MarketWATCH Muskoka: 24 August 2023 At this stage of the season gears change. People are thinking about 'back to school' and for a short while, there's a respite in our cottage market. Another move is afoot too. This is the time of year where some leave cottaging for good. It's their last summer at the [...]
Unlike usual summers of years gone by, cottage sales in the area we work have continued to 'tick over'. Yes the volume is down from the spring rush and yes, the number of price reductions seems higher than previous summers at this time. The however is, expectations of the spring market were higher than the [...]
We’ve slid into June accompanied by haze from forest fires and warnings that open fires, fireworks and cigarette butts are problematic. As far as fires and fireworks go, they are banned throughout Muskoka. Earlier in the week we were just east of Baysville showing a remarkable property with arguably the finest views we’ve seen in [...]
Trillium are in abundance and trees are leaved. Black flies are waning and water is getting warmer. May 24 has come and gone. The season is upon us. Expect weekend travel times to lengthen. However the joy of being by the water, or on it, far outweighs a slightly longer commute. Our marketplace is in [...]
MarketWATCH Muskoka: 16 June 2022 Summer’s languid pace has already come to cottage country. Dock time is approaching full swing. As we head towards the official beginning of summer and the longest day of the year, sunset is firmly in the northwest. Water temps are not yet risen to spending much more than a quick [...]
MarketWATCH Muskoka: 9 June 2022 Turn, turn, turn… to everything there is a season. This is our 20th year selling Muskoka. We’ve mapped cycles of waterfront sales, watched waterfront intently and made prognostications over the years. Analysis is part of who we are. We have to know the market. We started relating cottage activity to [...]
Photo by Kristopher Roller on Unsplash Before our next MarketWatch we will have marked our longest day of the year and formal entry into summer. The solstice. It’s a time steeped in the mists of time and the minds of humans. Structures like Stonehenge and megaliths like Abu Simbel are probably fairly recent in [...]
Photo Credit: © Pictureguy66 The oldest cottage standing on the Big 3 lakes of Muskoka was built in 1868. It’s on an island in Lake Joseph and is truly a summer cottage. Verandah on 3 sides. A summer kitchen off the back. No insulation. High ceilings on the main floor, large windows of glass imported [...]
With temps in the high 20's and humidity taking the 'feel' of the day even higher, this Labour Day's experience in Muskoka was more like mid-summer. In some parts even the lake wasn't all that refreshing. Swimming from the boat in the deep was the way to go if you wanted to cool off. Off [...]
It's here! The last long weekend of the summer. We have a warm week leading up to it too! In fact, records are being set as we speak. Night time temperatures in Muskoka are staying warm. The lakes are not cooling yet. They might even be getting warmer. Some years, nights have had their cooling [...]
