Lucan is a small village 15 minutes north of London with new homes being built both to the east and west of Lucan.

Lucan is a very active community with sports parks and an arena, along with restaurants and retail stores. Below is the history of the area.

Despite being more than 500 km (300 miles) to the North, in 1829, the area became a refuge for a group of free slaves from Cincinnati, Ohio who were under threat of being enslaved again, as a result of the Black Codes in Ohio. This group of roughly 200 disenfranchised Blacks were granted refuge and land by the Canada Company and duly set up a colony named Wilberforce. This was one of the earliest, if not the earliest, slave refuge colony in Upper Canada and existed before emancipation. The flight of Blacks northward into Canada beginning around this time was part of the Underground Railroad.

Most of the Blacks came from city life and did not adapt well to the harsh farming environment. Large lots of land were cleared (logged) and efforts were made to sustain the colony, but much of it dwindled through the 1840s and many of the original colonists moved on to larger, growing urban centres such as Detroit, Cleveland or Toronto to obtain wage-based employment. A small number remained on to work the land through subsequent generations.

The area was then further logged and settled by whites, many from Ireland, some of whom purchased farmsteads from the departing Blacks or new lots sold to them cheaply by the Canada Company. Nowadays less than 40 descendants of the ancestorial Blacks remain.^[4]

After this time, about 1850, the majority of the township's landholders were Irish Catholics, a large number originating from then-meagre farming lands in County Tipperary, Ireland.

For more information on Lucan go to http://www.lucanbiddulph.on.ca/  and of course, for real estate information, you know who to call!

Delaware straddles the Thames River, and is accessed by the old highway (Highway 2) linking London and Chatham and (Highway 402) linking Sarnia along with Port Huron and Toronto.   Delaware is nestled in the Thames River Valley. Most of the area surrounding Delaware is made up of forests and floodplain areas. Corn, soybeans and tobacco are farmed extensively in the area around Delaware, as well as inside the town limits in some areas.

Delaware has undergone modest growth in housing over the last 30 years, with the developed area nearly doubling in that time. Many of the buildings in the heart of Delaware are reputed to be over one hundred years old. These include the building that is now Delaware Variety as well as the antique shop across the street. There are two new subdivisions with lots of activity.

Belvoir Manor is a private home that was at one point a seminary and a private school for boys and at one point was destroyed by fire. The surrounding Belvoir Farms in which it is located is a prominent croquet venue for Croquet Canada.

Delaware boasts a number of tourist destinations despite its small size. Delaware Speedway is a half-mile paved race track that is one of the oldest in Canada. The track hosts stock car racing every Friday night during the summer, as well as several Saturday and Sunday race features.

The Longwoods Road Conservation Area features Skah-Nah-Doht, a recreated Iroquoian village complete with longhouses and tours, as well as a museum featuring exhibits of Iroquoian culture and archaeological artifacts. The park hosts a yearly native festival as well as a re-enactment of the Battle of Longwoods.

The community of Delaware was first founded in 1796. Delaware was the objective of an American raid into Upper Canada in 1814 during the War of 1812, which resulted in the Battle of Longwoods, on March 4, 1814, just about 24 km outside of Delaware.

Delaware has two elementary schools, Delaware Central Public School (The Mustangs) (Thames Valley District School Board), and Our Lady of Lourdes (The Saints) (London District Catholic School Board). They are located about one kilometre apart from one another. Delaware Central has about 175 students, while Our Lady of Lourdes has around 400.

Another great 12 month activity centre is Circle R Ranch  http://www.circlerranch.ca/ and as like London and area , for golfers you have the Oaks, Twin Streams & Oxbow and other courses nearby.

With Delaware being less than 15 minutes to London it is an attractive area to raise a family and some great neighbourhoods to choose from.

For a complete list of available homes in Delaware, drop me a quick email or call 519-435-1600.

Ilderton is located along Middlesex County Road 16 (Ilderton Road) to the west of Highway 4 (Richmond Street), at the junction of Middlesex County Road 20 (Hyde Park Road).

With Ilderton's proximity to London, many low-density subdivisions have been developed. This has led to an increase in the community's population in recent years.

There is a great selection of new and re sale homes available in Ilderton and with taxes being lower than London, Ilderton offers many small town and close knit community amenities.

