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SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2023 • LAKE LIFE • THE BRANDON SUN
Buying a lakeside cottage a great lifestyle choice A cottage at Riding Mountain National Park. (Photos by Ken Frazer)
BY ERIN DEBOOY
Ditch Lake and surrounding areas. She recalled having approximately 1,700 show- ings in 2021, sometimes showing as many as 23 properties in one day. “Real estate in the area will always be strong … the properties hold their value, but there was a little more of an extra push,” Barnett said, adding that last year showed closer to regular numbers. “Nothing is indicating to me that we’re going to do anything different [in 2023] than we’ve done in previous years.” » Continued on Page 4
After a surge in cottage sales spurring from COVID lockdowns, particularly in 2021, the market of summer getaways seems to be re- turning to normal. Cottage country hot spots such as Pelican Lake, Oak Lake Beach, Clear Lake and surrounding areas all saw a sharp increase in property sales in 2021, according to data provided by Brandon Area Realtors, only to slow throughout 2022. “I have never seen num- bers like that, and I’ve been selling for 15 years,” said Les-
Barnett services Clear Lake (Wasagaming), Erick- son, Onanole, Sandy Lake,
lie Barnett, real estate agent with Century 21 Westman Realty. “It was an anomaly.”
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