Current Mortgate Rates for St. Catharines/Niagara area

Rate
Term
5-Year Fixed 5.70%
6-Year VRM 2.50% / 4.375%

Quote of the Week
“Action is the foundational key to all success.”
Pablo Picasso

Have a great week!

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Paul Croteau
Mortgage Specialist
BMO Bank of Montreal
31 King Street
St. Catharines, ON
ph: (905) 321-3230
fx: (905) 641-7854
Paul.Croteau@bmo.com

Home builders’ award winners

In reading through the St. Catharines Standard, I found this story. Congratulations to everyone!

The winners of the 2008 Ontario Home Builders’ Awards were announced at Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood on Tuesday.

There are 30 Ontario Home Builders’ Association Awards of Distinction categories, which recognize innovation and excellence in design, sales and marketing.

A record 563 entries were submitted this year from some of the top builders, renovators and marketers in the province.

The following first-place awards were presented to Niagara winners:

Most Outstanding Custom Home -under 2,500 square feet: Windrush Hill Construction, for “Suburban Style,” Thorold.

Most Outstanding Kitchen: Premium Building Group, for Credico Residence, Niagara (Credit to: Tom Zivcic, Cromade Custom Cabinetry)

Best Project Logo Branding: Mountainview Homes, for Hillside Estates, Lincoln (Credit to: Toolbox Strategies Inc.)

The Ontario Home Builder of the Year was Mattamy Homes of Oakville. Minto (Toronto/Ottawa) was awarded the Ontario Green Builder of the Year.

Welcome to 57 Scott Street West, Ontario Canada

UPDATE: This property has been sold!

Please use our online complimentary St. Catharines Ontario real estate search to find similar available listings.

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This first time home could all be yours for only $164,900!

This cozy little bungalow has two bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms, downstairs features a finished basement with a recreation room, gas fireplace and 3 piece bathroom. The single attached garage has a covered breezeway to keep you out of the rain. This home also has a fenced yard, patio, and a storage shed so that you can store your items and keep the garage clean.

For this and other homes, please go to the listings page of St. Catharines Real Estate or the blog listings section.

57 Scott Street West in St. Catharines Ontario can be found off Ontario Street very close to the QEW. Heading South on Ontario Street you will come to set of lights, you will have Midas Muffler Shop on your right hand side and a Jack Astors restaurant on the other side of you, turn left at the lights and the house will be on your left hand side just before Maywood Public School.

To see more photos of this home, visit here.

You can also visit a few sites with St. Catharines attractions here:

Tour St. Catharines

St. Catharines Website

St. Catharines on WorldWeb

Should you have any questions regarding this home or any other homes listed on the MLS, you can contact Timothy at 800-467-8498 or email him.

It’s Grape and Wine Time!

global_logo_winefestival.jpgThe traditional continues for the Niagara Grape and Wine Festival, which originated in 1952, now showcases three unique events: the Niagara Wine Festival, held each September; the Niagara Ice-wine Festival, held in January; and the Niagara New Vintage Festival held each June. From its humble beginnings over 50 years ago, a world-class event has evolved. The Niagara Wine Festival hailed as one of the Top 100 Events in North America by the ABA, has twice been named Ontario‘s Cultural Event of the Year. Take a look at the program highlights.

Enjoy more than 100 events including winery tours and tastings, concerts, Niagara cuisine, artisan shows, wine seminars, family entertainment and one of Canada’s largest street parades during the 57th Niagara Wine Festival.

Get started by clicking on the “Events” button to plan your visit to the Festival. Finish by clicking on “Visiting Niagara” for more information on where to stay and what else to do.

Be sure you join us for the 57th Annual Pen Centre Grande Parade on Saturday September 27, 2008 in downtown St. Catharines. For a quick overview of the festival, please download The Official Guide.

The main festival activities take place in St. Catharines’ historic Montebello Park, where fine wine, food and outstanding entertainment meet. Dating back to 1952 the festival is rich in history.

If you are a business looking to get in front of an ever increasing audience, visit our audience page. With a bigger audience come more opportunities for businesses to sell their goods and services to this niche market.

Visitors are encouraged to visit their favourite winery boutique to pick up a bottle of Ontario VQA wine to enjoy when they return home as they fondly recall their excursion to Niagara’s wine country.

Getting Here

Whether you are visiting from within Canada or the USA, take a look at our directions page for venue information, maps and directions.

Visit The Main Website For Shows And Times During This Event

http://www.niagarawinefestival.com/

Also, check out our previous blog regarding the Niagara Wine Festival here!

Welcome to 6387 Maranda Street in Niagara Falls Ontario Canada!

UPDATE: This property has been sold!

Please use our online complimentary St. Catharines Ontario real estate search to find similar available listings.

 

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 This Niagara Falls home is priced at $174,900.00.

For the past 17 years, the Seller has lived in this beautiful 1.5 storey home, which sits on Maranda Street.

This home features four bedrooms. The master bedroom has a 2-piece ensuite and a large dormer for additional space, along with a seating bench with storage. There is also a bedroom upstair and two other bedrooms on the main floor (one is currently being used as an office). The two main floor bedrooms and living room feature hardwood flooring. The downstairs is finished and has a recreation room that includes a wood burning fireplace, a games room, storage area, and a laundry/furnace room.

The main floor has a kitchen area, 4-piece bathroom, and a walkout to the private backyard. The backyard offers a hot tub, gazebo area and plenty of room to sit and relax or entertain friends and family. The aluminum soffits facia and eaves are done and the exterior is stucco.

Recent updates include some windows, doors and shingles.

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For more photo’s, please click here.

Directions – From the QEW, take the Drummond exit, turn right and past Lundy’s Lane. The third street on the right will be Maranda Street. The home has a for sale sign and is on the right side.

You can visit the Official site of the City of Niagara Falls here. If you have children, you may want to learn about the schools, which you can find information on here.  You might also want to visit some of the Niagara Falls attractions, so please visit here.

For other homes I have listed, please visit St. Catharines Real Estate listings page or the listings section of the blog.

For further information, please contact Timothy at 800-467-8498 or email him.

Current Mortgate Rates for St. Catharines/Niagara area

Rate
Term
5-Year Fixed 5.35%
6-Year VRM 2.50% / 4.125%

Quote of the Week
“I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.”
Jonathan Winters

Have a great week!

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Paul Croteau
Mortgage Specialist
BMO Bank of Montreal
31 King Street
St. Catharines, ON
ph: (905) 321-3230
fx: (905) 641-7854
Paul.Croteau@bmo.com

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) Develops a New Website

Due to the public being confused about MLS.CA and thinking that they were actually on an MLS® system, CREA has developed a new web site – www.realtor.ca.  The site is exceptional.  All listings are now mapped to the location.  This site will eventually replace the current www.mls.ca – they are both running parallel at this present time.

Please refer to www.realtor.ca from now on and I’m sure you will be pleasantly surprised at the new site.

Our own local www.MLS-niagara.com  site is also in the midst of being changed to refer the public directly to realtor.ca.

Timothy Salisbury – Broker