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§ REAL ESTATE aND CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING VOL.1 No.22 - FIRST CHOICE REAL ESTATE - TUESDAY, FEBUARY 13, 1990 Published weekly by the Port Perry Star CENTURY 21 GERRY MEHARG LTD. CHERISHED YESTERDAYS -- GRACIOUS TOMORROWS Century home - Prince Albert - totally renovated - central air - inground pool - large fenced lot - small barn out back could be guest house - and more listed at $269,000. Call Catherine Ayotte 985-7371 or 985-8024. COUNTRY QUIETUDE Spacious 3 plus 1 bedroom brick home on 12 scenic acres near Saint- field. Large country kitchen, central vac, central air (fireplace), 2 car garage, plus large shed and horse barn - priced to sell - call Lloyd Slute 655-3989. TO VIEW THESE PROPERTIES CALL ... 985-7371 It's a great time to buy a new home It's a great time to buy a home in Durham Region ac- cording to John Coulter, President of the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board. "Right now, we have a large supply of all types of affordable housing on the market."" Coulter added that the average price for a home in Metropolitan Toronto is $278,000.00 com- pared with $186,000.00 for all areas served by the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board. '"That makes us the most affordable area in the outlying regions." Statistics from the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board show a record number of listings for the month of January. Listings were up 92 percent com- pared with January 1989. While the number of sales in January were down 45 per- cent, actual volume sales were 56 million dollars sur- passing 1989 figures. According to Coulter, the surge of traditional spring activity, coupled with many people wanting to renew listings from the previous year, accounts for the sud- den increase in the number of listings in Durham Region. With a large inventory of housing, Coulter believes buyers may find that sellers are more flexible with pric- ing and closiiig dates. Although January got off to a slow start, Coulter is op- timistic that market activi- ty in the next few months will be strong. "We have already noticed an upswing in buyer activity," he said. In 1989. the Oshawa and (Turn to page 4) pray. ted a I SELLING YOUR HOME? When you list your house, property, business or farm with a realtor, you'll want them to advertise in the community newspaper with the greatest readership, because chances are, your home will sell faster. In Scugog Township, the Port Perry Star is that paper, reaching more than 20,000 readers each week. If you're selling, you won't want to miss this large, important market. List your home with one of the many area realtors who advertise weekly in the Port Perry Star. Because like you, that's where buyers will look when they're looking for a new home.