Boys Bring Your Toys This property Has Room For Them All Summer or Winter ..... this porperty has options for both A three car garage, a work shop big enough for those larger vehicles a mini barn with a loft and an artist studio. Not enough you say! ..... Well this 10 acre property also has two ponds, and river frontage ..... You can canoe, swim, skidoo, cross country ski and more. Still not enough - whats that? You want somewhere to live! How about a three bedroom raised bungalow with pleanty of room to entertain in the open kitchen, living, dining room combination. This Property Has It All        03/14/2014

Uxbridge Real Estate Market Snapshot - Month End February 2014 Sales continue to climb and are up by 15.79% to the end of February over the same period last year.. Market Activity is really picking up as we enter the early phase of our spring market. It's worth noting that our potential buyer activity on our web site was up 2.09% from last year for the month of February. While there were 108 active listings at month end there are still a large number of new homes included in the mix (something we do not normally have). Multiple Offers While snow and freezing weather continued through February in Uxbridge the number of sales says it did not dampened our real estate market and we anticipate a brisk spring market with properties that are realistically priced selling fairly quickly. We have... 03/07/2014

    Uxbridge, Ontario Just Listed Just Sold Location, Location, Location On A Quiet Court It's Family Approved, with a pool sized lot, your family will enjoy living and growing in this 3 bedroom home with a finished basement. Weekends are relaxing as you sit by the fireplace in the family room, watching the kids play hockey on the back yard rink. schools are close by Best of all ....it can be yours. .... call Kathy today 905.852.6143 02/25/2014

Sorry This One Is SOLD Century Charm Exudes here .... from the moment you step off the front veranda and enter the front door .... original touches are everywhere. Do you love genuinely old, yet want liveable? This home offers updated kitchen and bathrooms, plus a granny suite addition, to use as family space or for granny. Your dream of owing a century home can become reality .... call Kathy today 905.852.6143  02/21/2014

Uxbridge Real Estate Market Snapshot - Week Ending Sunday February 16th, 2014 Word on the street is there will be variety of new** listings coming up this week, and a few of them will come from this list of properties on our sneak preview list of homes that will soon be for sale. What Potential Buyers Are Looking At   Notice the difference between the median asking price that buyers are looking at on one of our web sites (above) and the median asking price (below). This is a good indicator that there are more potential buyers for homes under the median asking price price.   Currently ..... Median Asking Price $729,000 There are 107, down from 110, properties listed at the end of last week on the National MLS® System for sale in Uxbridge with a price range from $169,900 to $3,699,000 an... 02/17/2014

Another Sneak Preview Uxbridge Bungalow Set Amongst The Trees What a great location ..... Moments from town ..... Across from the golf course. Sitting on just under half an acre, surrounded with mature trees, sits this 3 bedroom bungalow, spacious bright living room with word burning fireplace, eat in kitchen, walk out from dining room to private patio and yard. This home even backs onto woodlands. Loads of potential here....bring your ideas and make it yours!!     Working in concert with our sellers who are preparing for an upcoming movewe now offer a Sneak Preview of Homes that we will be putting on the market shortly. Byletting us knowthat you may be interested in one of the propertiespresented on our Sneak Preview Page we will ensure youare notified the minute it becomes available f... 02/14/2014

When The Wind BlowsYou have to love living in the country and you have to know how to deal with snow when the wind blows.The drive between our home and town in the winter can be tricky, The wind blows across the farmers fields causing white outs even when it is not snowing. There are places along the road where the wind piles the snow in huge drifts across the road or even worse causes the road to ice over very quickly and suddenly.Thankfully the Region is aware of this and snow plows are frequently seen plowing sanding and salting the road, Several times this winter I have passed more that one going in the opposite direction as we plodded along behind the one going in our direction.During a storm they push the snow off the road and out onto the shoulder of the road. Later when there is... 02/14/2014

