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GRAND OPENING OF KILLARNEY BEACH PHASE 2 SPURS EXCITEMENT IN INNISFIL!
hase 2 at The Villages of Killarney Beach Innisfil community is officially open for sale, and is being received enthusiastically by new home shoppers seeking value in an exceptional setting. Buyers can choose from a new release of 40’, 50’ and 60’ lots near the corner of 20th Side Road and Killarney Beach Road. The 50’ and 60’ lots are nestled on a cul-de-sac backing onto green space. With Lake Simcoe just a stroll away and home prices beginning from the low-$800,000s, the opportunity is being snapped up by a variety of purchasers, including young families wanting to raise their children in a place where small-town values are the norm.
Imagine the benefits of living this close to Lake Simcoe, one of Ontario’s most popular fishing spots in both summer and winter. Boat enthusiasts appreciate the fact that this lake harbours several sailing yacht clubs that host regattas, and families love the beaches that dot the shoreline. And did you know that Kempenfelt Bay is known for excellent scuba diving?
The 50’ and 60’ lots are nestled on a cul-de-sac backing onto green space.
The Town of Innisfil is graced with 43 km of shoreline, a 9-km stretch of the TransCanada Trail and scenic community parks. Access to Highway 400 is convenient, making Toronto and the GTA a quick trip. Plus, the GO stop at Highway 11 links commuters to the Bradford Train Station. Innisfil itself is home to restaurants and stores. Avid shoppers also love living minutes to the Cookstown Outlet Mall. Among Innisfil’s inviting amenities is a recreation centre with programs for residents of all ages. Within this inviting area, Ballymore Homes’ The Villages of Killarney Beach offers family-friendly, open-concept designs with luxurious features and finishes. Enjoy spacious gourmet kitchens with generous amounts of counter space and cabinets. Among the designs, you will find varying (as per plan) kitchen highlights such as pantries, breakfast bars and even window seats. The great rooms are truly great, and the master bedrooms magnificent. In addition, families can have fun, fun, fun in their big backyards. All of this can be yours for prices thousands less than equivalent homes in Newmarket, which lies just 15 minutes to the south.
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outhern Ontario is home to some of the most coveted residential destinations in the world. Certainly, York Region is a prime area for new home communities, and so are the municipalities that lie just outside its borders. Barrie, Innisfil and Bradford are examples. They continue to attract new residents because of their beauty, convenience and the competitive price points of the new homes being offered there.
Watch for the Barrie Boat Show coming July 16-18 (Photo courtesy of the City of Barrie)
The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury www.townofbwg.com When a Town offers an annual event called “Carrot Fest,” you know it’s located amid fertile farmland. Bradford West Gwillimbury is home to the world-famous Holland Marsh. The Town’s main intersection is King’s Highway 11 and Highway 88, a short distance from Yonge and Highway 400. Bradford is home to comprehensive modern amenities – the perfect spot for raising a family. The Town of Innisfil www.innisfil.ca
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Residential hotspot Innisfil is popular with all ages, especially watergWillimBUry lovers. The Town features 43 km of Lake Simcoe shoreline, scenic community parks, plus a 9-km stretch of the Trans-Canada Trail. July 1 Innisfil is also home to a dynamic recreation centre, Georgian Downs canada Day parade, 1:50 to 2:50 p.m. and Sunset International Speedway. Commuters find access to Highway Newmarket The parade starts in front of Bradford District 400 convenient. The City of Barrie www.barrie.ca Four-season, resort-style living is the norm in Barrie, which is less than an hour’s drive to Toronto and mere minutes from York Region. This City boasts gorgeous trails along Kempenfelt Bay, plus sandy beaches, water sports opportunities and parkland. Nicknamed “Myrtle Beach North,” the Barrie area is also home to numerous golf courses. Commuters love the fact that the city offers convenient access to Highways 400, 90, 27, and 11, as well as GO Train stops.
