Scott Benson Team #1 Top Producer for Sutton Quantum • Top 1% in Canada • Diamond Award Winner 2011, 2012, 2013
West Oakville
Homes NOV 2014
F E AT U R E P R O P E R T Y
485 WILLIS DRIVE Scott Benson Sales Representative
O: 905 844.5000 D: 416 453.0357 sBenson@Sutton.com
ScottBensonTeam.ca
Scott Benson Team #1 Top Producer for Sutton Quantum • Top 1% in Canada • Diamond Award Winner 2011, 2012, 2013
SANTA IN THE SQUARE NOVEMBER 29, 2014 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Share your Christmas wishlist with Santa in the magical setting of Towne Square, with it’s beautiful Christmas tree, music, holiday treats and more for all ages to enjoy.
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WAGON RIDES & CAROLERS IN DOWNTOWN OAKVILLE
EVENTS FOR THE MONTH OF
DECEMBER
NOV 29 - DEC 21, 2014 Every Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
SCOTT BENSON TEAM FOOD DRIVE NOVEMBER 30, 2014
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SB Food Drive
A Merry Christmas Night Benefit Concert
Wagon Rides & Carolers
feat. Emilio Fina
Downtown Oakville 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
@ The Meeting House 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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Wagon Rides & Carolers
Wagon Rides & Carolers
Downtown Oakville 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
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Downtown Oakville 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Human Rights Day
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Wagon Rides & Carolers
Downtown Oakville 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Hanukkah
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Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Wagon Rides & Carolers Downtown Oakville 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
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Christmas Eve
Winter Break Begins
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20 Wagon Rides & Carolers
Downtown Oakville 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
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Scott Benson Team #1 Top Producer for Sutton Quantum • Top 1% in Canada • Diamond Award Winner 2011, 2012, 2013
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Before all else, Scott is a family man. He has an amazing wife and two beautiful children, while also sponsoring three children in Africa. Scott is an active volunteer at “The Meeting House” Children’s Ministries! He is also a true Canadian boy as he loves to be active, playing sports such as golf, hockey and running.
CHARITIES • Erin Oak Kids Foundation - we are committed to giving back and specifically in ways that help children. A percentage of each sales goes towards helping ErinOaks Kids in our community!
Scott BENSON Sales Representative
416 453.0357
• The United Way • Sick Kids Children’s Hospital • World Vision • Movember - finding a cure for prostate cancer • Plan Canada
Lisa is an integral part of the Scott Benson Team, and has 13+ years experience in sales and marketing.
Shauna contributes a dynamic blend of business and design experience that enables her to successfully deliver best in class service to her clients. She takes great pride in understanding the unique wants and needs of each of her clients first, and then makes it happen!
Having lived and worked from Hamilton to Toronto, Lisa has a strong understanding of the unique dynamics within each region. Lisa’s reputation as a top performer is a result of her passion for the business, strong analytical background and genuine interest in her clients. Lisa MILROY
Shauna SIMMONDS
Sales Representative
Sales Representative
After a long and successful career in Sales management, marketing and operations, Troy started a second career as a Realtor in Oakville. His experience and association with Halton region spans a lifetime.
Leslie grew up in Lorne Park and currently resides in the Caledon Hills. Her focus will be split between the GTA and some of the more rural areas. Leslie has an excellent reputation in sales and marketing and has always been a high achiever winning several sales awards along the way.
Building on his extensive Management experience, Troy brings an emphasis and sense of urgency to the critical requirements of professionalism, customer service, and attention to detail to the sales process. Troy CHALLÉ Sales Representative
Troy values the importance of building long term relationships based on trust and reliability and is always eager to forge new ones. Give me a call and I will assist you every step of the way!
Her success has been in part a result of her excellent customer service and the care in which she takes to make sure her clients are happy. Leslie HAWKINS Sales Representative
Ni Ni believes a Realtor must acquire three qualities: the ability to maintain up-to-date in-depth understanding of the local market; the ability to provide superior skills, knowledge and resources in sales, design, and construction; as well as the ability to utilize the integration of climate and geography for the selling and buying of real property at the right time, in the right place with the right people.
