Understanding Shoreline Road Allowances: A Guide for Waterfront
When this question comes up, do you know the answer? Does your out-of-area agent know? First of all, what is a shoreline road allowance (SRA)? Well, in the late 19th…
How Interest Rate Cuts Could Affect the Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes Real Estate Market
The Bank of Canada’s Latest Interest Rate Cut The Bank of Canada (BoC) lowered the nation’s benchmark interest rate by a quarter point, cutting it to 2.75%. While this…
Real Estate in the Kawartha Highlands: Navigating the Changing Market
As a real estate professional in the Kawartha Highlands, I am excited to share my knowledge and insights with you, my dear readers and future clients. In these interesting times, marked…
How Will Trump Tariffs Affect Canada Housing and Cottage Market?
If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you may have heard about U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to impose a 25 percent trade tariff on Canadian goods. Now that…
The Trump Effect on our Real Estate Market-Ever Changing
What’s Happening in the Markets? It has been a crazy few days. Lots of things are changing on the fly. Things could change back to normal, change to better times…
Find out what you don’t know-Episode 1 Why are fire routes called fire routes?
Why Are Fire Routes Called Fire Routes? A question we still get asked is this- Why are fire routes called fire routes: A few years ago my 10-year-old asked me…
No Interest Rate Increase Yet for 2024 Announced and The Impact of Interest Rate Increases on Mortgage Renewals in Canada
Today, the Bank of Canada made its first interest rate announcement of 2024, confirming speculations that interest rates would be held at 5%. This announcement raises the question of how…
Trail Systems of Highlands East
Trail Systems of Highlands East The opportunity for adventure is extensive in the Municipality of Highlands East! There are galleries, museums, a movie theatre, and the Haliburton Forest Wolf Centre….
Find Out What You Don’t Know- Why are Fire Routes Called Fire Routes?
Find Out What You Don’t Know- Why are Fire Routes Called Fire Routes? My 10 year old asked me a question the other day, I have never been asked…
Just the Facts-Navigating the Real Estate Market Trends and Stats
Real Estate Market Numbers- What’s Happening? The numbers are in for the first few months of 2023. The data for the single-family residential market is showing a similar pattern for…