Uxbridge Real Estate Market Snapshot - Week Ending Sunday February 9th, 2014 Listing inventory continues to pick up with 17 new ** listings this past week ..... there are now 110 active properties on the MLS® system.  Keeping an eye on what is happening on an ongoing basis, getting pre-qualified for a mortgage, preparing your existing home to sell (if you have one to sell) are all steps to be taking now in preparation for your spring purchase.  Don't wait until your dream home appears to prepare as other buyers who are prepared will be in a better position to make a deal than you and you could loose out on your perfect dream home. Currently ..... Median Asking Price $713,400 There are 110, up from 100, properties listed at the end of last week on the National MLS® System for sale in Ux... 02/13/2014

The Uxbridge Real Estate Market The Year In Review - #5 in a Series We are often asked "How Is The Market Doing? While we all have a feel for the answer based on our years of experience in selling homes in Uxbridge a definitive answer to that question would require a look at many aspects of the real estate market. One of the best ways to determine how the market is doing is to look at the percentage of Active listings that have recently sold.  Sale To Listings Ratios Snapshots We maintain a data base of sales and other related data based on information supplied by the Toronto Real Estate Boards Month End Real Estate Market Update.  One of the statistics we maintain is the percentage of active listings that sell another is sales expressed as a percentage of new listings. The infographic ... 02/13/2014

Sneak Preview   Working in concert with our sellers who are preparing for an upcoming move we now offer a Sneak Preview of Homes that we will be putting on the market shortly.  By letting us know that you may be interested in one of the properties presented on our sneak preview page we will ensure you are notified the minute it becomes available for viewing. Country Retreat 100 Acre Farm Save On Energy Costs .....This home has an Energuide reading of 82, the equivalent to an energy efficient new home, the highest I have seen. The mechanics of this house are great...a geo thermal unit heats and cools the house,  newer windows, upgraded insulation, plus a newer well and septic tank. Square corner lot with two road frontages. As you can see from the photos it is a lovely Early Ontario Red... 02/13/2014

The Uxbridge Real Estate Market The Year In Review - #4 in a Series Seasonal Trends. The following graphs combine 3 aspects of the housing market in Uxbridge, to show trends over a short time frame in the last year. While you will find variations from year to year there is a fairly typical trend to all three aspects in each quarter. Looking at the Last Quarter of 2012 the number of active listings were trending lower at about the same rate as sales and new listings were trending lower at a slower rate than sales. This type of market reflects a fairly stable market with the spread between active listings and buyers (who bought) remaining fairly consistent. 4th Quarter 2012 Looking at the First Quarter of this year active listings as well as sales were all trending upward at relatively th... 02/08/2014

Uxbridge Real Estate Market Snapshot - Month End January 2014 With 16 reported sales even our "Deep Freeze" with it's sub zero temperatures and snowy weather did not dampen our buyer activity as sales were up 5 from last year and within the range of the last three years. The increase in the average sales price of 20.69% and our median sale price of 27.01% over January 2013 should give sellers a warm fuzzy feeling to counter our deep freeze. While there were 99 active listings at month end there were a large number of new homes included in the mix (something we do not normally have). The smaller amount of resale homes contributed to the rise in the average and median sale price. Median Sold Price $552,500 There were 99 properties listed at the end of the month on the National MLS® Syste... 02/07/2014

The Uxbridge Real Estate Market The Year In Review - #3 in a Series  Average Sale Price Of Homes The chart below graphically shows that, for Homes For Sale in Uxbridge, the Average Sale Price has been higher than those of the previous three years in seven of the last 12 months. With close to $150,000 difference between the low in March and the high in October you may think that Uxbridge sale prices are not very stable or that  March was the best time last year to buy. In reality we enjoy a fairly stable market here with a reasonable price growth annually. Looking at the average sale price for the past year gives us a better indication of what is happening to home values in Uxbridge.   Understanding the Statistics We are often asked "Is the average price going up or down? Looking at mont... 02/07/2014

