Durham Region Real Estate Blog

The Great Blue Heron Charity Casino changes to a commercial casino on September 8, 2016. This is part of the agreement reached with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (MSIFN) to transition the property to the OLG's Toronto Gaming Bundle.

Under this agreement, the property becomes assumed by...

Clarington was Durham's second best performing market in July 2016 with an average residential price gain of 28.3% over July of last year. The Toronto Real Estate Board's (TREB) latest market stats put the average property selling at $493,994 - substantially up from last year's 384,923.

The average selling price of homes in the GTA...

Whitby's residential real estate market continued it's hot pace in July 2016 with an average price gain of 20.2% over July of last year. The Toronto Real Estate Board's (TREB) latest market stats put the average property selling at $616,785 - up from last year's 513,238.

The average selling price of homes in the GTA this July...

Oshawa's residential real estate market is continuing to dominate the Durham Region and GTA with an average 30.0% annual selling price gain in July, 2016. The Toronto Real Estate Board's (TREB) latest market statistics show the average property at $446,441 - up from last year's 343,517.

Oshawa led Durham Region in percentage price gain, as...

Property tax rates have been dropping consistently across the GTA for over a decade.  

Getting lower?  Did you read that right?

Yes, property tax rates are getting lower!

Why haven't you noticed on your tax bills, then?  In short, the property tax rate (also known as the mill or millage rate) has been dropping as property...