Watch the numbers for the first portion of the year in Muskoka. Everything is up. It’s a great time to sell if you are sitting on the fence. If you are contemplating buying, new listings are coming on every day. Don’t wait. Contact us to help!
Jan-Dec 2023 Number of Listings and Sales Unit Sales Volume – Summary of Waterfront Freehold House MLS® Listings and Sales for the last 4 years by area as reported by The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® *Mary Lake, Fairy Lake, Peninsula Lake, Vernon Lake Sales by Price Range Summary of Waterfront Freehold Houses MLS® Listings and … Continue reading “Muskoka Cottage Market Watch“
Jan-Sept 2022 Number of Listings and Sales Unit Sales Volume – Summary of Waterfront Freehold House MLS® Listings and Sales for the last 4 years by area as reported by The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® Sales by Price Range Summary of Waterfront Freehold Houses MLS® Listings and Sales for the last 4 years by area … Continue reading “Muskoka Cottage Market Watch“
Real Estate Market Report January-June 2022: Muskoka Region
Prepared By: Chris Kapches, LLB, President and CEO, Broker JULY 19, 2022 The changes that have taken place in the Muskoka and Region waterfront and recreational marketplace in only the last three months have been unprecedented. As the Bank of Canada began to increase its benchmark rate in March the resale market, not only in … Continue reading “Real Estate Market Report January-June 2022: Muskoka Region”
Real Estate Market Report January-April 2022: Muskoka Region
Prepared By: Chris Kapches, LLB, President and CEO, Broker MAY 13, 2022 Many of the themes that first emerged in the Muskoka and Region recreational marketplace during the pandemic are still in play during the first third of 2022. Average sale prices continue to rise, days on market remain exceptionally low, and the sale to … Continue reading “Real Estate Market Report January-April 2022: Muskoka Region”
2021 MUSKOKA REGION The Muskoka and area recreational real estate market has changed dramatically in the past few years and particularly during the pandemic. At the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, the entire real estate market in southern Ontario came to an abrupt halt. At that time, in the early spring of 2020, it was … Continue reading “COTTAGE REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT”
THE TOP 5 REASONS TO LIST YOUR COTTAGE FOR SALE EARLY IN 2022 REASON #1: Less CompetitionUnderstandably, the winter months are a slower time for new cottage listings. April through June normally sees a huge increase in the number of cottages that hit the market. Which means more choice for buyers and more competition for … Continue reading “Should I sell my cottage in the winter?”
Chestnut Park’s Real Estate Market Update | Muskoka, January-December 2020
JANUARY 22, 2021 It would have been impossible a year ago to predict, no, even image the way the Muskoka and area recreational waterfront marketplace would unfold. Expectations were high that 2020 would perform well. As in recent, previous years, the concern was supply – would the available inventory throughout the year be sufficient to … Continue reading “Chestnut Park’s Real Estate Market Update | Muskoka, January-December 2020”
Number of Listings and Sales Unit Sales Volume – Summary of Waterfront Single Family MLS® Listings and Sales for the last 4 years by area as reported by The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® *Mary Lake, Fairy Lake, Peninsula Lake, Vernon Lake Sales by Price Range Summary of Waterfront Single Family MLS® Listings and Sales … Continue reading “Muskoka Cottage Market Watch – Sept 2019”
Real Estate Market Update | Muskoka, January-June 2019
JULY 23, 2019 Analyzing the Muskoka and area recreational waterfront marketplace in 2019 has been extremely taxing. As it is, this marketplace is complex, varying by price point, market location and region. The closest the market comes to producing any kind of pattern in 2019 is that average sales prices have increased, however, months of … Continue reading “Real Estate Market Update | Muskoka, January-June 2019”
Number of Listings and Sales Unit Sales Volume – Summary of Waterfront Single Family MLS® Listings and Sales for the last 4 years by area as reported by The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® Sales by Price Range Summary of Waterfront Single Family MLS® Listings and Sales for the last 4 years by area and price … Continue reading “Muskoka Cottage Market Watch – June 2019”
Muskoka Cottage Market Watch May 2019 Number of Listings and Sales Unit Sales Volume – Summary of Waterfront Single Family MLS® Listings and Sales for the last 4 years by area as reported by The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® Sales by Price Range Summary of Waterfront Single Family MLS® Listings and Sales for the last … Continue reading “Muskoka Cottage Market Watch – May 2019”
Lakelands waterfront sales remain on the quieter side in February
The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® Sales of waterfront properties recorded through the MLS® System for the Lakelands region numbered 31 units in February 2019. This was a decrease of 16.2% (six sales) from February 2018 and was well below average for the month. On a year-to-date basis, waterfront sales totalled 66 units over the first two … Continue reading “Lakelands waterfront sales remain on the quieter side in February”
Basement leakage is the most common problem found in houses and cottages, and over 90% of all basements are found to leak and suffer damage at one time or another. Evidence of moisture penetration can be found in almost every house. A house or cottage with water problems does not necessarily mean it was poorly … Continue reading “Leaky Basement?”
