tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56787819199488824032024-02-08T12:44:31.749-08:00Dorothy Mazeau, Sales Representative, B. Arch, SRESThe Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678781919948882403.post-8791200393281694122014-02-12T11:24:00.000-08:002016-01-14T11:29:42.359-08:00Protect Our Ash Trees<span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The ice storm in December really highlighted the danger to our beautiful ash trees posed by the Emerald Ash Borer. Patti Foley is sponsoring an information session on this problem at the Bolton and District Horticultural Society meeting on March 18th. Attendance is free. If you've seen the devastation in Caledon neighbourhoods you will want to be there! Patti's blog is posted below:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">M</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">illions of ash trees across Ontario have already been lost to the destructive pest, Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Last year, EAB was identified in some areas of Caledon. Untreated, infested trees will generally die in 2 – 3 years.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Many people don’t know if they have any ash trees in their neighbourhood or yard.</span> </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: smaller;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Please join Bolton & District Horticultural Society at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 where information about this devastating pest will be shared. The speakers will provide information about identifying ash trees and understanding what options are available. The goal of the meeting is to empower residents to take action in their own communities through treatment of existing healthy ash trees and planting of new trees.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Topic: Ash Trees at Risk – Emerald Ash Borer</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Speaker: Local Enhancement & Appreciation of Forests. L.E.A.F. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the protection and improvement of the urban forest.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Location: Albion Bolton Community Centre, 150 Queen Street South (Regional Road/Highway 50) Bolton, ON in the AUDITORIUM on the 2nd floor (stairs and elevator access).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Meeting sponsored by Patti Foley, Regional Councillor, Bolton ward 5</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Admission: FREE to members.<br /> Guest fees waived for this meeting. Guests please RSVP to bolton@gardenontario.org</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Website: </span></span><a href="http://www.boltonhort.info/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999966; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">http://www.boltonhort.info</span></span></a></div>
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The Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678781919948882403.post-79549931247237402402013-06-14T11:28:00.000-07:002016-01-14T11:29:50.787-08:00Aging in Style: Living Retirement YOUR Way!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">and <span style="font-size: medium;">Yvonne Parker, Personal Financial Solutions</span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Making Your Money Last as Long as You Do</strong></span><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> - Canadians are living longer; will you outlive your retirement savings? Find out about guaranteed income for life plans that you can’t outlive.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Funding Healthcare as You Age</span><br /> - The average Canadian will spend the last 10 years in sickness. Find out about effective plans you can put in place now to fund healthcare without dipping into your retirement savings.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>The Family Home: Should I Stay or Should I Go?</strong></span><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> - Introspective questions to help you evaluate your living situation.<br /> - Explore ways to keep your house working for you.<br /> - Explore the options for making a change for the better.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Chic-á-Boom </span><br /> 18371 Hurontario Street (Hwy 10)<br /> Caledon Village<br /> Wednesday, July 10/2013</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Yvonne Parker Dorothy Mazeau<br /> (T) 416-931-9127 (T) 416-550-4015 <br /> (E) yvonne@personalsolutions.ca (E) dmazeau@royallepage.ca</span></strong></div>
The Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678781919948882403.post-35423979270364375362012-06-30T11:34:00.000-07:002016-01-14T11:35:51.816-08:00Caledon Real Estate Market Snapshot - May 2012<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, the robins are gone, so it’s back to real estate! Here’s the Market Snapshot for May 2012: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The number of homes available for sale in Caledon has gone up 10% since May 2011. In contrast, the number of sales has only increased 3.3%. So there is now an inventory of more than three month’s supply of homes on the market. This is still favourable for sellers, but the supply is growing so there is more and more competition among homes available for sale. This may account for the flattening of the median sale price, although a change in the mix of homes sold may be partially responsible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Toronto Real Estate Board has introduced a new way of measuring home prices that levels out these differences in the types of homes being sold. Based on this new system, the “benchmark” home price in Caledon has actually increased 4.75% over the past year. Moving forward this new method will provide a more accurate comparison for price changes year over year.</span> </div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #20124d;">$489,000 </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #20124d;">-1.0%</span></span></span></div>
