By SHAWN LACKIE A few weeks back we took the grandkids into Toronto, to see The Lion King. I thought it might be cool and a little less...

DARRYL KNIGHT, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: City council is re-evaluating how it delivers...

by Shawn Lackie By the time you read this, there will have been another announcement from the Bank of Canada (BoC), regarding the prime...

by Shawn Lackie As we head into the meat of the spring selling season, how about a peek into the world of cottage sales? The Cottage...

By Shawn Lackie The last number of years have seen the growth of many communities in leaps and bounds. In many cases not enough. There...

DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard SCUGOG: At their meeting, on Monday, May 5th, Scugog Township council...

by Shawn Lackie Try to define the perfect seller. You probably can’t. Realtors have been trying to figure this one out for years, and...

by Shawn Lackie I will apologize up front and hope you will go with me on this short journey. I know this is supposed to be about Real...

by Shawn Lackie When the Bank of Canada announced, on April 16th, the interest rates would hold firm, it marked the first time in many...

by Shawn Lackie Like anything else in life, it seems to always be about change. Moving forward, advancing, new and improved, etc....

DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog recently approved a significant...

By Shawn Lackie SPECIAL TO THE STANDARD As we head out of one of the most challenging winters we have seen in years, we head towards the...

by Shawn Lackie When I got into the real estate business, over 20 years ago, it was the culmination of a number of years of curiosity. I...

by Shawn Lackie A number of years ago, I had a guest on my Real Estate show who talked about all the growth plans for Scugog. Pretty...

by Shawn Lackie I don’t know about you but I am getting tired of hearing about Donald Trump. We need some kind of news blackout holiday...

by Shawn Lackie A number of years ago, I did a feature on Port Perry’s Golden Girls, on my Real Estate Show on Rogers. The Golden Girls...

by Shawn Lackie In this day and age, when it seems not much is moving in the Real Estate world, maybe it’s time for an introspective look...

by Shawn Lackie Don’t you just hate those year-end stories that talk about what went on last year and what to expect this year? Ya me...

DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES:  The City of Kawartha Lakes and the County of...