About Oakville's West Oak Trails

East Fourteen Mile Creek Trail, West Oak Trails, Oakville, Ontario

Today was a beautiful, late winter day that gave a glimpse of the spring nature has in store for us. Warm and sunny, it was the perfect day for a hike down East Fourteen Mile Creek Trail.

My brother Clayton and his family visited with children in tow and off we went, exploring this bit of beauty just a stone's throw away from where I live.

The trails is well groomed and wide, perfect for biking or a casual stroll. Running along Fourteen Mile Creek, it meanders behind houses and overlooks wild fields and forested areas.

East Fourteen Mile Creek Trail is just one of hundreds of trails within the City of Oakville.
East Fourteen Mile Creek Trail is located within the West Oak Trails area of Oakville and can be entered off of West Oak Trails directly across from Ashmore Drive.

©2010JoSmith

West Oak Trails is a residential area in north west Oakville consisting of newer townhouses and detached homes. It's reknowned for it's many walking trails that border along picturesque creeks and wooded areas.

West Oak Trails has numerous shopping plazas and professional businesses within it's boundaries to meet the diverse needs of the people who call this area home.

The wide variety of schools in the area make West Oak Trails a highly desirable area of Oakville for families with children of all ages.

February was a busy month in West Oak Trails on the real estate front. There were 33 sales with an average sale price of $440,990 . This is a sharp increase over February of 2009 when there were only 18 sales and the average sale price was $363,483 .
With interest rates being extremely low and the economy making a steady recovery, now is an excellent time to buy or sell a property in the West Oak Trails area of Oakville.

With a relative shortage of listings for sale in the West Oak Trails area, now is an excellent time to sell.

Buyers who wish to live in the West Oak Trails area would be making an excellent investment when buying a home here.

To have a list of all townhouses and detached homes currently available in the West Oak Trails area of Oakville emailed to you
or to find out the market value of your West Oak Trails home,
contact Jo-Anne Smith at 289-837-2132 or by email at  OakvilleAndBeyond@gmail.com

The area of Westoak Trails is located in Northwest Oakville. The boundaries for this neighbourhood are Dundas Street to the north, Upper Middle Road to the south, Bronte Road to the west and the Sixteen Mile Creek to the east. For real estate purposes, this large area has been divided, with the area between Third Line and Bronte Road now being considered Westmount.

Sitting just north of the Glen Abbey area, this subdivision is a mix of detached and semi-detached homes, freehold townhomes, condo townhomes and condo apartments. This area continues to expand north to Dundas Street with new home construction still underway.

Many different builders have left their mark in this neighbourhood. Mattamy with the "wide lots", Greenpark, Markay, DiMarco, Tanglewood are just a few. A number of new schools have been built in the last few years to keep up with the demand of the young families that dominate the area.

Many plazas dot the area, and soccer fields, playgrounds, trails and ravines abound. Oakville's new indoor soccer facility is located here. Plans are underway for Oakville's new hospital which will be located at Third Line and Dundas St.

Real Estate prices in the area start in the $200,000's for condo apartments, $300,000 for townhomes, $350,000 + for 3 bedroom, 1 car garage detached, $450,000 + for 4 bedroom, 2 car garage. Larger homes in the area on premium lots and prime streets range up to $1,000,000.

Oakville Ontario (Westoak Trails) for the month of September 2008 - Year To Date home prices in Westoak Trails as a whole are up 8.33% over this time last year. The average sold price in Westoak Trails was $420,744 for the month, up 5.4% from Sept. 2007 at $398,025. On an average, sellers in Westoak Trails are getting 97% of their asking price. The average days on the market for homes in Westoak Trails is 34, and 56 homes sold this month in Westoak Trails, down 22.2% from Sept 2007 at 72 homes sold.

Please feel free to email me to receive a monthly report of the Westoak Trails Real Estate Market Report.

Barry Quine

www.BarryQuine.com
www.OakvilleRealEstateToday.com