St. Andrew's Christmas House Tour

St. Andrew's Christmas House Tour will be held Friday December 2nd & Saturday December 3rd, 2011

St. Andrew's Christmas House Tour has been a holiday tradition in Oakville since 1981. This year's tour presents an eclectic mix of historical, waterfront and architecturally unique homes. Each of the eight homes is decorated for the Christmas season by incredibly talented local designers, offering visitors a wonderful opportunity to soak up the holiday spirit, as well as inspire them to decorate their own homes for the festive season.

The event is Saturday, December 3rd from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. Tickets are $35 each and may be ordered online (below) or through one of the retail locations listed to the right. 

For full event details click here to visit the event site.

Community Support Day to benefit the Oakville Milton Humane Society

Join us today and support the Oakville Milton Humane Society, 5% of the day’s total sales will be donated to our local shelter.To read more visit the Stores event calendar at http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/oakville/store-calendar/

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Town of Oakville sets budget talks

Before Oakville tables its proposed 2012 budget in January, the Budget Committee wants to know how satisfied residents are with town programs and services and how important those services and programs are to taxpayers.
“This pre-budget consultation exercise was designed to engage the public at the onset of the budget process,” said Ward 6 Town and Regional Councillor and Budget Chair Tom Adams.
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Maintaining Your Oakville Home in Winter

Maintaining your Oakville home is very important in the winter months, not only to keep it looking good but also to avoid costly repairs in the spring time. It is essential to pay attention to items both inside and outside your home and should begin in the fall to do outside maintenance such as touching up peeling paint on the house, fences and trim. If you have a deck it should be waterproofed and sealed to be able to withstand harsh winter conditions. For energy efficiency all doors and windows should be checked for heat loss and weather stripping and caulking should be applied were needed. The roof should also be checked making sure that there are no damaged or missing shingles and that flashing and downspouts are in good working order. Make sure that all paved areas are inspected and that all cracks to paving are fixed as the winter will create farther damage. To read more click here

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Keeping Your Home Show Ready

Most people understand the importance of showing their home to its best advantage when it’s up for sale. This means that a real estate professional may show clients around a prospective home that has undergone proper staging techniques and consequently looks and smells great.

Of course, the reality of the situation is that the current homeowners are still living in the home. That means that the home will occasionally be cluttered, appear to actually be lived-in, and may not always smell the best – particularly if animals are in residence. Such things can make an unfavourable impression on buyers, but fortunately there are a few handy techniques that can make staging your home look as if it has just been cleaned by a professional. Read more by clicking here.


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Oakville Milton housing Market On Track

Article from OMDREB
The Oakville Milton housing market is on track for a strong finale to 2011, according to figures released today by the Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board.
October sales of existing homes totalled 754 – a 12.3 percent increase over October 2010, and year-to-date sales showed a 9 percent gain over 2010. Once again, sales in Milton registered the largest increase, jumping 32 percent from 120 in October 2010 to 158 in October 2011.
The dollar volume of sales processed through the OMDREB MLS® system was up significantly in October, increasing 25.3 percent year over year and 15.5 percent year to date. This reflected an increase in the average sale price in October for both Milton and Oakville. In Milton the average price of a home increased by 11 percent over October 2010 to $423,152. In Oakville, it rose 18.5 percent to $641,909.
New listings in the area were up by more than 10 percent in October 2011. This follows a 7.5 percent increase in September 2011 and points to a continuing strong response from sellers to the positive price gains over the past several months. to read more click here