Mark Vosylius, Barrie, Orillia-'s Blog

Having the Bank of Montreal locate their data center in Barrie has been a plus for real estate investors. But now some more good news.....And Barrie can add another bank data center. Toronto Dominion bank has announced that they too see a future here in Barrie. The TD has announced that they will...

There have been lots of positive signs coming from Barrie's newly elected council and administration. First off we see an active push to keep the downtown Barrie High school, Barrie Collegiate right where its is. This is vital in keeping our downtown core alive. The Simcoe School Board believes t...

Real Estate Investors can take heed with the new mortgage lending rules recently announced by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. In a nutshell ( no need to write a long commentary on something simple), creating tighter lending rules will create an increase in renters for the greater Simcoe County inc...

Real Estate Investors can take heed in the fact that Barrie is serious about transforming the heart of downtown Barrie. Roger Brooks, the guru of downtown revitalizations, was in town again thanks to the BIA to discuss how to "re-brand" Barrie. It seems "Ontario's Premier Waterfront" just doesn't...

I thought I should write on the trials and tribulations of finding a good CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system. In my mind real estate (in fact all sales) is based on a relationship. Therefore why not work with a "relationship" program. Let me also say right off the bat...I am not going ...

It’s incredible to realize that after over 15 years in real estate, its still an amazing industry to be part of. I say that because I thought I knew it all a few years ago. And yes I am still learning. Investment ( commercial) real estate has 2 faces for me now. One is the investor looking for t...

The province of Ontario has made an amendment to the Simcoe Area Vision report which included certainty and clarity to growth occurring in Barrie, Orillia, Midland and Collingwood areas. This bodes well for those considering investing in real estate here. Although most growth will be allocated to...

Historically we can assume that in Barrie and Orillia areas ( North Toronto- GTA and up to Lake Simcoe) property values are appreciating. Some years will be more, some less, but on average in Central Ontario we can say between 3 and 5%. Of course this figure will fluctuate based on micro economic...

The REIN ( Real Estate Investment network) once again nails down the top 10 cities to invest in Canada. According to the Saturday's Financial Post ( August 8 2010 http://www.financialpost.com/news/Where+cities/3369599/story.html ) Barrie and Orillia Ontario ranked 6th out of ten other Canadian ci...

This is a basic primer on how to understand your credit score as it relates to investing in real estate. And investing in real estate means buying your first home, condo, townhouse or...whatever. Remember, a home is an investment. Banks look at this way, so should you. Whether you are buying in B...