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2015
This year, ice conditions at Kingston, Ontario have been ideal and the city was chosen for the DN class International World Championship Regatta being held this week and ending today, January 31st. Fifteen countries are represented in the event, including Canada, the United States, Poland, Germa...
01/31/2015
ATTENTION NATURE LOVERS for house photos click on CUSTOM WATERFRONT HOME ON 17.7 ACRES At the gated drive, you can feel the excitement and anticipation building inside. It takes you right out of the thick of things to Home Sweet Home where neighbours are a world away. 17 acres of sweet sec...
01/30/2015
Taken today from the ferry I was on whilst showing properties to a client! No, this was NOT taken in B & W These poor little ducks were surviving in the bubble system used on the ferry route on Lake Ontario which is supposed to keep the ice from freezing solid. Instead, the route looked like a...
01/26/2015
I may not be Scottish but I do know how to appreciate Robert Burns! (Or "Rabbie" in Scotland) And, any excuse for a celebration in January!!! Just in case you are unaware of the poet and the tradition, each year on the 25th January, Robbie Burns is celebrated the world over. Click here for more ...
01/23/2015
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In the Kingston and Area Real Estate Market, there were 11.6 months of inventory at the end of December 2014, up from 8.8 months at the end of December 2013 and in line with the long-run average for this time of the year. (The number of months of inventory is the number of months it would take to...
01/14/2015
There are so many people who still falsely believe there is a PERFECT time to list your house for sale and that it is in the Spring! I think you would have a difficult time persuading this Happy Seller who just had a SOLD sign erected in her yard! If you, or someone you know would like an ear to ...
01/13/2015
Happy Birthday Sir John A Macdonald - Canada's first Prime Minister! Macdonald served 19 years as Canadian Prime Minister. He was born in Scotland but when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the colony of Upper Canada, today known East Eastern Ontario. Macdonald is credited with ...
01/11/2015
US Buyers LOVE the bottom falling out of our CANADIAN $$$$$ Canadian waterfront properties along the border are at rock bottom prices in US $$$$$ because once again we find our Canadian Dollar dipping well below the US Dollar. CHECK RATES HERE Many of our waterfront properties are summertime hom...
01/11/2015
Well, we made it through the traditional holiday season! But, do you ever wonder what else is out there? What other "holidays" or "traditions" you could embrace? (Sort of like George Costanza's family celebrating Festivus!!) I was reading an intriguing article this morning about different cultur...
01/10/2015
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THINK SKATING AND CROSS COUNTRY SKIING, SLEDDING AND JUST GREAT OUTDOOR FAMILY FUN! You are NOT not hallucinating - This price and this house are for real and you will not get more house for your money! This is a Dynamite Deal so be prepared to be Blown Away by the Value! Reward yourself wit...
01/09/2015