The fury of the 2011 spring real estate market has faded in Barrie. Many homes were sold yet many more remain on the market picked over by buyers much more knowledgeable of the market than the average Barrie buyers of the last decade. It was pretty much taken for granted in the first eight or s
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06/23/2011
I went down to Etobicoke earlier this week to visit friends who were quite proud to show me their newly purchased home. "We beat out two other families who were bidding against us" My friend Mark said as we walked to the single car detached garage set at the back of the yard. The house is a mode
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06/18/2011
Residential property sales recorded through the MLS® System of theBarrie & District Association of REALTORS® Inc. came in a little softer in May 2011 compared to April, but nevertheless recorded a year-over-year gain due to falling sales in May last year. Home sales numbered 449 units for the m
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06/17/2011
2 story family home listed in Barrie's East end. Great proximity to lake & area educational and health facilities. Click on the image to view all details and more pictures. sold
06/06/2011
Reproduced with the permission of the author Penny Elizabeth Dutkowski, Broker. Setting the Bar for Higher Performance Standards, Quality of Service and Client Satisfaction. HomeLife/Bayview Realty Inc., Brokerage (905) 889-2200 Well, now that I've read the anti-competitive claim made by Mel
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05/31/2011
Barrie Advance - Letter to the Editor May 24th, 2011 BARRIE - Many ideas shared with Barrie City Council in past end up filed under the heading "things we don't have money for". There is one other category at Barrie City Hall for ideas. I'd like to see the following two on that list at lea
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05/24/2011
I became aware of an interesting statistic a while back. Within Simcoe County each adult personally knows at least 3 to 5 people who earn their livings through the business of selling real estate. For every for-sale sign you see in front of a house or building in Barrie, Innisfil, Oro or Spr
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04/29/2011
We know, you don't want a mortgage... you want a home! Are you RENEWING this spring?? Don't renew your existing mortgage until you talk to me! Did you know that 88% of Canadians renew with their existing lenders and 55% of those Canadians, pay a higher rate than if they called a broker to work o
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04/22/2011