Uxbridge Real Estate Market Snapshot - Week Ending Sunday February 2nd, 2014 Real Estate listing activity continued to pick up this past week with the number of current listing climbing once again over the previous week, in all there were 16 new** listings reported last week 2 more than the week before. With the listing inventory picking up now is the time to start your dream home search process. An educated buyer, one who starts their search several months in advance of when they anticipate buying, will be well aware of the market conditions when it comes time to buy. Don't wait until your dream home appears as other buyers who are prepared will be in a better position to make a deal than you and you could loose out on your perfect dream home. Keeping an eye on what is happening on an... 02/03/2014

    The Great Escape - A Canadian Story An Opportunity To Learn How Big A Role Canadians Played. What a fantastic story ..... brought to life so much because we saw the movie ..... and then to hear part of his version of it.  It was well worth the time ..... It started at 1 pm...and no one wanted to leave at 5.30 when they needed the theatre cleaned out for the next movie. I purchased tickets for this event along with the signed book for Barrie for Christmas....so now I need to make a big pot of tea and go and read the book!! The movie was introduced by Ted Barris, the local historian who wrote the book The Great Escape, A Canadian Story. While the movie is supposed to be based on fact Ted's research tells a slightly different version. Prior to the start of the movie he pointed out the ... 02/03/2014

SNEAK PREVIEWUp Coming Homes For Sale Did you ever wish you knew what homes were coming on the market before they become available?  While now you can. Working in concert with our sellers who are preparing for an upcoming move we now offer a Sneak Preview of Homes that we will be putting on the market shortly. There was a time when a prospective home seller would phone and say come and talk to me about selling my home. You would set an appointment gather up some local sales info and head off for the appointment. If you secured the listing you would fill out a carbon copy one page listing form take a picture of the front of the house and off you go to put it on the MLS system.   time from first call to listing ... as little as a few hours up to a day or two Today Realtors® often work wit... 02/01/2014

2013 - The Uxbridge Real Estate Market, A Year In Review - #2 in a Series   Days On The Market In looking at the chart below you will see that average days on the market for homes in Uxbridge dropped considerably in January, February, July, August, November and December and was down slightly in March, May and October.     When we look at the 12 month rolling averages we see that the market generally continues to tighten up with the average days on the market dropping from 62 down to 40 over the last three years.     Understanding the Statistics   "Recently a consumer asked "is the average days on the market chart based on what month the house was listed?"   The short answer to the question "is the average days on the market chart based on what day the house was listed" is yes for the c... 01/27/2014

Uxbridge Real Estate Market Snapshot - Week Ending Sunday January 26th, 2014 Real Estate listing activity picked up this past week with the number of current listing climbing slightly from last week, in all there were 14 new** listings reported last week. As the inventory begins to pick up now is the ideal time to start your dream home search process. An educated buyer, one who starts their search several months in advance of when they anticipate buying, will be well aware of the market conditions when it comes time to buy. Keeping an eye on what is happening on an ongoing basis, getting pre-qualified for a mortgage, preparing your existing home to sell (if you have one to sell) are all steps to be taking now in preparation for your spring purchase. Don't wait untill your dream home app... 01/27/2014

2014 Uxbridge Road Trips - Cannington Dog Sled Races Dog Sled races ..... What a great way to start a new year of road trips! Take time this weekend to drive up to Cannington and take in the 2014 Winter Festival and the 10th annual Cannington Dog Sled Races. Just slightl over 1 hour from Toronto and less that an hour from Uxbridge, Whitchurch Stouffville, Keswick, Port Perry or even Muskoka. Some Of The events and Attractions We Enjoyed In The Past   What To Expect This Year     01/22/2014

2013 - Uxbridge Real Estate Market, A Year In Review - #1 in a Series This is the first in a series of posts that will take you behind the numbers you see published in the news as we look at a year in review. What Potential Buyers Were Looking At: This review is one you will not see published by any real estate board, as it looks at what potential buyers are looking at on one of our web sites. The chart below graphically shows the average ($785,517) and median prices ($634,900) of Homes For Sale in Uxbridge that Potential Buyers were looking at throughout the year.   The 2013 average and median figures for the year are up over $100,000 compared to 2012 Understanding the Statistics With the December average price almost touching the One Million Dollar Mark, you might think that Uxbridge ... 01/21/2014