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141 SCUGOG STREET, PORT PERRY 985-9729 MEMBER of OSHAWA and DISTRICT REAL ESTATE BOARD SCUGOG ISLAND CONC, 8 - $269,900. 1 acre with spring fed pond. Detached garage. 3 bedroom bungalow, dining room, kitchen with w/out to huge deck. Base- ment has 2 w/outs, 12' x 48' rec room with sauna and bathroom, spare room and laundry room. Immaculate Rural Home. Please call Ted Harvard for more information. 985-9729 or 986-4673. » OAKWOOD HOME FOR - $129,900. Good condition. 3 bedrooms - 1: baths - living room - dining room - basement - To view this property call Ted Harvard 985-9729 or 986-4673. VIEW LAKE BUNGALOW - $164,900. Immaculate brick home has 3 bedrooms - newly decorated bathroom - Recreation room with fireplace - games room - spare bedroom - Lot size 75' x 200' - To view call Ted Harvard 985-9729 or 986-4673. CUSTOM BUILT - $299,900. Fully finished and tastefully decorated 2 storey home on a mature treed lot. 3 bedroom, spacious oak kitchen, finished basement w/rec room, and office. Sunny florida room. To view call Gail Goreski 985-9729 or 985-2527. FIND OUT WHAT YOUR HOME IS WORTH TODAY. CALL 985-9729 FOR A COMPLIMENTARY EVALUATION. NO PLACE LIKE HOME! Ottawa's GST info hotline is getting it wrong, says the Toronto Home Builders Association. "It worries me that tax- payers are footing the bill for a national advertise- ment that encourages con- sumers to phone for infor- mation as misleading as this, especially when a bold line at the bottom of the ad Personnel manning the toll-free GST hotline (800-267-6620) are misleading consumers who ask how the proposed goods and services tax will affect the purchase of a new home, says THBA president Chris Mullin. Mullin said THBA staff made 20 calls to the line and received correct informa- tion only five times. "The only times they got it right was when we asked a very specific question," he said. "When we asked a simple yet general question, as most people do, they answered incorrectly," For example, asked if a new home purchased in December, 1990, would be subject to the GST, federal staff answered emphatical- ly it would not be. They did not advise the caller that the deal must close before Jan. 1, 1991, to avoid the tax. (It can take from six to nine months to build a new home). TEE I "It is important for con- sumers to know that the GST will be applied at clos- ing, not when they purchase the home,' said Mullin. "A wrong answer could result in them being put at ease, only to find out too late they must pay many thousands of dollars more. product. You've known me in Hockey! Now get to know me in Real Estate! Most of you know me locally and now I've joined another team who are dedicated to giving you professional service as members of the Toronto Real Estate Board. | WILL HANDLE ALL OF YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS. If you are planning to sell or buy a home, or are looking for an investment property call me at home (416) 985-9046 CRAIG TAYLOR, Sales Representative Seagrave / Port Perry ONTE 57 ~DiViants Inc. I.C.I. DIVISION 155 East Beaver Creek Road, Unit 38, Richmond Hill, Ontario LAB 2N1 731-8838 FAX (416) 731-5843 En FIRST CHOICE HOME HUNTING BEGINS HERE... ON THE PAGES OF THE PORT PERRY STAR REAL ESTATE SECTION. April Is New Homes Month In Ontario and the 170 members of the Oshawa-Durham Home Bullders Association Invite the public to make ar- rangements to visit a building site to see new techniques and materials used in home construction. Scugog Mayor Howard Hall (centre) helped kick off the month meeting last week with Association direcor Daryl Hudgin (left) and President Mike Schuster. He said the public should be wary of "fly-by-night" bullders who may lack experience and may not stand by their proclaims: Canada's GST. Information You Should Know." He LOOKING FORA NEW HOME? No need to look any further than the REAL ESTATE PAGES of this newspaper. Whether its a new home, cottage. farm, building lot or Investment property. you'll find it in the PORT PERRY STAR REAL ESTATE SECTION