Shawn O'Connor AACI, Hon. B. Comm
A1 Accurate Appraisal
3-200 Manitoba St., Suite 329
Bracebridge,Ontario, Canada
P1L 2E2
Email: shawn@a1accurateappraisal.com
Ph: (705) 641-1789
A1 Accurate Appraisal
Real Estate Appraisals in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Approximate Area of Coverage Includes: Bracebridge, Huntsville, Gravenhurst, Port Carling, Dorset, Bala, Lake Muskoka, Lake Joseph, Lake Rosseau and surrounding areas. District of Muskoka, south Parry Sound and west Haliburton County areas.
Real estate appraisals of commercial, industrial, waterfront, residential, vacant land, institutional, energy efficient and resort properties.
Appraisals for financing, litigation, expropriation, conservation easements, title insurance and divorce purposes.
Clients include lenders, government agencies, real estate professionals, lawyers and private individuals.
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Shawn O'Connor is an AACI, designated member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada, and a sales representative with Enjoy Muskoka Realty Inc, Bracebridge, Ontario. If you need appraisal services to help you find the satisfaction and peace of mind that comes from making the best real estate decisions contact Shawn (705) 641-1789 at A1 Accurate Appraisal. Call or email for an appraisal fee quote.
Memberships:
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Appraisal Institute of Canada,
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Canadian Commercial Council of Realtors,
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REALTORS® Association of Ontario Lakelands (Muskoka/Haliburton),
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Canadian Real Estate Association
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SOCAN - Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
Education:
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Education: Hon. B. Comm, University of Ottawa
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BA (Admin and Comm) University of Western Ontario
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PGCV University of British Columbia.
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Fashawe College Cert. Electronics
Awards:
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1990 Certificate of Sincere Appreciation from Honourable Joe Clark, P.C., M. P., Secretary of State for External Affairs for dedicated service in the organization of the Open Skies Conference, Ottawa.
WORK EXPERIENCE
As an AACI designated appraiser with Central Ontario Appraisals (Newmarket) Inc. Shawn O’Connor provided appraisals for the Ministry of Transportation, the Town of Aurora, businesses, individuals and lending institutions who required appraisal services with respect to expropriation proceedings, cash-in-lieu, financial planning or assistance with arranging financing in the Muskoka, Vaughan, Newmarket, Richmond Hill or surrounding areas.
As a Realtor in the Muskoka area Shawn O’Connor marketed real estate and represented clients who bought and sold waterfront, commercial and residential property.
Previous to entering the field of real estate Mr. O’Connor’s experience includes residential/commercial renovation contracting, website design services and commercial TV-film soundtrack production and composition. As a member of a news television and documentary crew Shawn was awarded a Certificate of Sincere Appreciation from Honourable Joe Clark, P.C., M. P., Secretary of State for External Affairs for dedicated service in the organization of the Open Skies Conference, Ottawa.
QUICK MARKET OVERVIEW
September 2023: Canada home sales slid for the second month in a row, falling 4.1% month-over-month, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), as higher borrowing costs continue to impact market activity. Economists predicted that sales would soften following the Bank of Canada’s rate hikes this summer, which raised the benchmark interest rate to 5%, a 22-year high, pushing some prospective buyers back to the sidelines, while remaining buyers face significantly higher monthly payments.
New Listings increased 30.9 percent for Waterfront homes and 17.0 percent for Non-Waterfront homes. Sales increased 16.8 percent for Waterfront homes but decreased 5.5 percent for Non-Waterfront homes. Inventory increased 59.7 percent for Waterfront homes and 26.8 percent for Non-Waterfront homes.
Median Sales Price decreased 2.7 percent to $860,000 for Waterfront homes and 2.4 percent to $610,000 for Non-Waterfront homes. Days on Market increased 25.6 percent for Waterfront homes and 13.5 percent for Non-Waterfront homes. Months Supply of Inventory increased 91.1 percent for Waterfront homes and 50.0 percent for Non-Waterfront homes.
As sales slow, new listings continue to rise, climbing 0.8% month-over-month, according to CREA.
New listings are up a cumulative 24% since March, after reaching a two-decade low at the beginning of the year. Although buyers may have additional options in their home search, inventory remains low by historical standards, with only 3.4 months’ supply heading into September. Supply and demand imbalances have put upward pressure on sales prices, which have continued to rise nationally, with the MLS Home Price Index (HPI) increasing 0.4% as of last measure.
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Welcome to my legacy web site. My new (current) website is located here: A1AccurateAppraisal.com.
This web site is an older website of mine. The new site (above link) is where you can find a more up-to-date summary of Shawn O'Connor's AACI designated appraisal services in Muskoka, the "cottage country" of Ontario. There is a wide variety of properties in Muskoka and waterfront cottages can be multi-million dollar mansions or humble abodes on secluded lakes!
Each property has positive and negative characteristics which affect its fair market value. You may be thinking of investing in a cottage, a residence or a commercial property, and if you are, a real estate appraisal by an accredited appraiser may be required for financing or may assist you in making good investment decisions.
Contact A1 Accurate Appraisal to see if a real estate appraisal is right for you.