This past year the term "hot market" took on a whole new meaning. Here's a summary of what we saw happen in Simcoe County's real estate market in 2016 (stats derived from Barrie MLS): Prices are up over 20% from last year. The average home price...
October 2016 Results in Barrie & DistrictResidential property sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Barrie & District Association of REALTORS® Inc. numbered 481 units in October 2016, an increase of 20.2 per cent from October 2015. This was the highest October on record...
Residential property sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Barrie & District Association of REALTORS® Inc. numbered 659 units in May 2016, an increase of 5.4 per cent from May 2015. This was a new all-time record.Within the City of Barrie, sales activity edged...
It’s hard to imagine Royal Victoria Health Centre (RVH) not being the world class hospital it is today, but when it first opened its doors in 1897, the former Barrie General Hospital was a modest cottage with just four beds. Today, more than 2500 employees,...
Residential property sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Barrie & District Association of REALTORS® Inc. numbered 350 units in February 2016, an increase of 4.5 per cent from February 2015; this was the second best February on record after 2012.Within the City of...
Last week Goodwill abruptly closed 16 stores and 10 donation centres across the GTA, impacting thousands who rely on the organization for employment, affordable shopping and receipt of donations. Although the future of the business is uncertain, the spirit of generosity lives on in the...
This snowy January will be a little easier to endure for the grand prize winners of our Faris Team Full Out For You event, Scott and Jill Thomson. Drawn from hundreds of client ballots, the Midland family now proudly owns a luxurious 2016 Acura ILX!“Today...
The Faris Team is donating their time and partnering up with Habitat for Humanity Huronia on August 10th, 2015 to help with the new home being built in Angus for the Kovachev Family. Much like Habitat Huronia, we have a great desire to make an...
Residential property sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Barrie & District Association of REALTORS® Inc. numbered 609 units in June 2015, an increase of 10.1 per cent from June 2014. This was the third best level of any month on record, and marked...
Residential property sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Barrie & District Association of REALTORS® Inc. numbered 580 units in April 2015. This was an increase of 23.1 per cent from April 2014, and a record for the month of April.Within the City of...
