THE ART OF LETTING GO
We have a home we love, but always have our eyes open for the next opportunity. I’ll try for anything and if I fail, I don’t let it bring me down. You never know if you don’t try, and there’s no harm...
View ArticleHAMILTON’S ALL-TIME MOST EXPENSIVE HOME SALES
PERSPECTIVE IS EVERYTHING!!!$2.5 million in today's market, is nothing...right? Think again.You may not blink an eye, but fact is, the two highest recorded sales in #HamOnt (proper*), over an analysis...
View ArticleRASTRICK HOUSE circa 1847
46 Forest Avenue, Hamilton, ONOld home lovers rejoice! This is a great opportunity to own a significant, nearly 175 year old, piece of architectural history in the heart of downtown #HamOnt! Currently...
View ArticleA TALE OF TWO TUDORS
These two early twentieth century homes will have you seeing 'two-dor'.Meet, 21 Markland St, #HamOnt circa 1917 ACTIVEAlso meet, 16 Ravenscliffe Ave, #HamOnt circa 1922 SOLDBoth homes boast exceptional...
View ArticleGOING. GOING. 'DODECA-GONE!'
Lennard House circa 19717 Rolph Street, Dundas, ONPhotos copyright 2019 the Gteam - Royal LePageThis one of a kind modernist architectural wonder is a 'dodecagon', built with 12 equal sides. Designed...
View ArticleQ&A WITH THE NEW STEWARD OF QUEEN ST
This 1877 #HamOnt Grande Durand Dame recently sold to a fabulous person with even more fabulous plans to bring her back to her former glory. Read all about her plans below (with hopefully some 'afters'...
View ArticleA TUDOR REVIVAL TO REVEL OVER
13 Freeman Place, Hamilton, ON circa 1900I Photos by Vogel Creative IHistory is preserved at 13 Freeman Place. This over 4,000 square foot turn of the twentieth century home evokes the English...
View ArticleELGIN FOR THE WIN!
39 Elgin St, Dundas, ON c.1859I Photos and Video by Vogel Creative IThis storybook Gothic Revival has seduced many admirers over her 160+ years. 39 Elgin Street, standing at the corner of Elgin...
View ArticleTHE ART OF LETTING GO
We have a home we love, but always have our eyes open for the next opportunity. I’ll try for anything and if I fail, I don’t let it bring me down. You never know if you don’t try, and there’s no harm...
View ArticleHAMILTON’S ALL-TIME MOST EXPENSIVE HOME SALES
PERSPECTIVE IS EVERYTHING!!!$2.5 million in today's market, is nothing...right? Think again.You may not blink an eye, but fact is, the two highest recorded sales in #HamOnt (proper*), over an analysis...
View ArticleNO STONE LEFT UN-YEARNED
There are a lot of historic home types and its hard to pick just one. But the most beguiling of them all, in my opinion would be the ‘stone house’.146 Park St W, Dundas, ON. Photo by Vogel Creative.I...
View ArticleITS A WRAP (partner post)
Welcome to a year-end closer from your friendly #HamOnt real estate agents Doug & Tricia at Folsetter Taffs and Associates.Photo by Vogel Creative Photography2022 brought lots of quick posts on my...
View ArticleEXCHANGING HANDS
Those who know us, know we've moved a lot. We're serial movers who are now living in our eighth home. With each we never plan to leave the last, but we also never say, 'never'.It may seem weird to...
View ArticleTHE STRONG WILL SELL
The housing market feels like a spectator sport sometimes. Lots of listings battling it out against each other with crowds of people watching and anticipating the outcome. Some of the ‘players’ come on...
View ArticleA FEW GOOD BUYERS
The current market is largely defined by ‘those who can’ and those who ‘must’. No more middle ground wanderlust. You either need to move or have an income impervious to inflation or interest.20 Stuart...
View ArticleCONDOMAXIMUM
Pun intended! In today’s market you could maximize your opportunity by considering a condo.'Inglewood' condos at 13 Inglewood Drive, Hamilton. VOGELcreative Photography.Point blank, Hamilton’s condo...
View ArticleSHIRT OFF MY BACK WORTHY
I'd give the shirt off my back (and a right kidney) for 120 Aberdeen Avenue in #HamOnt.| All photos by Cathy Koop Photography |This Neo-G (Georgian) was literally born from the classic T (Shirt)....
View Article'Rush Hour' is Over
Okay, more years than 'hours', but the story still stands: Buyers are no longer caught up in gridlock of going nowhere in the pursuit of homeownership.Photo by VOGEL CreativeThere's finally relief from...
View ArticleFROM B&B to ECG
This circa 1847 heart-stopper at 30 South St W ('Osler House') in Dundas, Ontario is coming soon with Anita McGowan at Woolcott Real Estate. Stay tuned for more detail$ and my official post (UPDATE:...
View Article2024 YEAR IN REVIEW: HOT TO GONE with a dash of HOT TO GO AGAIN
Photo by VOGELCreative PhotographyWe saw some fire #HamOnt homes come and go this year, along with some that didn’t sell but that we can all expect to be ‘hot to go’ again in 2025.Admittingly, 2024 was...
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