 A rural community of just a few hundred people in the 80s, now home to over 2000 due to the demand for affordable living space close to the city yet far enough away to still maintain it's village feel. Continued, managed growth makes Ilderton a hot-spot for new home owners and the town has become a very desirable place to live. Most houses and homes are just a few steps away from rolling countryside providing enjoyable walks and cycle rides.

Ilderton is the hometown of ice dancerScott Moir,who captured gold with partner Tessa Virtue at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Ilderton is home to a district fire station, a seniors apartment complex, two pub/restaurants, two variety stores, a county library, hardware store, florist and two pizza businesses, and three parks. As the community is surrounded mainly by agricultural land, industry in the area is mostly farming. Go to http://www.ilderton.ca/ for local events and things to do.

London, Ontario  -  We invite everyone to visit our open house at 2295 Kains Road #60 on March 20 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. There are 3 models open 7 days per week from 1-4 PM. Luxury one floor bungalow condos with double garage.

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How do homes sell?  It is a combination of creating sale-ability of a home.  Here are some statistics of how homes sell:

 1%  of houses are sold from Open Houses.  This is only applicable if a thorough mailing to prospective buyers and proper advertising has been done.  Otherwise very few serious buyers go to Open Houses.

 4% of houses are sold through advertising in the newspaper or other real estate publications, including mail-outs.

 6%   of homes are found by the buyer himself or the seller finding the buyer himself, A for Sale by Owner (FSBO)   in most of these cases, one party or the other hires a sales representative to handle the paperwork.

 89%  of homes are sold through the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) when listed with a real estate company - providing proper terms and/or a reasonable price is offered.  Yet, some homes listed will expire.  This is why knowledge and expertise is required to get your home SOLD!

  89%  of homes that are sold through the Multiple Listing Service are sold by sales representatives who prospect & market for buyers daily!  Remember, real estate sales representatives sell real estate!

 How many sales representatives actively look for buyers daily?  I don't have any statistics on this, but according to the National Association of Realtors, 7% of the sales representatives are doing 93% of the total real estate business nationwide!  As an example, if you had 100 homes for sale, 7 sales representatives would sell 93 homes and 93 sales representatives would divide the sale of only 7 homes among themselves.

In today's real estate market, IT IS THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN GETTING YOUR HOME SOLD! 

The size of a real estate company or its name has very little to do with the sale of your home or any other property.  Yes, there are some companies, which sell hundreds of homes, but they also have hundreds of sales representatives.  The average of sold homes per sales representative is usually very low.  

  At Envelope Real Estate Brokerage Inc., we have one of the highest averages of homes sold.  

  Discounting commissions or making deals with sales representatives that you, too, can sell the house will not   change the facts how homes are really sold.  Something important to keep in mind:  If the only way the sales representative can get the listing is by discounting commission, you can be sure they will also discount the price of your home when negotiating an offer on your home!  It will only take that much longer for you to realize that you have to do something else in order to sell your home.  Let's get together and review all your options.

The London Free Press is calling road related work in London alone 'The mother of all construction seasons' with a record 150 million being allocated.Orange pylons, not daffodils and tulips will signal the spring season.

Do not despair! If you go to www.london.ca/construction an interactive website awaits you and you will know where construction in London is on any given day.

Another way to avoid traffic when looking to purchase real estate in London  is to have me drive you around. I can curse in 14 languages, have  a multitude of finger signals and have a GPS and know before hand where the construction is. lol

 Are you thing of buying a condo in London Ontario within the next 3 months? Real Estate in London Ontario has not experienced the 20-30% increases that some Canadian cities have.

In this price range there are low rise and high rise apartment condos, some with a pool, exercise room, saunas and other amenities. You can even find one floor bungalow attached and detached condos, all with a garage and even some with a 2 car garage.

There is also a great selection of condo townhouses or townhomes available across London.

Where to start? If you know the style of condo in London you can ask for my Top 10 Condo Listor you can go to www.condosinlondon.com and order my 2010 London Ontario Condo Guide.

I am quite familiar with all the condo corporations in London and can help you with neighbourhoods, financial status of the corporation, quality of construction and when needed, quality service providers.