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} i ano CLASSIFIED GDVERTISING VOL.1 No.18 - FIRST CHOICE REAL ESTATE - TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1990 PORT PERRY STAR REAL ESTATE Published weekly by the Port Perry Star FEATURE HOMES OF THE WEEK RIDGE NORTH REALTY LTD. LAKEFRONT HOME, OLD GERROW'S BEACH - 2 plus 1 bedroom bungalow, large family/sunroom with woodstove and sunken Jacuzzi tub overlooking lake. Pine, ceramic and carpeted floors throughout, 4 pc. ensuite plus 2 plus 3 pc., walkout to large deck, finished basement with kitchenette and walkout to patio. 5 minutes to town. $375,000. Please call 985-9777. OPEN HOUSE - SUNDAY, JANUARY 21st - 1 to 3 PM PORT PERRY WEST Country Executive Custom Built Home. Large eat-in kitchen with breakfast nook, main floor family room with oak floors and fireplace, master ensuite has whirlpool, separate formal dining room and living room, high, bright base- ment, oversized 2 car garage. On nearly 2 acres and view for miles. Mature trees border the property. Now reduced to $359,500. Your host is Chuck Willes. Directions: Manchester to Hwy. 12, 1 mile south, west 1/2 mile. TO VIEW THESE PROPERTIES CALL ... 985-9777 READ EVERY WEEK BY OVER 20,000 PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES ASHBURN - BLACKSTOCK - BROOKLIN - CAESAREA COLUMBUS - GREENBANK - JANETVILLE - LITTLE BRITAIN NESTLETON - PORT PERRY - PRINCE ALBERT SEAGRAVE - SUNDERLAND - UXBRIDGE Many challenges face newly elected Real Estate Bd. Chairman Durham Region can look forward to continued growth and prosperity ac- cording to John Coulter, President of the Oshawa & District Real Estate Board. "We expect the real estate market to remain steady throughout 1990." Statistics from the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board show a 28 per- cent increase in listings compared with 1988. There was also a 15 percent crop in the number of sales. However, Coulter says "it is not significant because you John Coulter elected to guide Oshawa Real can't compare 1988, a boom year, with 1989." Further- more, we recorded over a billion dollars in MLS volume in 1989 which represents an increase of 5.2 percent in dollar volume over 1988. Durham Region continues to be a "very at- tractive place for people to live and work," he says. As long as interest rates remain stable, Coulter predicts a strong and healthy market for Durham Region. "If interest rates (Tum to page 2)' Estate Board into '90's Whitby real estate Broker John Coulter has taken over as President of the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board. Recently elected for a traditional one-year term, Mr. Coulter says he and the Board's Directors face a series of challenges. "Qur clearest role will continue to be that of mak- ing sure the public receives the highest level of profes- sionalism possible from our members." Mr. Coulter says the Board members have developed the highest reputation for integrity and service over the years and that dedication will be continued. Government intervention into the real estate industry will continue to be a target of the new President and the Board of Directors. Mr. Coulter says Federal Finance Minister Wilson's decision not to include resale homes in his goods and services tax was a step in the right direction but other government tax bills from all levels, including local government levels, are critically threatening Canada's housing industry. "Everything from special education levies to employer health taxes seems designed to cripple a profession which functions to help place families into affordable homes." Mr. Coulter says the Board will continue to lob- by at local, provincial and national levels against legislation placing housing further out of reach of the average family. Mr. Coulter's New Year's message to the Board's 1500 members is one of op- timism. He is predicting a consistent resale homes market from the coming months. He is also remin- ding members that their ideas are an integral part of the Board's mandate. "We need the participa- tion of all members..not just a few, to make this year a successful one." In the near future, the Board will be considering such issues as the rapidly expanding marketplace and increasing the number of upgrading and updating courses for salespersons and brokers.