High School and ends at the Bradford & District Memorial Community Centre, where from 4:30 to 10:00 p.m., there will be entertainment, activities and fireworks! August 23-25 carrot fest, Downtown Bradford This event has been voted one of the Top 100 in Ontario by Festival & Events Ontario for the past seven years! Activities take place downtown and at the Bradford & District Memorial Community Centre. www.CarrotFest.ca
Upcoming EvEnts in innisfil June 23-25 innisfil ribfest The Inaugural Innisfil Ribfest & Music Festival Presented by INNISFIL COMMUNITY EVENTS will take place at Innisfil Recreation Complex. Produced by Ontario Festival Group, the event will feature 5 of North America’s Best Rib Teams coming from Texas, Florida, Alabama, BC and Ontario. There will be a variety of other festival foods and cold beer. Midway, rock climbing, games and live music. http://ontariofestivalgroup.com/event/innisfil-ribfest/ July 1 canada Day in innisfil Check Innisfil.ca for details on Canada Day celebrations that will include street festivals, vendors, performers and fireworks! www.innisfil.ca
Upcoming EvEnts in BarriE June 8-19 Kool fm Barrie Jazz & Blues festival at Heritage park This celebration of jazz and blues will feature free concerts and an onsite barbecue, plus proximity to children’s splash pools, day slips for boaters, lakeside fishing, restaurants, trails and free parking. www.barriejazzbluesfest.com/Web-Page%20Links.html July 16-18 Barrie Boat show at Heritage park This in-water boat show is a must see for nautical types. Check out www.Barrieboatshow.com
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n April, demand for new homes in the GTA continued to outpace supply, and prices for all types of available new homes were up significantly, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced.
Last month, the average asking price for available new detached homes in the GTA reached $1,810,232, while the average for available semi-detached was $856,036 and for townhomes was $946,496.
There were 4,680 new homes sold in the GTA last month, an increase of seven percent from a year ago according to Altus Group, BILD’s official source for new-home market intelligence. Year-to-date sales of new homes in the GTA have been exceptionally strong. In the first four months of this year, 17,977 new homes were sold, 24 percent more than during the same period in 2016 and 48 percent above the 10-year average.
Prices of available new multi-family homes, condo apartments in high-rise and mid-rise buildings and stacked townhomes, were up nearly 24 percent from a year ago. The average price of available units hit $570,226 in April, with the average price per square foot at $685, and the average unit size 832 square feet.
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Meanwhile the supply of new homes, the number of homes available to buyers in builders’ inventories at the end of the month, continued its unabated decline. At the end of April, there were only 9,387 new homes available to buyers across the entire GTA. This is the first time that overall inventory has dropped below 10,000 units since BILD and Altus Group began tracking such data more than a decade ago. A year ago there were 21,056 new homes available for purchase in builders’ inventories.
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“Builders are not able to keep up with the demand for new housing,” says BILD President and CEO Bryan Tuckey. “The product that builders are able to bring to the market is quickly purchased and prices for all types of new homes keep increasing as a result.” In April, the average price of available new low-rise single-family homes, which includes detached, semi-detached and townhomes, was $1,212,297. That is 40 percent more than the average price of such homes in April 2016.
“The declining number of new homes available to purchase is not a question of less product being brought to market,” says Patricia Arsenault, Altus Group’s Executive Vice President of Research Consulting Services. “There were more than 11,000 units in projects opened in the first four months of this year – that’s about onethird higher than the average for the previous two years. But new product is selling well. For example, for projects opened in the first quarter of this year, only one in five units were still available to purchase at the end of April; for the same period in 2015, that proportion was about double (two in five).” Approximately 70 per cent of the new homes that were purchased in the GTA in April (3,265 units) were multi-family condo apartments in high-rise, mid-rise or stacked townhomes, while 30 percent (1,415) were new single-family lowrise homes including detached, semi-detached and townhomes. Single-family low-rise sales were down 39 per cent from a year ago while sales of multi-family condo apartments were up 61 percent from April 2016.
ApRiL New-Home SALeS by muNicipALiTy: Feb '17
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Low Rise
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2016
2015
2017
2016
2015
2017
2016
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33
16
362
356
441
381
389
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129
87
123
84
342
476
213
429
599
872
170
106
474
908
822
1,346
1,078
928
1,621
1,391
1,262
52
119
88
1,673
1,510
1,350
624
351
294
443
611
868
1,067
962
1,162
3,265
2,032
1,801
1,415
2,336
2,695
4,680
4,368
4,496
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