Ni NI Sales Representative
Ni Ni graduated with a Master of Architecture Degree and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree. She also became a member of Toronto Society of Architects. Her first touch in real estate business was back in 2000 when her family designed and built a six thousand square feet custom house located in Lorne Park Mississauga.
Shauna welcomes the opportunity to be part of The Scott Benson Team, the #1 Team in Canada for Sutton Quantum. Valuing the team approach, she brings both honesty and integrity to all her dealings with clients and fellow team members. Providing excellent service and negotiating successful real estate transactions for her clients while at the same time creating positive relationships and long lasting friendships has been Shauna’s focus and key to her Real Estate success.
Leslie looks forward to sharing a wonderful home buying or selling experience with you!
If you are looking for maturity and professionalism in a real estate agent, Collin’s calm and deliberate demeanour will suit you to a tee. With over 30 successful years in management, consulting and sales, Collin has returned to the real estate field and joined the Benson team. His skills are perfectly suited to understanding your needs, analyzing the market place and working with you to satisfy your real estate objectives. Whether it’s selling your current property or finding the home of your dreams, you won’t be disappointed. Collin STEWART Sales Representative
Hannah is dedicated to helping our clients with all administrative needs and ensuring the customer experience is fantastic. Hannah shows very loyal support for the Scott Benson Team and our clients.
Hannah MANESH Executive Assistant
West Oakville HOMES • 03
HOME DÉCOR
IMPRESS YOUR GUESTS THIS
HOLIDAY Y S
ou’ve been decorating your home for the holidays for years. Why not do something different this time around? “With a little ingenuity, you can turn your house into a wonderland that not only is reflective of the season, but of your personality,” says Sally Morse, director of creative services for Hunter Douglas, a leading name in Canadian window treatments.
“ Plan ahead, testing some of the concepts described here to see if they’re right for your home and family.” says Director of Creative Services for Hunter Douglas,
SALLY MORSE
Begin with the basics “What counts most in any room,” says interior designer Alexa Hampton, “are balance, colour, contrast and proportion:”
• If you put a big tree at one end of the living room, be sure the other end features something equally “heavy”; a garland wrapped around the stair rail or draped over a large mirror.
• If walls are white or ivory, use deep purple and red accents. Bright pillar candles in glass cloches on the hallway table work well. White-on-white displays offer a casually elegant ambience, e.g. white hydrangeas interspersed with a few lemons.
• If the front door is extremely tall or wide, mount two wreaths instead of one.
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FOR EVERY ROOM OF THE
Choose your colours It’s not written in stone that you must employ red and green for the holidays. Maybe you love pinks and yellows, rich jewel tones like garnet and sapphire, or crisp black-and-white. Wreaths look lovely beribboned in nearly any colour, from hot pink to cool citrus. Trees can be monochromatically decorated with one colour as well as a rainbow of hues, and centerpieces composed of silver bowls overflowing with Granny Smith apples or clementines are exceptionally eye-catching.
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No mantle? No problem. There’s something you can do to make every room festive… without going overboard.
• Replace the hallway runner with something in tune with the holidays, perhaps a dark tartan or free-form line pattern done in gold on black. Change the shades in one or more of the rooms; it’s as transformative as new wall colour. As wintertime is fast-approaching, look for treatments that offer optimal energy efficiency, like highly insulating Hunter Douglas Duette Architella Trielle honeycomb shades. They can help reduce heat loss at the window by up to 45 percent.
• Have the kids cut out snowflakes from construction paper in white or a colour that coordinates with their bedrooms. Tie on various lengths of ribbons in the colour of their choice and then affix to the ceiling.
• Don’t forget the bathroom, especially the one used by guests. A bowl of lavender plus a sprig of it tied to the shower head look special and adds a delicious scent.