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The Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678781919948882403.post-64184360182235325282012-06-24T11:36:00.000-07:002016-01-14T11:38:08.657-08:00Close Encounters of the Bird Kind - Part 2<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once they had started being fed again, our nestling robins had grown and developed quickly. For the most part they seemed none the worse for wear after their earlier ordeal, although one of them was struggling. He was developing more slowly than the others. His neck was still scrawny and featherless, and he had difficulty keeping his head up in the “feed me!” position; he kept laying it down on the edge of the nest to rest. We were worried about him, but eventually even he began to fill out. The nest got so crowded that, once in a while, the chicks had to actually flap their wings in order to keep from being pushed out! (Good practice, I imagine.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The parent birds took to standing beside the nest to feed them – there just wasn’t room on the rim. And they would call to the babies from nearby branches, causing the little ones to swivel around and stretch out their beaks in the direction of the sound – no small feat in such a crowded nest. The babies would get very excited and finally, late that Tuesday morning, the bravest got up on the edge of the nest, stretched his legs as tall as he could, flap his wings and hopped down onto the window sill! Immediately the parent was there, with a big fat bug as a reward! But when the parent turned its attention to the other babies, our hero snuggled in as close as he could to the nest, and when the parent left, he shoehorned himself back in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At that point I turned my attention to lunch. When I returned to the window sill, there were only three babies in the nest. Robin #1 had fledged! I reluctantly left for my afternoon duties, fully expecting that when I came home, the nest would be empty. But no! There were still three robins in the nest. So I stationed myself in front of the window to eat my dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that there was a little more room in the nest, there was a lot of preening, and head scratching, and fluffing of feathers going on. Little beaks were pulling out bits of baby fluff from underneath new, very grown-up looking feathers. The parents would call and the little heads would swivel to attention. Then Robin #2 got brave enough to hop out onto the window sill. Once again, the parent was right there with a reward. But after he flew away, rather than getting back into the nest, Robin #2 turned around and started cheeping encouragement to his siblings. Robin #3 climbed onto the edge of the nest, fluffed his feathers, flapped his wings – and turned around and backed down out of the nest. Then the little guy, not to be left out, quickly hopped down to the sill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The three little robins huddled together on the window sill, then gradually made their way along the sill, in a kind of closely-packed leap-frogging. Finally they reached the end of their known world at the far end of the sill. There they sat, preening and scratching and fluffing and cheeping, until the parent came back. Once more fortified with food, Robin #2 stepped to the edge of the sill, and with a final fluffing and flapping, made the leap and flew directly across the yard, over the forest fence (about 20 feet away) to a low branch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then there were two. More fluffing and flapping and cheeping. And then once more the parent was there with food. These little robins knew what they were supposed to do, but would they do it? The little guy squeezed behind his sibling on the sill, and I could swear he was actually pushing! He seemed to be saying, “No way, José! <i>You</i> go!” And finally he did! Off to the right, out of sight, towards a nearby sumac.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now there was the little guy, suddenly all alone for the first time in his life. OMG! He cheeped uncertainly a few times, then gradually made his way across the sill back towards the nest. I wondered if he planned to get back into the nest. But when he was about two inches away he paused, fluffed his feathers (still with bits of baby fluff poking through), flapped his wings, and took off to the left, across the forest fence to the safety of the bush. Immediately the parent was there at his side. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And that’s the last I saw of them. I imagined them practising their flying skills in the safety of the bush. Then, about a week later, a flock of robins appeared on our lawn. All looked like mature birds, but several of them were smaller – definitely younger. Were they <i>our</i> robins? I guess we’ll never know.</span></div>
The Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678781919948882403.post-13469513863336776062012-06-17T11:37:00.000-07:002016-01-14T11:37:54.612-08:00Close Encounters of the Bird Kind - Part 1<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About five weeks ago now, I was sitting at my computer when I heard a scratching sound at the window. I looked up and there was a bird’s tail sweeping against the glass. A mother robin was building a nest on our window sill! She had just about completed the shell of the nest, and by later that afternoon she had filled it with dry grass. What an opportunity to watch one of nature’s miracles!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sure enough, a few days later there were four blue eggs in the nest (I googled “robins” and found out the mother lays them one day at a time.) After that we would see her brooding in earnest early every morning, until she flew off to get some breakfast, and then back on the nest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right on schedule, two weeks later, I peered cautiously into nest while Mom was away and saw a little pile of trembling baby-feathers! The hatching had started. Things picked up quickly after that, with both parents flying back and forth with interesting (to a robin) bits of things to eat, and classic gaping beaks eagerly receiving what was offered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then, trouble! The mother robin went missing. At first we thought we just weren’t around when she was feeding her chicks. But as the days went by, the youngsters began to languish. Sometimes they’d be lying with their heads against the edge of the nest, beaks gaping; sometimes they’d be lying in a pile at the bottom of the nest. At times I wondered if we’d lost them, but if I looked closely, I could see the top one on the pile breathing. What should we do?! Try to rescue them? How? Let nature take its course? Then one evening the father appeared, perching on the side of the nest, and the chicks sprang into action – but he didn’t bring any food! Then he flew off and the chicks subsided. Had he given up on them?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That did it! The next morning I got on the phone and managed to track down a songbird lady in Rockwood, a town about an hour away. After I described the situation, she agreed to take them in, and I went to find a box to put the nest in for the trip. Suddenly the father was there again – this time with a big fat worm in his beak! So I call the songbird lady back and we agreed that we should leave well enough alone and see what happened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well! Things took a turn for the better after that. And a second bird appeared to help with the feeding. Was it the mother back again? An aunt? An uncle? Does the robin community have a crisis response protocol for looking after orphans? In any case the babies thrived and grew until they barely could fit in the nest. Fledging time approached. But that’s a story for another day.</span></div>
The Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678781919948882403.post-88717295505618902402012-06-10T11:38:00.000-07:002016-01-14T11:38:59.478-08:00Things I love about Caledon: Market Hill Cafe<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week I had the pleasure of introducing some clients to the Market Hill Café in Mono Mills. It’s always a delight to do that, because who would guess this unassuming little country strip mall, located just south of Highway Nine on the west side of Airport Road, contained such a culinary treasure?! From the outside it looks like another “greasy spoon,” although with an attractive sign. Even the menu looks pretty basic – burgers and chicken fingers and pizza. But oh, what burgers and chicken fingers and pizza! And the chalkboard list of specials offers truly gourmet treats. The word of mouth publicity about this little gem is spreading, so reservations are recommended. You can reach the Market Hill Café at 519-941-5150. They are open for lunch and dinner, Tuesday through Sunday. Just tell them Dorothy sent you!</span>The Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678781919948882403.post-77910114412104002522012-05-11T11:43:00.000-07:002016-01-14T11:43:26.623-08:00Caledon Real Estate Market Snapshot - April 2012<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People often ask me, “How’s the market doing?” Here’s a snapshot of the Caledon Real Estate Market, comparing activity in April 2012 to April 2011. Sales are still strong, with an average price increase of 14.5%, and less than 3 months of inventory. This means that, if nothing new came onto the market, it would take less than 3 months to sell what’s already listed. It’s worth noting that it’s taking about 30% longer to sell a home this year, and the ratio of list price to sale price is a bit lower, which may mean things are cooling off a bit since last April. I’ll keep you posted from month to month.