Why you need a REALTOR® more than ever in the internet age
These days, there are more options than ever when it comes to buying or selling a home or cottage. It seems a new website or sale-by-owner service is popping up every week. And while there is most certainly room for technology, progress, and a fresh approach within the real estate industry, this inevitably creates a … Continue reading “Why you need a REALTOR® more than ever in the internet age”
If you are preparing to sell your home or cottage, you’ve likely been reading about (or at least thinking about) the impending flurry of activity in the real estate market in the spring. There’s something about a long, cold winter indoors that makes owners crave a change when the ground thaws and the trees … Continue reading “5 Selling Tips for a Hot Spring Market”
Real Estate Market Update | Muskoka January- December 2018
JANUARY 26, 2019 It became obvious as 2018 wound down that the recreational market place was not immune to what was happening on the broader economic front. Throughout 2018 borrowers in the Toronto and area market place were reluctantly pulling in their horns, forced to do so by rising interest rates and borrowing costs, mortgage … Continue reading “Real Estate Market Update | Muskoka January- December 2018”
The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® Sales of waterfront properties recorded through the MLS® System for the Lakelands region numbered just 18 units in December 2018. This was a large decline of 64.7% from December 2017. While December is always a quiet month for waterfront sales, this was a particularly low sales figure. On an annual … Continue reading “Lakelands waterfront sales quiet to end 2018”
Lakelands waterfront sales remain subdued in November
The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® Sales of waterfront properties numbered 95 units in November 2018. This was a decrease of 18.8% from November 2017. On a year-to-date basis, waterfront sales totalled 1,663 units over the first 11 months of the year. This was down 21.7% from the same period in 2017. “Non-waterfront sales shot up … Continue reading “Lakelands waterfront sales remain subdued in November”
Real Estate Market Update | Muskoka, January-September 2018
OCTOBER 31, 2018 As the third quarter of 2018 came to an end, it remained unclear if a shift was taking place in the broader Muskoka and area marketplace. Generally, we see declines in the number of waterfront, recreational properties sold, concurrently with a strengthening of average sale prices, except for some isolated markets. At … Continue reading “Real Estate Market Update | Muskoka, January-September 2018”
Muskoka Market Watch – September 2018 Number of Listings and Sales Unit Sales Volume – Summary of Waterfront Single Family MLS® Listings and Sales for the last 4 years by area as reported by The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® in the Muskoka Market. Sales by Price Range Summary of Waterfront Cottage MLS® Listings … Continue reading “Muskoka Market Watch – September 2018”
Each year Christie’s International Real Estate produces a snapshot of what is going on the world of luxury real estate. This fascinating read gives an in-depth perspective on different markets across the continent and the planet. Most noteworthy, Muskoka is listed as the number 2 location worldwide for secondary residences. You might find interesting the section … Continue reading “Christie’s Luxury Defined 2018 White Paper”