• Drape glittering tinsel around dining chairs and add a smattering of silver stars and bells at the back for pizzazz. Or wrap them with ribbon, a tree ornament or name card tied at the back with a bow. “Plan ahead,” says Morse, “testing some of the concepts described here to see if they’re right for your home and family. Doing that not only will guarantee a more joyous celebration for all, but provide a lot of fun for everyone right now.” More information is available online at www.hunterdouglas.ca. www.newscanada.com
Scott Benson Team #1 Top Producer for Sutton Quantum • Top 1% in Canada • Diamond Award Winner 2011, 2012, 2013
for sale by the Scott Benson Team
55 CHISHOLM STREET • $4,500,000 •
4245 ENNISCLARE DRIVE • $1,850,000 •
485 WILLIS DRIVE
1330 TANSLEY DRIVE • $1,579,990 •
512 PINELAND AVENUE • $1,549,000 •
585 DEBORAH CRESCENT • $900,000 •
4648 ETHEL ROAD • $899,900 •
323 WARMINSTER DRIVE • $879,900 •
1469 THISTLEDOWN ROAD • $824,900 •
78 BARR CRESCENT • $674,900 •
195 MCKNIGHT AVENUE • $649,900 •
1607-1940 IRONSTONE DRIVE • $463,900 •
50 COLE STREET
909-5250 LAKESHORE ROAD • $304,900 •
127-5035 OSCAR PETERSON BOULEVARD • $269,900 •
503-2263 MARINE DRIVE • $219,900 •
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Scott Benson Sales Representative
O: 905 844.5000 D: 416 453.0357
sBenson@Sutton.com ScottBensonTeam.ca
103 -151 Randall Street. Oakville. ON L6J 1P5
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Scott Benson Team #1 Top Producer for Sutton Quantum • Top 1% in Canada • Diamond Award Winner 2011, 2012, 2013
sold by the Scott Benson Team LD SO
2361 DELNICE DRIVE
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519 PINELAND AVENUE
* Not intended to solicit sellers under written contract with another Realtor
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918 UNSWORTH AVENUE
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490 TRILLIUM DRIVE
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417 SHERIN DRIVE
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311-1055 SOUTHDOWN ROAD
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1407-2263 MARINE DRIVE
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1374 THORNHILL DRIVE
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1347 TANSLEY DRIVE
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1207 WILLOWBROOK DRIVE
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416 VALLEY DRIVE
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2360 LYNDHURST DRIVE
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24 FAIRHAVEN DRIVE
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58-5090 FAIRVIEW STREET
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500 TRILLIUM DRIVE
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505 MAPLEHURST AVENUE
West Oakville HOMES • 07
DIY PROJECTS
DO-IT-YOURSELF
HOME Winterization PROJECTS
As the months pass and the end of the calendar year approaches, it’s time to update your do-it-yourself list. Several home winterization projects will help keep your home in good repair come spring. While some projects should be left for the experts– like cleaning out the chimney–there are several most homeowners can accomplish themselves. These projects are easy to tackle, and the end result will make a huge difference to your home all winter long and into the spring months.
FLUSHING GUTTERS Leaves and small tree branches often fall onto the roof of your home during the summer months, and then wash into the gutters when it rains. Sometimes they’ll flush out, but other times this debris can build up, and prevent the water from draining down the gutter pipe. In winter, this water can back up and freeze, causing an ice dam, which can then damage the roof shingles, and cause leaks into the home and garage when it rains. Be sure to flush the gutters clean, and if you’ve noticed icicles in certain areas in the past, consider installing a heating cable to help keep the water melted and moving down the gutter and into the yard.
REPAIRING POTHOLES
Roof & Gutter Heating Cable
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Any missed cracks in past years with asphalt driveways probably have become potholes by now thanks to the freezing and thawing of water during the winter months. But you don’t need to replace the entire driveway to take care of these problems. U.S. Cold Patch is a strong patch product made from 95 percent recycled materials with no odour or mess. Just sweep the area in and around your pothole, pour in the patching mixture, and roll over the area with a car tire, allowing you to use the driveway immediately. Make certain the entire hole is completely filled and tamped down to prevent water from seeping into the patch. Because U.S. Cold Patch doesn’t contain solvents and raw asphalt, there is no danger of tracking the material into the house or garage.
