Archive for the ‘Real Estate’ Category
A Realtor’s question: So, how’s the market?
As a licensed Realtor (in addition to my role as Editor and Publisher of LambtonShield.com) it's a common question. "So, how's the market doing these days?" And the best answer I can offer is my explanation that there really is no one single market in the Sarnia-Lambton area. It all depends on location. Yes, location, [...]
Real estate sales edge 1% higher than year ago as summer season poised to ramp up
The local real estate association says it is pleased with sales figures reflecting a "fairly consistent" performance compared with the same-month sales in the last three years. Donna Mathewson, president of the Sarnia-Lambton Real Estate Board, told reporters at a monthly review that sales in the month totalled nearly $36 million, a 1% increase over April 2011 [...]
Area real estate sales on an upswing
Real estate sales in Sarnia-Lambton were up last month, making 2011 the second best in history. Sarnia-Lambton Real Estate Board president Donna Mathewson says a year of historically low interest rates, continued government rebate programs and reasonable home sale prices is behind a year-end total of $328.5 million in sales and a December that is [...]
Former TSL building now history
A planned demotion of a building adjacent to the Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce headquarters on Christina St. N. just south of Exmouth has been completed, with crews now putting the finishing touches on the site clean-up. As the picture here shows (courtesy Cindy Scholten), wreckers made short order of the house, which was used as [...]
Sarnia downtown’s ‘renaissance’ may serve to benefit us all
By PATRICK COUTU The renaissance of Sarnia’s downtown business area may end up creating a new identity for our city. The evolution of the core district has taken a distinct turn towards becoming a cultural entertainment area. This seems like a complementary fit. The architecture and natural beauty of the region lend themselves to a [...]






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