Durham Region Real Estate Blog

Sales figures have been released are in for August, and residential real estate sales for Oshawa and the GTA show continued market strength.  Homes in Oshawa were the second fastest selling in the GTA, second only to Ajax.

The average price of property in the GTA in August was $602,607.  This represents a 10.3% gain over...

OLG and Woodbine Entertainment Group Sign Lease

Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) signed two long-term leases with Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), announced on August 10, 2015.  The leases are both for a term of 22 years, and one of them involves a parcel of land owned by WEG, to be developed and operated as a gaming and non-gaming operation...

The development of a Casino at Woodbine Racetrack passed another major milestone this past week with the signing of a lease between the province and the racetrack's owners.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has announced the signing of two long-term leases with Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG).  The first is for the continued...

If you bought an average detached home in Clarington in 2010, with a 5% down payment, your down payment would have been $15,034.05 on a price of $300,681.

In just 5 years, that average home would now be worth $421,801.  You would have made $121,120 in equity on your home. But you only invested a down payment of $15,034.05 - your gain...

If you bought an average detached home in Whitby in 2010, with a 5% down payment, your down payment would have been $17,652.50 on a price of $353,050.

In just 5 years, that average home would now be worth $568,951.  You would have made $215,901 in equity on your home. But you only invested a down payment of $17,652.50 - your gain on that...

If you bought an average detached home in Oshawa in 2010, with a 5% down payment, your down payment would have been $12,584.60 on a price of $251,692.

In just 5 years, that average home would now be worth $384,133.  You would have made $132,441 in equity on your home. But you only invested a down payment of $12,584.60 - your gain on that...