like, you can do. This is a gentle way of reminding you too that statistics are nasty little things that can be interpreted and misinterpreted a [...]
