Take Me Home To - Oakville, Ontario

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Lots of damage to bridge closed for months now in Oakville ravine. Now a hangout. Town waiting for permit. Why? | TweetPhoto

Lots of damage to bridge closed for months now in Oakville ravine. Now a hangout. Town waiting for permit. Why? | TweetPhoto

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Bronte Creek Provincial Park

 
 
 
 

CBC News - Consumer Life - Real estate in Canada: average resale prices, changes in new home prices

Interesting article from CBC News with regards to the average price of homes in Canada.
CBC News - Consumer Life - Real estate in Canada: average resale prices, changes in new home prices

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CBC News - World - Global real estate stabilizing: Scotiabank

CBC Newsworld released this article today with regards to our stabilizing real estate market.
CBC News - World - Global real estate stabilizing: Scotiabank

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J. C. Saddington Park, Port Credit, Ontario

The Village of Port Credit is home to a beautiful harbour area. On the west side of the harbour sits J. C. Saddington Park. Overlooking Lake Ontario, the winding paths also stretch over to the harbour where the Credit River flows into the lake.
A waterfront trail leading to the west is paved and home to joggers, cyclers, roller bladers and those just out for a stroll. The views of the Toronto Skyline to the East are incredible. Saddington Park also offers picnic areas, washroom facilities, fountains, ponds, children's playground and an abundance of wildlife.

This side of the harbour is much quieter but just as beautiful as the east side where you can walk the pier and enjoy dining at Snug Harbour restaurant. From the east side of the Harbour, you can walk along the Credit River under Lakeshore Road to the park and facilities on the North side of Lakeshore Road.

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Oakville Real Estate Sales Statistics - August 2009

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August 2009 Sales Statistics

Number of sales - 283

Average Sale Price - $526,636

Median Sale Price - $442,500

Average Days on Market - 41

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Year To Date - Jan.1 - Aug. 31, 2009

Number of sales - 2251

Average Sale Price - $502,763

Median Sale Price - $420,000

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Compared to August 2008

Number of sales - 210

Average Sale Price - $521,414

Median Sale Price - $430,500

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Compared Year to Date Jan. 1 - Aug. 31, 2008

Number of sales - 2292

Average Sale Price - $520,830

Median Sale Price - $423,000

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The number of home sales in Oakville rose in August 2009 by 34.8% over August 2008.

The average sale price in Oakville rose in August 2009 by 1% over August 2008.

The median sale price in Oakville rose in August 2009 by 2.8% over August 2008.

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The number of home sales in Oakville from Jan. 1 - Aug. 31, 2009 was down slightly from the same period of 2008 by 1.8%

The average sale price in Oakville from Jan.1 - Aug. 31, 2009 year to date was down slightly from the same period in 2008 by 3.5%

The median sale price in Oakville from Jan. 1 - Aug. 31, 2009 year to date was marginally lower at 0.7% from the same period last year.

August 2009 was the fourth consecutive month where the number of sales has outpaced the same months from 2008.

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Inventory is low in Oakville and it is fast becoming a seller's market. In certain price ranges bidding wars are taking place with multiple offers on homes that show well and are priced correctly.

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Contact Jenny for all of your real estate needs. Your Oakville Community REALTOR® since 1989.

Past President Oakville, Milton & District Real Estate Board

Statistics Source - OMDREB Tarasoft Matrix

Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture, originally uploaded by Jenny Kotulak - Oakville Real Estate Broker.

Turkey Vultures, Jenny Kotulak, photo

Turkey Vultures, Jenny Kotulak, photo, originally uploaded by Jenny Kotulak - Oakville Real Estate Broker.

Parry Sound Ontario - Georgian Bay

Parry Sound, Ontario has a population of 6500. Thw population swells during the summer months as thousands flock to cottage country. Parry Sound harbour is home to the Island Queen which sails daily to the 30,000 islands in the area on Georgian Bay. Parry Sound is also famous for being the birthplace of the great hockey legend Bobby Orr. The Stockey Centre is home to the Bobby Orr museum and also offers concerts, theatre presentations and a fantastic view from the patio of Georgian Bay. Parry Sound sunsets are spectacular. The new Parry Sound Hospital is state of the art. The Parry Sound lookout tower offers the best vantage point to view Georgian Bay and it's surrounding islands. Parry Sound is also a popular winter destination due to the groomed snowmobile trails and cross country skiing. Large and small motels, and bed and breakfast accommodations are plentiful. There are also a selection of lodges that are open year round. Parry Sound, Ontario truly is a all season vacation destination.

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When Life Was Hard But Oh So Simple

Halton Region - A Safe Place to Live

Canada's Most Dangerous Places to Live

Macleans magazine has just published their findings of Canada's most dangerous communities to live in.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was named the most dangerous city, according to the magazine, followed by Winnipeg, Manitoba, Regina Sask., Prince George, B.C., Edmonton, Alberta, Chilliwack, B.C., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Vancouver, B.C., Surrey, B.C. & Victoria, B.C.

As Maclean's explains their Methodology

"Maclean's obtained annual crime data from Statistics Canada for municipal police services with the 100 largest populations in the nation. Using 2007 rates per 100,000 population for six crimes-homicide, sexual assault, aggravated assault, vehicle theft, robbery plus breaking and entering-Maclean's calculated the percentage difference from the national rate for each of the six crimes. In consultation with StatsCan, we gave each crime equal weights and standardized the rates to obtain an overall score that measured each area's percentage difference from the national rate. Data from Nunavut and the Northwest Territories are excluded from the provincial and territorial score calculations due to their extreme crime rate values, which are inconsistent with the distribution of the rest of the countryagazine notes "

For the second year in a row, Halton is the safest region in Canada and the safest area to live in the Greater Toronto Area according to the Macleans article. It is the fifth safest commuity. Out of 100 communities, with number 100 having the least crime Halton Region's rankings are: 66th for murder, 74 for motor vehicle theft, 76th for robbery, 81st for aggrevated assault, 92nd for break and enter and 97th for sexual assault.

The Halton Region Police Service oversees the City of Burlington, Town of Oakville, Town of Milton & Halton Hills with a population of 467,200 residents in 2008. Halton Region covers 232,000 acres including 25 km of shoreline on Lake Ontario.

Caledon, Ontario was deened to be the safest community while Oromocto, New Brunswick, Levis, Quebec, and Maskoutains Mrc, Quebec round out the top five. Toronto landed in the 29th spot for most dangerous but that is three spots safer than last year. Montreal bettered themselves from 19th most dangerous on last year's list to 24th this year. The Capital City, Ottawa ranked midway at 56th most dangerous.

Not only is Oakville a beautiful town and a wonderful community to raise a family, it is also a very safe environment to live in.