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">85</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">90</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">5.9%</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">New Listings</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">150</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">171</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">14%</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">Active Listings</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">234</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span id="1336766406373E" style="display: none;"> </span>250</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">6.8%</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">Median Price</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">$429,000 </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">$491,000 </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">14.5%</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">Average DOM</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">23</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">30</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">30%</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">Average % of List $</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">98%</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">97%</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">-1%</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">Months of Inventory</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">2.75</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763;">2.77</span></span></span></div>
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The Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678781919948882403.post-75229183325865032912012-04-08T11:43:00.000-07:002016-01-14T11:44:15.848-08:00Things I Love about Caledon: Abbeyfield House<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you haven’t had the opportunity to experience the Abbeyfield house in Caledon East, I highly recommend a visit! I’ve been enthusiastic about the Abbeyfield concept since I first discovered it in the early 1990’s. I’ve heard them described as “fraternity houses for seniors.” I doubt if they get as wild and crazy as a bunch of students living together, but if you like the idea of being free of the cares of keeping house and getting meals, while enjoying the sociability of your peers, you really should check it out. Abbeyfield Caledon is located at 22 Walkers Road East, just behind the seniors apartment building. And there’s a back entrance so you can easily walk into the village for shopping or a cappuccino. Spaces are filling up, so get yourself over there soon! You can contact them at 905-860-0181 or by email at info@abbeyfieldcaledon.org.</span> The Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678781919948882403.post-50386849129486893372012-02-18T11:44:00.000-08:002016-01-14T11:45:06.157-08:00Bathroom-dating a Home<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you know that the age of a home is often in reverse proportion to the number of washrooms it has? I grew up in a house built in 1915. The six of us (my parents and four kids) shared one washroom. Somehow we managed, although I remember moments of hopping from one foot to the other, banging on the door. I re-visited our house years later, after a subsequent owner has renovated. It now had a powder room carved out of the big kitchen where Mom’s washing machine used to be, an attic loft bedroom with a three-piece washroom, and a Jacuzzi tub right where my parents’ bed used to be! (Of course the original washroom had been updated as well.) How thing change! If a home hasn’t been renovated here’s what you’re likely to find: Pre-1960: One second floor washroom. 1960’s: Add a main floor powder room. 1970’s: The second floor washroom becomes a semi-ensuite for the master bedroom. 1980’s: A fully ensuite two-piece washroom is added to the master bedroom. 1990’s: The ensuite becomes a three or four piece washroom. 2000’s: The ensuite becomes an oversized spa. 2005’s (things are speeding up): Look for “Jack & Jill” washrooms, shared by two bedrooms, and more single bedrooms with ensuites. Of course there are the avante guard, who added these features early, and the budget-minded who still forego them, but you can usually guess the age of a house by this rule of thumb.</span> The Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678781919948882403.post-77679513266851636732012-01-25T11:45:00.000-08:002016-01-14T11:45:49.926-08:00Things I love about Caledon: The Naked Cafe<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally there is a place to go for lunch in Bolton that doesn’t induce a mid-afternoon slump. The first time I ate at The Naked Café, I swore I would never touch another hamburger! Their “Liquid Lunch” left me feeling so energized I sailed through the rest of the day. Now, their liquid lunch is NOT the two martini version; it consists of a stick of celery, a carrot, a half a cucumber, an apple, some dill and a generous helping of vegan protein powder, all juiced together. And the rest of their menu is just as healthy and just as delicious: made-to-order fruit smoothies and an array of juiced vegetables to suit every taste. There’s always a hot entrée and a choice of soups for a cold winter’s day, all made from natural, organic fruits, vegetables, grains and sometimes even meat. The coffee and tea they serve is fair trade organic, and they even have a healthy version of hot chocolate, high in anti-oxidants. The Naked Café is located next to Just Lubes on the northwest corner of Queen Street and Ellwood Drive. It is the dream-child of long-time Bolton resident Svetlana Fetterly, who left a successful career in the corporate food industry to pursue a certificate in Natural Nutrition. The Café opened its doors on November 7, 2011 and business is growing as quickly as the word can spread. Try it – you’ll love it, too.