676 COUNTY ROAD 6 Douro

RESIDENTIAL - Located just minutes outside of Lakefield, this extraordinary restored Century Home offers original charm with modern features. Architectural pleasing and impressive designs! Check out the original features like the hardwood flooring, the large dark maple baseboards, 9` ceilings and the beautiful grand staircase. Modern features include the galley kitchen that offers ergonocomically superior layout for your baking and cooking needs. This 2.5 storey home also features 4 bedrooms, breakfast bar in kitchen, wood burning stove, 40` x 25` deck, 1.88 acre lot, maple tree lined driveway and large soaker tub. Other recent upgrades that have been completed include; full electrical, plumbing, wall and attic insulation, some windows, new tile bed for septic, water system and fireplace. Easy commute to highway 115, Peterborough and many many local Lakes.

What is a CMA and why do you need one for your home?

CMA stands for Comparative Market Analysis and is the best tool to estimate a value for your property by using comparable sales in your neighbourhood. So if you are buying, selling or refinancing your home's dollar value is an important number to know.

As a Seller a CMA will help you determine a correct asking price, an idea of length of time on the market and your competition if any. As a Buyer a CMA will help you determine an offer price, and if the home will appraise for financing.

What you look for in a CMA is a picture of your local market. It will include current listings, sales and expired. Current listings are your "competition". The sales represent the most recent activities and give you a benchmark of your current price. The expired listing are listings that did not sell during its listing period. This will give you an idea what is too much as an asking price. Analysing these numbers will help you avoid the dangers of overpricing your home.

Keep in mind that estimating the sales price of your home through a CMA involves a certain amount of market knowledge, current sales and some guesswork. CMA's are snapshot in time so it will change. Remember that a CMA is not an appraisal.

Selwyn Township stats!

Population in 2006 17,413
Population in 2001 16,414
2001 to 2006 population change 6.1 %
Total private dwellings 8,988
Population density per square kilometre 54.6 (13.4 Ontario average)
Land area 318.76 km²

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Median age of the population: 46.2
Population aged 15 and over: 84.7 %
Age characteristics of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield

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Employment rate: 59.8 % (seems low with a Median age of 46.2)

Median earnings

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield: 43,287 CAD Townships' average: 38,994 CAD Province: 44,748 CAD

Median income: 27,497 CAD
Median income after tax : 24,918 CAD


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Family and households characteristics

Total number of census families: 5,470
Total private households: 6,725

Average family size: 2.8
Families median income in 2005: 70,398 CAD

Average household size: 2.6
Households median income in 2005: 63,632 CAD


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