Claire Weston's Blog Posts

The Assessed Value of your home

Ever wonder about the assessed value of your home and why it is so different from the actual market value of your home? The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation or MPAC, is an independent, not

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Downpayment by means of a Gift.

Many of us have well meaning Family members who are willing to step up and help you with that home purchase! I have had many inquiries as to what this should look like.Here are some guidelines:Must

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Is this the last of the Interest hikes for the unforeseeable future?

The Bank of Canada increased its target rate for the eighth time in less than 12 months, by a quarter of a percentage point, making borrowing money even more expensive. Yet, at a quarter of a

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Best wishes for 2023!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish Everyone the very best in!

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Housing Supply Overview for Southern Georgian Bay

Housing Supply Overview based on real Estate Stats from our local MLS DataBased on Home Sales performance during the 12 month period spanning March 2021 through February 2022, Sales in the Lakelands

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Down-payments for real Estate Purchases!

Well to say the market remains volatile is an understatement of sorts!!!!!Today, I wanted to make Buyers aware of the down-payment required to purchase a home with the current prices prevailing.When

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Collingwood Stats

For those of you wondering, it still is a Sellers' Market here in Collingwood! The lack of Inventory is enabling home prices to hold their own! It is interesting to compare how long homes are on the

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How can I help you?

I know many of you do your preliminary searches for your properties on the web! I highly recommend that and applaud you! The next step is to find a Realtor you trust and reach out to them! These

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