</span>The Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678781919948882403.post-25632512438512150942011-06-11T11:46:00.000-07:002016-01-14T11:46:50.791-08:00Caledon Spring 2011 Market Report<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a difference a few months can make! You may recall from my last Market Report, a total of 111 homes were sold during the winter months. Well, between March 1 and May 31, 251 homes changed hands -- more than twice as many -- and the inventory of available homes in settlement areas has shrunk from a 3 months supply to less than 1 1/2 months. Even in the country, demand has grown to the point that, at the current rate, the existing supply of homes will last only six months. What this translates to is: it's a great time to jump into the market. If you've been thinking about making a move -- go for it! I'll be happy to help you establish the market value of your home and create a big splash so all those eager buyers will be sure to notice it and come to take a look. And to help you even more, I've put together a list of Caledon Landscapers and Garden Centres so you can take advantage of the spring weather to spruce up the curb appeal of your home. Just give me a call at (905) 857-0651 and I'll send it to you. I'm looking forward to hearing from you -- and I'm always glad to help!</span>The Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678781919948882403.post-43384841809390906862011-03-31T11:47:00.000-07:002016-01-14T11:47:35.553-08:00Things I love about Caledon: King’s College School:<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ve made my home in Caledon for the past twelve years and I’m always discovering something new. We are a community of creative and energetic people, so you never know what your neighbours are up to. Just recently I discovered a hidden gem that deserves to be brought to light. King’s College School is a small but mighty private day school in Caledon East, whose students are already making a mark on the world. Founded in 1994 by a mother who wanted more for her children than the public school system was offering, the school now can accommodate up to 40 students, grades 3 to 12, with a teacher/student ratio of 1 to 5. To date, every graduate has found a placement in the university of his or her choice. But academic excellence is only part of the school’s mandate. Barbara Lord and her co-director, John Eta, feel strongly that students should be educated to develop leadership skills and to understand the social contributions they can make in their community, the workplace, and the global village. Locally this takes the form of participation in environmental events and inviting local Caledon leaders to speak to students. On the world stage, the role of the school has been remarkable! In 2004 senior students decided to send a collection of books to Kumba, Cameroon, to start a reading room for children there. A year later several students, faculty and parents travelled to Cameroon to see where the books had gone. They were so moved by the spirit of the people of the country that they came home and started fundraising to build a school there. Eta Colleges Kumba is now a thriving institution, with ongoing support from the King’s College School community. Can you imagine what kind of impact King’s College School is having on their students?! If you’d like your child to share this experience, contact the school at 905-880-7645 or visit their website at www.kingscollegeschool.ca.</span> The Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678781919948882403.post-92011740739056215592011-03-14T11:48:00.000-07:002016-01-14T11:48:22.811-08:00Caledon Real Estate Market Report – Winter 2010-11<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Winter is almost over and the Spring real estate market is heating up. I’ve been tracking three different categories of homes sold in Caledon over the past three quarters, each with its own characteristics. Not surprisingly, the rate of turnover of country properties is a lot slower than in Caledon’s urban centres. <br /><br /> Since December 1, 2010 thirty-four homes have changed hands in the hamlets and country estates. These range from a former church in Alton that sold for $185,000 to a fabulous country estate in northwest Caledon that sold for $15 million! There are currently 130 such homes available, or enough to last for more than a year at the current rate of absorption – so it’s very much buyer’s choice! If you’d like a house in the country, the homes available range from $249,900 to $5,449,000, with a median price of $633,500, virtually unchanged from a year ago. <br /><br /> In town, the median price for a detached home in Bolton, Caledon East, Valleywood and Inglewood is also virtually unchanged from a year ago, at $449,000. This is the category which has seen the most activity, with 52 homes changing hands over the winter months and sale prices ranging from $299,900 to $880,000. There are currently 50 homes available in this category, which represents a three-month supply. This is considered to be a balanced market, so both buyers and sellers can expect to negotiate a fair deal. <br /><br /> Townhouses and semi-detached homes is the category that has seen the greatest change in market value. Most of these are in Bolton, although there are a few in Caledon East. Last year at this time the median value of a home in this category was $326,500. This winter, with 25 sales, it was $345,000, as increase of 5.67%! Homes currently available range from $312,000 to $459,000. It is becoming rare to find a home listed for less than $300,000 in Bolton. There is currently less that a three month supply of homes in this category, so turnover is high. <br /><br /> There are lots of buyers looking for the right home, so if you’ve been thinking about placing your on the market, I’ll be glad to meet with you to get the process started. Feel free to give me a call! </span>The Marketing Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555024338370108114noreply@blogger.com0