Barrie, ON

Home equity investments, offsetting post secondary education costs and more Real E$tate advi$e

06-29-09

Mike Montague: Real Estate Agent in Barrie, ON

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Office: (705) 739-1330

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Listen as Shelley and Mike share a few of the bes barrie real estate t investment tips you are likely to hear this year. You don't have to be Donald Trump to begin changing your current and future financial status. The home you live in now can provide you shelter in more ways than many ever stop to consider.

If you have children that will be leaving to attend college or University you will want to know about a strategy that could bring you peace of mind and offset the costs by half or even more.

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Barrie couple, Purchase dream home and sell current home all in one week

06-21-09

Mike Montague

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Office: (705) 739-1330

Mobile: (705) 718-6119

We found Stan, Janet and Blair's dream home on a thursday last month and negotiated a great purchase price and closing terms. We listed their current Barrie home the following tuesday and received an acceptable offer two days later on the following thursday.

Stan Janet and Blair can't wait for their lives to change July 31st. when they move into their new digs on 4.3 partly wooded acres in Oro with a pool, spring fed pond and a 450 sq ft out building to be aptly dubbed "the hangar".

Congratulations guys.

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Ontario Energy Savings program will benefit Barrie home owners

06-12-09

Mike Montague

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Office: (705) 739-1330

Mobile: (705) 718-6119

The Ontario Real Estate Association has been pushing for increases to the amounts the Province will provide home owners in the Energy Savings Program. The new program, initiated to encourage us to make our homes more energy efficient through financial rebates and incentives is being reworked to reflect some of the recommendations of OREA.

Visit the site (click below) for a breakdown of rebates that you may qualify for.

Ontario Energy Savings Program

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Eliminate Land Transfer Tax for One Year to Stimulate Barrie and Ontario Housing Market

06-10-09

Mike Montague

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Office: (705) 739-1330

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Niagara West Conservative MPP Tim Hudac raises a challenge to the provincial Finance minister to consider a reprieve from the charging of Land Transfer Taxes for just one year in order to stimulate the real estate and housing industries that are at the core of our economy.

This makes far too much sense I am afraid for it to ever be put into practise. I personally know a few young couples struggling to save their down payments and closing costs to buy their first homes that would be ready to act today if the government were to implement this.

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:: The changing face of Barrie ::

06-10-09

Mike Montague

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Office: (705) 739-1330

Mobile: (705) 718-6119

In June 2007 a new City Council had a host of plans and concepts for Barrie's future developement. Some were inherited from past council and many are well underway. Some have evolved, been retired or are still to begin. Have a look at this presentation from June 2007 which shows Barrie through the crystal ball of planners.