Motor City Car Club presented a cheque recently for $5,825 to Grandview Children’s Centre from funds raised through this year’s Autofest event. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event changed from a two-day event at Lakeview Park in Oshawa to a one-day event. Approximately 200 cars participated in the event, which took participants on a road tour through the community with special stops along the way. “It’s all for the kids,” they say, noting they’re already planning for next year’s event.

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Lindsay Smith By Lindsay Smith/Real Estate Columnist This is an age-old expression. It seems to fit into today’s Real Estate market. Let me explain how. A quick online search will show that we are going through a time where homes are becoming more and more expensive with first-time buyers are being shut out of the market. However, is that really the truth? If you look on www.realtor.ca or Pinterest you will see large homes, homes that are staged beautifully and others offering every imaginable upgrade. Like many things on social media, these are not the reality for many Buyers in today’s market. I recently read a statistic that indicated 40 per cent of first time buyers are waiting for the prices to drop before they purchase. I have to wonder if they look at what they see, determine they cannot afford a home and the defensive reaction is to say “I’m not playing this game.” Let’s first look at how holding off has worked as a tactic. The average home in Oshawa at the end of last month (August/21) was $722,800. If we look at how that has changed over the past few years, we find that in August/20, the [...]

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