EXTRA INSULATION AGAINST HEAT LOSS Colder temperatures affect pipes, doorways and windows. Protect pipes from freezing by wrapping any pipes exposed to the cold with pipe insulation. Also check your doors and windows for leaks or gaps. Find gaps by lighting a candle and holding the flame near the closed window and door seams. If the flame flickers, air is moving through the seam where there is a gap. Fill those gaps with caulk or weather stripping to form a better barrier against the cold. Gaps in caulk and weather-stripping can account for 10% of your heating bills.
DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE FURNACE There is nothing worse than having your furnace conk out in the middle of winter. You know it will happen on the coldest day! Have a professional inspect and clean the furnace to ensure it is running efficiently. Not only will it protect you against breakdown, it could save you a few dollars on your heating bill.
DON’T DRY OUT You may already know that dry winter air can affect your health, but did you know that it can also affect your home? If you have hardwood floors, and many do these days, the dry air can cause cracking, shrinkage and warping of your cherished flooring. Be sure to clean your humidifier of mineral deposits and replace your pads from last year. A properly humidified home is good for your wood and your health.
EMPTY OUTSIDE WATER LINES Take steps to ensure that outside faucets and inground irrigation systems don’t freeze and burst. Close off any outside faucets and then open the faucet to drain any water left in the line. As for inground irrigation systems, follow manufacturer’s guidelines for winterization or hire a professional to take care of it. These home DIY projects don’t take a lot of time to accomplish, and will benefit your home and property during the winter months and as spring arrives. Be sure to put them on your home winterization to-do list each fall, so you can enjoy the winter in comfort. Courtesy of BPC
Honeywell HE265/225 Whole-House Bypass Humidifier
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Scott Benson Team #1 Top Producer for Sutton Quantum • Top 1% in Canada • Diamond Award Winner 2011, 2012, 2013
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market report RE-CAP OAKVILLE MARKET FOR
OCTOBER 2014
Average Sale Price
Median Sale Price
$860,813
$720,000
RESIDENTIAL TYPE
UNITS SOLD BY TYPE
Detached
148
Semi / Link / Townhouse
40
Condo Apartment / TH
33
Detached Sales in Oakville
Average Sale Price: $860,813 Median Sale Price: $720,000 Detached
PRICE RANGE
% OF SALES BY PRICE
$400,001 - $600,000
12.2%
$600,001 - $800,000
35.8%
$800,001 - $1,000,000
26.3%
$1,000,001+
25.7%
Semi / Link / Townhouse Condo Apartment / Townhouse
Semi / Link / Townhouse Sales in Oakville
235 230 225 220
2013
215
PRICE RANGE
% OF SALES BY PRICE
$300,001 - $400,000
10.0%
$400,001 - $600,000
72.5%
$600,001 - $800,000
15.0%
$800,001 - $1,000,000
0.0%
$1,000,001+
2.5%
2014
210 205 200
Numbers of Residential Sales - OCT 2014
$900,000 $800,000 $700,000 2013
$600,000
Condo Apartment / Townhouse Sales in Oakville
2014
$500,000 $400,000
PRICE RANGE
% OF SALES BY PRICE
$150,001 - $200,000
3.0%
$200,001 - $300,000
15.2%
$300,001 - $400,000
36.4%
$400,001 - $600,000
21.2%
$600,001 - $800,000
12.1%
$800,001 - $1,000,000
3.0%
$1,000,001+
9.1%
$300,000
Average Sale Price - OCT 2014
$900,000 $800,000 $700,000
2013
$600,000
2014
$500,000 $400,000
Median Sale Price - OCT 2014
The average home price is found by adding the value of all sales and dividing by the number of homes. The median sale price is the midpoint of all sales. Disclaimer: The information provided herein is deemed accurate but not guaranteed. Source: The Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board
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On September 13th, 2014, Nostalgia Latin Market opened its doors to customers on Kerr Street right in the heart of Oakville. Nostalgia Latin Market carries over 300 different Latin American food products, including: fresh corn tortillas (gluten free), a wide variety of salsas, dried chilies, chorizo, dulce de leche (caramel), empanadas and tamales. Nostalgia also offers a brand new take-out menu that includes: Pork in Adobo Sauce, Shredded Chicken in Smokey Tomato Sauce and Fajita Strips in Red Salsa. In the future, Nostalgia will be introducing a catering service. Nostalgia’s mission is to bring its customers only the best flavours and colours from Mexico and Latin America close to your neighbourhood. It’s like having a little piece of Latin American heaven at your reach!
