When he ran Mutual Gain in 1990 as a cost consultant for banks, Mike Bowering often spoke in front of the Ontario Home Builders’ Association, where attendees wanted to hear about lumber and other construction costs. “But I’d get up there and say the most important thing you ever buy is the land, and you ... Read more

For the past 15 years, builder Mike Bowering had the luxury of sunny, south-facing exposures and unobstructed sightlines of the lake and a prestigious east-end golf club from his second-floor office. But he’s happy to give it up for residents of a new mid-rise development his company, Mutual Development Corp., is co-building with Laurier Homes, ... Read more

Built on a spit of land at the Narrows between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching, the waterfront condominiums at Orchard Point Harbour are all about location. Orchard Point is a five-minute drive from Casino Rama and close to all the shopping in Orillia, but the site is quiet and secluded away from the hustle and ... Read more