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| i i REAL BSTATE anD CLA SSIFIED GDVERTISING VOL.1 No. 37 - FIRST CHOICE REAL ESTATE - TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1990 Published weekly by the Port Perry Star 'd Member Oshawa & District Real Estate Board '4 Member Lindsay & District Real Estate Board ONLY $289,900. SECLUDED EXCELLENCE -- 3.62 acres well treed located near junction of 35 and 7A highways. 3 plus 1 bedrooms, sunken living room, hot tub, fireplace, central vac, walkouts and am- ple decking are just some of the many features. Call now for further information. PORT PERRY, CASTLE HARBOUR. Custom designed - quality built. Large greenhouse kitchen, sunroom, main floor family with fireplace, main floor laundry, oversized master bedroom with large ensuite and jacuzzi. Treed 1.8 acre lot. Must be seen for appreciation. $369,000. TO VIEW THESE PROPERTIES call: 9865-9777 FF Your home is no longer your castle after a break & enter The psychological impact of having your home broken into is often more damaging than the theft or the van- dalism that goes along with it. "In fact, seven out of 10 people move to a new home within a year after a break in," says Andy Gyorffy, vice-president of marketing for Winnipeg-based Ram- tron Pre-Entry Alarm Systems Inc. "There iS an overpower- ing feeling that their home is no longer their castle... that it doesn't represent the safety it once did. Every time they come home there's a tremendous fear that someone would be waiting for them inside. Some of these people are even afraid of leaving their homes because of this." Statistically, they've got good reason to fear. When it comes to criminals, lightning does strike twice. Many come back a second, a third and even a fourth time. They know that the items they've taken have probabl n replaced by insurance. "They know your habits...when you're not at home and how to get in. And . ment, or hiding in the they know what they miss- ed on their first visit," says Gyorffy. "For most people, it's not easy living with that fear...wondering every time you open the front door whether someone's behind it, or downstairs in the base- closet. "And every time you hear a noise in the middle of the fight, your mind 'starts wondering. all over again whether the intruder has come back. It's very unnerving." Men often compare the feeling to being raped and being powerless to do anything about it. Most would like to reach out and strike the person responsi- ble "but there is not a thing they can do about it." Often, says Gyorffy, the things taken do not have a high monetary value but simple everyday things that are important to the person emotionally. He recalls one instance of a widow whose home was broken into and the thieves had taken her husband's photographs. Turn to Page 3 * he Pout Devry Sa READ EVERY WEEK BY OVER 20,000 PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES ASHBURN - BLACKSTOCK - BROOKLIN CAESAREA - COLUMBUS EPSOM - GREENBANK - JANETVILLE LITTLE BRITAIN - NESTLETON PORT PERRY - PRINCE ALBERT SEAGRAVE - SUNDERLAND - UTICA UXBRIDGE and surrounding hamlets & villages. * | | a ------