NOSTALGIA LATIN MARKET 391 Kerr Street, Oakville NostalgiaLatinMarket.com Monday to Friday from 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturdays from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm
* Not intended to solicit sellers under written contract with another Realtor
WEST OAKVILLE
SPECIFIC STATS (OCTOBER) Number of Listings: 74 Number of NEW Listings: 35 Number of Sold Properties: 30 Average Days on Market: 27 Average Sale Price: $683,642
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485 WILLIS DRIVE • $1,629,000 Welcome to West Oakville’s hottest pocket of custom homes! This 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom boasts highend finishes and detailed design throughout. Wonderful curb appeal, followed by an excellent layout with 9’ ceilings, main floor office, washer/dryer, separate dining room plus kitchen/great room stretching across the entire back of the home. Features include solid maple flooring and staircase with wrought iron railings, popular trim, limestone pillars and fireplace mantle, marble tile, vaulted ceilings, 2 remote operated sky lights and 5 video surveillance cameras. Chef’s eat-in kitchen with solid maple soft-close cabinets, high-end stainless steel appliances and granite counters/backsplash. Massive master bedroom with ensuite, walk-out cedar balcony and walk-in California closet. Professionally landscaped backyard oasis with in-ground kidney pool, outdoor entertainer’s bar with cedar shake and leather granite counters and separate pool shed with bathroom and shower! Minutes to the lake, schools, trails, shopping, and the QEW/407.
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Scott Benson Team #1 Top Producer for Sutton Quantum • Top 1% in Canada • Diamond Award Winner 2011, 2012, 2013
229 Willowridge Court 380 Sawyer Road 413 Winston Road 428 Maplehurst Avenue 461 Maplehurst Avenue 505 Maplehurst Avenue 570 Maplehurst Avenue* 429 Jeanette Drive* 539 Jeanette Drive 490 Orchard Drive* 515 Weir Avenue 1079 Shaw Street* 1305 Tansley Drive 1330 Tansley Drive 1363 Tansley Drive 403 Valley Drive 409 Valley Drive 168 Romain Crescent 2012 Seafare Drive 1374 Thornhill Drive 2484 Waterford Street 294 Savoy Crescent 1355 Stanbury Road* 1328 Sheldon Avenue 1378 Sheldon Avenue* 1388 Waverly Avenue* 1490 Bishops Gate #406 1715 Pilgrims Way 1732 Pilgrims Way
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2310 Millward Avenue* 2314 Wyandotte Drive 2434 Applewood Drive 424 Sherin Drive 417 Sherin Drive 462 Patricia Drive 468 Tower Drive* 1083 Pinegrove Road 2092 Lakeshore Road W 490 Trillium Drive 500 Trillium Drive 521 Trillium Drive 3378 Whilabout Terr 512 Pineland Avenue 425 Third Line 408 Third Line 522 Fourth Line 542 Fourth Line 449 Willis Drive 487 Lees Lane 2194 Castlefield Crescent 1207 Willowbrook Drive 133 Ulster Drive 2497 Wyatt Street 2498 Trevor Drive 2451 Hixon Street 1387 Bridge Road
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Bronte Road
Burloak Drive
Speers Road Pinegrove Road
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Scott Benson Sales Representative
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sBenson@Sutton.com ScottBensonTeam.ca
103 -151 Randall Street. Oakville. ON L6J 1P5
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