Home sales up in July Barrie Homes for sale. What are properties selling for? Selling a home in Barrie, Ontario. Buying or selling a Barrie home get a top realtor working for you.  www.DonMcAskin.com Residential property sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Barrie & District Association of REALTORS® Inc. numbered 418 units in July 2012, up 10 per cent from the same month last year. This was the seventh consecutive year-over-year gain. Within the city of Barrie, sales activity recorded an increase on par with the overall region. The city of Barrie saw 255 residential sales in July, also 10 per cent above levels from July 2011. “Resale housing demand moderated a bit in July compared to levels in recent months, but remains well above the kinds of levels we were seeing at this time... 08/07/2012

    Go Train Schedule Expansion  Week-end and Holiday Go Train service is coming to Barrie, starting June 23rd until September 3rd.  For each day of service two trains will originate at Allandale Waterfront GO Station making all stops south to Union Station. Two trips will return from Union Station coming up to Allandale Station.  An additional 4 trips will originate in East Gwillimbury and return to East Gwillimbury with continued bus service to Barrie. A Great Investment property in Allandale by the Go train is located at 145 and 147 Burton Ave.  Barrie Ontario.  Pictures and details on this property are available, great investment property. For more information on this property or others in Barrie Downtown, contact the expert for Downtown Barrie Properities. This pilot project will s... 06/13/2012

Income Propety for Sale in Barrie Ontario LEGAL 6 PLEX WITH WATERFRONT VIEWS. Super property located in Barrie Ontario.  Income Property with a great return.   Located in Barrie Ontario in the Allandale neighbourhood. Be the First to Own this Income Property for Sale in Barrie Ontario and offer new tenants a short WALK TO NEW GO TRAIN PLATFORM BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW! LOTS OF POTENTIAL, AS THE AREA IS CHANGING DRAMATICALLY. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN AREA. NEWER ROOF 2-3 YEARS, NEWER BOILER, SEPARATE COMMON LAUNDRY, NATURAL GAS FIRED BOILER - LANDLORD PAYS THE HEAT, TENANTS PAY THEIR OWN HYDRO & WATER. 6 units in total all legal.  5 - 2 bedrooms, 1 - 1 bedroom apartments.  Gross Yearly Income of just under $60,000 per year with great potential of increased rents.   Good Income Property for Sal... 12/13/2011

What happened to my Client who Fell in Love with a home I showed him? He went back home to Toronto, to take a closer look at his financial situation, talk to his Family and his Mortgage Specialist.  He wanted that home!  I told him that he should take care of all of this as soon as possible, to get the ball rolling. The house was a secluded paradise with in ground pool, private, spa-like back yard and all the bells and whistles you could ever want in a luxury residence. In fact, during an office tour, we had a tough time leaving the house, every Agent in the office was talking about it and… drum roll please… I was the lucky one to… sell it?! I called my Client almost daily that week, and he was still not ready to make a move.  There was not much happening with the listing, as it was the... 09/25/2009

Few months ago I was contacted by someone who found my site by Google Search.  I was impressed he said that each time he searched; I came up at the top, so he decided to give me a call.  He was looking to buy in Barrie and currently lived in Toronto.  He gave me his must-haves, and his price range and we set the time to meet over the weekend to view several properties that I was able to find for him. Weekend came and he arrived with his girlfriend.  Each home I showed them had most if not all of the items on his list and yet… we couldn’t “put a finger on it”.  Something was missing… the WOW factor was not there.  To make the matters worst, quite quickly it became evident that those two people had a drastically different taste and quite frankly I could not imagine how I will ever find a ... 09/25/2009

We all have them- at least I hope we do!  Reuseable shopping bags. I am now the owner of 27. That's right 27. I forget to take them with me when I go shopping, so I buy some more and they end up in the front hall closet too. And now to top it all off, our local grocery chain store is now charging 5 cents for each plastic bag if you want one of those. How to break this guilt inducing cycle?  You see I am a Live Green, Live Smart Trainer. Someone who is supposed to be setting an example when it comes to living in a sustainable way. Someone who is supposed to be trying to create a smaller carbon foot print on this earth. It seems so simple. Why do I forget to take the reuseable bags when I only shop once per week. I know I am going to the store to buy a week's worth of groceries. It never ... 01/14/2009

I recently replaced the 30 year old carpeting in my master bedroom. There are many options out there today from wood to laminate to bamboo to low VOC carpet. I would like wood but I also wanted the softness of carpet in the bedroom. Decisions, decisions. It took awhile to decide, but I finally opted for Low VOC carpet from Gallery of Floors in Barrie. The carpet cost a little more than regular carpeting, but the upside was no off gassing from the carpet. As you spend 8 hours sleeping this was a concern for me as I have asthma and did not want any odours and off gassing from the carpet to effect my health. I knew I had made the right choice when my husband came home from work that day. The first thing he said was "didn't the carpet guys come today?" He couldn't smell the new  carpeting (... 11/03/2008