Lakelands property sales improve in June, but still below last year’s levels Sales of waterfront properties recorded through the MLS® System for the Lakelands region numbered 239 units in June 2018 . This was down just 7.7% from June 2017 and was the fourth best-ever June. It was abovethe 10-year June average and just slightly … Continue reading “Sales improve in June”
Number of Listings and Sales Unit Sales Volume – Summary of Waterfront Single Family MLS® Listings and Sales for the last 4 years by area as reported by The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® Sales by Price Range Summary of Waterfront Cottage MLS® Listings and Sales for the last 4 years by … Continue reading “Muskoka Cottage Market Watch – June 2018”
The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® Lakelands property sales remain well below last year’s record levels in May 2018 Sales of waterfront properties recorded through the MLS® System for the Lakelands region numbered 191 units in May 2018. This decreased by 42.1% from May 2017, which was a record. On a year-to-date basis, waterfront sales totalled … Continue reading “Sales in May 2018”
Number of Listings and Sales of Muskoka Cottages Unit Sales Volume – Summary of Waterfront Single Family MLS® Listings and Sales for the last 4 years by area as reported by The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® *Mary Lake, Fairy Lake, Peninsula Lake, Vernon Lake Sales by Price Range Summary of Waterfront Cottage MLS® Listings … Continue reading “Muskoka Cottage Market Watch – April 2018”
Real Estate Market Update | Muskoka, January-March 2018
APRIL 11, 2018 This report begins with a disclaimer. These reports are prepared using, amongst other sources, data provided by the Lakelands Association of Realtors. In late 2017 the Association moved to a new multiple listing provider, and unfortunately ever since the Association has experienced difficulties producing reliable market data. What data we do … Continue reading “Real Estate Market Update | Muskoka, January-March 2018”
Lakelands property sales running at average levels in February 2018
– down from a very strong February in 2017 Sales of waterfront properties recorded through the MLS® System for the Lakelands region numbered 36 units, down 34.5% from February 2017. This was almost exactly in line with the 10-year average for the month of February. On a year-to-date basis, waterfront sales (72) were down … Continue reading “Lakelands property sales running at average levels in February 2018”
Waterfront sales running close to average levels in December 2017
The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® Sales of waterfront properties recorded through the MLS® system for the Lakelands region (55 units) came in 6.8% below December 2016. This was still the third best level for the month on record, standing on par with the five-year December average and well above the 10-year average for that month. … Continue reading “Waterfront sales running close to average levels in December 2017”
The numbers are in. Chestnut Park leads the pack in cottage dollars sold. These statistics are only MLS listings and do not include significant exclusive listings sold in-house. (Some of our clients do not wish to have a public listing, which we respect.)
