The Willmott Ruhler

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INAUGURAL EDITION January/February 2013

2012 REAL ESTATE

Get the inside scoop on HVOTP sales statistics from last year.

GET OUT OF THE HOUSE

Great activities that your community has to offer this winter.

FROM HOUSE TO HOME

What have you done lately?

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2 0 1 2 R E A L E S TAT E S TAT S While most areas in the province saw fluctuations through 2012, HVOTP real estate flourished. Sales bordered 180 homes with 16 available for sale or lease as of December 31st.

The average Days On Market (DOM) for all homes that sold in 2012, was 23 -- slightly below Milton’s average DOM of 25. In November, we saw a spike up to 40 days for detached homes while town homes remained consistent in the mid 20’s.

HVOTP Most Popular: Mattamy’s 34 foot, “Plan 4”

Highest Priced Detached: Mattamy’s 43 foot, “Plan 4”

Sold from: $439,000 to $493,500

Sold for: $638,000

We continue to get many inquiries about moving to this neighbourhood as everything points to a continued strong and healthy market for Milton and HVOTP going into 2013. We’ve included some interesting facts (right) displaying the top sellers for 2012.

Ariel Kormendy and Adrian Trott are realtors who live in and specialize in the HVOTP community. Get their professional opinion before buying or selling. Contact them at TheKormendyTrottTeam@Century21.ca

Highest Priced Town: Mattamy’s Westgate Corner

Sold for: $423,000

DID YOU KNOW? 100,000 Miltonians! 2012 marks the monumental year that Milton broke the 100,000 population barrier with forecasts exceeding 230,000 in 2031. You may want to put a note in your iPhone to check our Jan/Feb 2032 issue to verify the accuracy of the forecast.

Halton Waste Collection Enhancements, effective April 1, 2013, will limit the permitted amount of garbage bags to 3 per household. Garbage bag tags may be purchased at a cost of $2.00ea. and attached to up to 3 additional bags.

Visit www.kormendytrott.com to download a PDF with details.

It’s official! On December 17th, plans for the Willmott Neighbourhood Park were confirmed. The site consists of 7.28 hectares and will offer space for everyone, including the second leash free dog park in Milton!

Milton born Astronaut, Chris Hadfield, is currently in outer space. He’s the first Canadian to serve as Commander of the International Space Station and the first to be publicly available, while in space, via twitter @Cmdr_Hadfield. (For all of you Star Trek fans -- William Shatner chimed in on some of his tweets!)

The Milton Catholic Secondary School, located at Louis Saint Laurent Ave. and Bronte St. will be operational in September 2013. It will have a capacity of over 1300 students and has a has a square footage in excess of 191,000!

The Willmott Ruhler • Jan/Feb 2013

The Halton Waste Management Site opened in 1992 with a life expectancy of 20 years. As a result of responsible Halton residents making use of Green and Blue bins, the life expectancy for the landfill has been extended to 2040!

3 My perennial honey-do list By: Ariel Kormendy

Before moving into phase 1 of HVOTP, I knew I was going to have a lot of work ahead of me. As with any house, making it your home can be a lot of work.

Moving from one of Mattamy’s Village Homes to a 36’ detached “Plan 12� I was upgrading the size of my home, the maintenance required and the list of todo’s.

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Thanks to a little bit of professional help, my list shrunk going into 2013, but there’s still lots of work ahead!

They say the Kitchen is the heart of the home, so that’s where I started. Take a look at these before and after pictures and let me know what you think!

pleted? We’ll post them in the next issue and you’ll be entered into a draw to

win a $100 Home Depot gift card!

Send your pictures and stories to TheKormendyTrottTeam@Century21. ca or post them on the HVOTP community Facebook page @ www. hvotp.ca

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OUT AND ABOUT

real estate done right.

activities for the family

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Mill Pond, located at Main and Martin is a favourite skating stop in town. Sharpen those skates and go join your neighbours on the ice!

Enjoy the escarpment with a guided moonlight Cross Country Ski at Hilton Falls on January 25th. Scan the QR code or visit www.halton.ca for details.

Tubing, Skiing and Snowboarding! Fly down the trails at Glen Eden. The 2012 season comes with a new LietnerPoma quad chair lift and there are lessons available for the whole family, ages 4 and up.

The Milton Film Forum offers a unique movie watching experience at the Milton Centre For The Arts. Films are screened on the first Wednesday of each month. The experience includes refreshments, snacks and discussions including the occasional guest speaker from the film’s crew or cast. All this for just $9.00 per show.

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kormendytrott .com

We live, play, work and specialize in Hawthorne Village On The Park.

Ariel Kormendy** 647.464.0957 (direct) Adrian Trott** 416.707.8401 (direct) TheKormendyTrottTeam@Century21.ca

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Not intended to solicit individuals already under contract with another brokersage. ** Sales Representatives *Brokerage independantly owned and operated. **Direct contact numbers.

Want to be featured in our next issue for FREE? Email us at TheKormendyTrottTeam@ Century21.ca

Featured Residents

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Having recently moved to Hawthorne Village on the Park in November, Debbie is looking forward to meeting the many new neighbours in this cozy little pocket of Milton and creating long-lasting relationships, both business and personal. When not working, she enjoys getting out into the fresh Milton air with her husband and two boys, and is currently working on completing her second fiction novel.

For more information on Social Motion Media, visit www.socialmotionmedia.ca. With Social Motion Media, the world is only 140 characters away.

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