Gerry’s Blog
It has been several months since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the Canadian economy from coast to coast. Although the nation is in the middle of a second wave of the highly infectious respiratory illness, the country has been opening up, allowing the Great White North to initiate an economic rebound and get things back…
Similar to many Ontario real estate markets, Quinte experienced a slowdown in the spring months. The market fluctuated alongside the uncertainties surrounding the pandemic, which earlier in the year were at an all-time high. Yet, as governments gain control and enforce public health measures, people have been successfully adjusting to the new normal. Just a…
Toronto real estate could be in for a change in 2022, if a proposed vacant home tax gets the green light. The City of Toronto has proposed a vacant home tax in an effort to boost the city’s low housing supply and fund more affordable housing in the city. But RE/MAX Executive Christopher Alexander is…
Have you ever heard of a small town called Canmore in the province of Alberta? If not, you should perhaps add it to your list of places you are interested in relocating to, or even just visiting on your time off, as you wave goodbye to the major urban centres across Canada. One of the most noteworthy…
I’m often asked what I see for the future of The Village at Blue as well as Blue Mountain in general, so I’ve decided to dust off my crystal ball and give you my vision of what I feel it will look and feel like in 2029. I’ll be drawing on my 22 years of…
What a difference 17 years makes! Sometimes it takes a little time for an idea or a place to catch on. When I came to Blue Mountain in 2000, Collingwood was a sleepy little town. There was no Village at Blue Mountain and Blue was basically a winter resort. Fast forward to 2017, Blue Mountain…
The Blue Mountain NORC? What is a NORC??? If you haven’t heard of this expression before, it will be the new Ontario buzzword you’ll hear to describe the latest real estate phenomenon in Blue Mountain, Thornbury and Collingwood. NORC stands for: Naturally Occurring Retirement Community. At the heart of the NORC concept is the fact that the…
In 2000 I moved from Mont-Tremblant to Blue Mountain to work for Intrawest, the company that built the Village at Blue Mountain. Collingwood and Blue Mountain were sleepy rural towns, and the local real estate market was sleepy as well. Intrawest’s arrival on the scene created a lot of real estate buzz. Whistler-Blackcomb and Mont-Tremblant,…
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security.