Waterfront sales remain at average levels in September 2017
Sales of waterfront properties recorded through the MLS® system of Muskoka Haliburton Orillia – The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® came in 25.3% below last September’s record. On a year-to-date basis, waterfront sales were down 14.4% from the first three quarters of 2016. The waterfront figures for September 2017 stood in between the five … Continue reading “Waterfront sales remain at average levels in September 2017”
– January-April, 2017 An in-depth look at the Muskoka real estate numbers by the Gardiner Team Number of Listings and Sales Unit Sales Volume – Summary of Waterfront Cottage MLS® Listings and Sales for the past 2 years, and this year to date as compared to last year to date, by area as reported by … Continue reading “Muskoka Cottage Market Watch – Jan-Apr ’17”
Nathalie Tinti, Barriston LLP 45 Ann Street Bracebridge ON P1L 2C1 705-645-5211 ntinti@barristonlaw.com Who doesn’t love a boathouse? It increases the living space of your cottage and some boathouses are so beautiful that they are actually like a cottage themselves. These larger boathouses are usually two story and include some sort of … Continue reading “The Two Story Boathouse”
Nathalie Tinti, Partner Barriston LLP ntinti@barristonlaw.com 45 Ann Street Bracebridge, ON P1L 2A1 (705)645-5211 Question: Is my two story boat house legal? Answer: Chances are, if you have a two story boat house it is located on either municipally owned land (likely an original shore road allowance) or land over which the Ministry … Continue reading “Boathouse Q & A”
If you are looking for answers to insurance questions for your Muskoka cottage, the best place to start is at a local insurance brokerage. We talked to Lori McCormack at AW Shier Insurance Brokers, now part of the Stan Darling Insurance group. Here are some answers to a few of the most common questions and concerns … Continue reading “Cottage Insurance: FAQ’s”
Watch out for RECOs top 10 home buying and selling pitfalls
?For most people, buying or selling a home is one of the most important and highest value purchases they will make, and potentially the most challenging. November is Financial Literacy Month, an opportunity for the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) to put consumers on alert for 10 major home buying and selling mistakes that … Continue reading “Watch out for RECOs top 10 home buying and selling pitfalls”
Buying or selling a home or cottage is far more than a real estate transaction. Its often at the heart of a major life transition?such as purchasing your first cottage, buying a larger cottage because your family has grown, or downsizing to simplify your life as empty nesters. Thats why a REALTOR® can make such … Continue reading “Why a REALTOR®?”
A CLOSER LOOK: Energy savings, new features may be worth it By ROB PARKER, Special to QMI Agency Last Updated: April 21, 2012 12:00am With spring officially here, many homeowners are starting to look at those jobs that aren't so appealing or practical during the winter. Two areas that come to mind are windows and … Continue reading “Windows, doors costly to replace”
Retirement & Downsizing: BMO Advises on How to Determine Whether or Not to Make the Move
– First of Canada's nine million Boomers became eligible for retirement in 2011 – Health, location and financial considerations will determine whether they move or not – BMO offers advice to those thinking of giving up the family home There are several factors to consider when making the decision to downsize or not, including: … Continue reading “Retirement & Downsizing: BMO Advises on How to Determine Whether or Not to Make the Move”
“Thank you for the memorable sales and closing experience of finding the cottage of our dreams. A perfect fit for our needs.”
I & E – Lake Muskoka cottage buyers
“Jim and Iris Gardiner were both amazing to deal with. A truly professional team. They shared a great deal of knowledge with us and really shed important light regarding potential Island Cottage ownership – all the pros and cons. Not only did they sell our existing cottage in 24 hours for much higher than our asking price they helped us find our new slice of paradise on Lake Muskoka in a very tight market. We are thrilled with our new cottage and love being on Eilean Gowan Island! We would highly recommend either Jim or Iris for any of your Real Estate needs!”
J & D – Sold on Echo Lake and bought on Lake Muskoka
Jim did me a favor 20 years ago and I wanted to return the favor – I approached him and Iris at the cottage show and, even though I already had a real estate agent, he recommended a cottage property that I purchased and enjoyed for those 20 years. I therefore, tracked him down and had him be our agent in selling that property. Our priority was to find new owners that would be friendly and fit in well with the neighbors and Jim and Iris found the perfect couple Jim and Iris made the entire sale most enjoyable. The experience was so smooth and enjoyable that the sellers, the buyers and the real estate agents all got together for supper the following summer at our old cottage!
K & L – Lake Muskoka
It is with great pleasure and appreciation for me to recommend the services of Jim Gardiner and the entire Gardiner Team. Jim’s awareness of community by-laws and market related activities extracted incremental value for us when we were finalizing the purchasing agreement.
JB – Mirror Lake
Just want to tell you that you did a fine job for me on the cottage sale on Lake Muskoka. The sale has removed a huge load from my shoulders. Iris, just a note to thank you again. Money is in the bank!!!!!!
Lesley-Anne Goodfellow