EXp Realty - Jake Bergeron Real Estate

10/07/2026

Success! 🎉

Brett and Sarah first reached out to me when they came across a waterfront property they didn't even realize they were going to want to buy, until it truly caught their interest.

Most of the time, when someone is buying and selling together, the offer on the new home comes with a condition that their current home sells first. That puts you on a timeline, and you have to sell within it. There's also the risk that another buyer could come along and bump you, and you miss out on the purchase all together. We were fortunate to do this in reverse. We put a plan together, secured the waterfront first, and then listed their home at 36 Kensington Crescent.

From there it was mostly smooth sailing ⛵. Everything played out about as well as it could, in just about the most desirable order possible, especially given the uncertainty that can come with buying and selling at the same time.

Brett and Sarah, thank you for being such wonderful clients. A big thanks as well to Shannon Warr-Hunter and her buyers for bringing us a strong offer to work with.

Next up: 8 days until moving day on the waterfront! I'm so excited for you both and the whole family as you begin this next chapter.

Congratulations on the Kensington sale, and cheers to new beginnings! 🥂

09/12/2026

Open house today. 36 Kensington Crescent, Belleville. 1 to 3 PM.

Five bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, an attached double garage, backs onto greenspace with no rear neighbours.

If you're around pop by and say hello!

09/09/2026

Kids are back at school, the summer rentals have quieted down, and the August numbers have landed.

Here's something I find myself explaining a lot: we don't have one market around here. We have four, and last month they were pulling in different directions.

Belleville: $509,200 average, 54 days on market, 4.3 months of inventory

Quinte West: $582,828 average, 45 days, 5.7 months

Brighton: $613,129 average, 37 days, 9.0 months

Prince Edward County: $676,905 average, 74 days, 8.5 months

Months of inventory is the one worth understanding.

Under 4 months and sellers have the upper hand. 4 to 6 is balanced. Over 6 and buyers do. So Belleville is still tight enough that a well priced home draws competition, while the County and Brighton are giving buyers real room to negotiate right now.

Same half hour drive, completely different conversations.

One caution on Brighton. Only 14 homes sold there in August, so I'd want another month before I called that a trend.

For what it's worth, September and October are usually decent months around here, and sellers are facing less competition than they did last fall.

If you're wondering which of these your own street actually sits in, just ask. Happy to look it up for you and have a chat.

And if you know someone trying to sort out their timing this fall, please share this with them.

Thanks so much! 😀

August 2026 data, Central Lakes Association of REALTORS®.

08/26/2026

SOLD — 21627 Loyalist Parkway 🎉

Another County home sold, and the seller is all smiles about it. Congratulations on a smooth sale and an exciting new chapter ahead.

If you're thinking about buying or selling in Brighton, Hastings or Prince Edward County, I'd love to help.

📞 (613) 471-0960
📧 [email protected]

08/19/2026

🆕 NEW LISTING

BACKYARD, MEET GREENSPACE 🌳
36 Kensington Crescent, Belleville — $639,900

📅 OPEN HOUSE — Saturday, August 22 | 1:00–3:00 PM

Five bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, and a backyard that backs onto open greenspace with zero rear neighbours. Once you're standing on the deck looking at parkland instead of another roofline, you get why that matters.

The same family has lovingly maintained this home since 2014. Inside: handcrafted Red Alder hardwood floors, a bright east-west main floor that catches morning light in the kitchen and afternoon sun in the living room, and a granite island kitchen built for real life. Outside: a saltwater pool and an included Hydropool hot tub, both set up for real summer use.

The pool has seen real investment: new salt system and pump in 2024, liner and cover in 2025, and a gas heater in 2026 — so it's ready to go, not a project.

Other updates: new roof 2021, furnace and A/C 2023, and a fully renovated ensuite with walk-in shower in 2026. Attached double garage with direct interior entry, driveway for four vehicles.

Quiet crescent, walking distance to schools and the new YMCA, about 10 minutes to the 401.

Full photos, 3D tour and video walkthrough: https://www.jakebergeronrealestate.com/36-kensington-crescent/

Come see it in person Saturday, or message me / call/text (613) 471-0960 to book a private showing.

08/10/2026

Just Purchased 🌊

Some homes don't wait around, and neither did my clients.

They stumbled onto this Muscote Bay waterfront property completely by accident. They weren't planning a move at all. Then they walked through it, heard it was heading to market in just a couple of days, and everything changed.

We moved fast. Put together a fair offer and got it in before the property ever fully hit the open market. From there we worked through our conditions quickly and got them to a firm deal on a home they weren't even looking for two weeks earlier. Needless to say, they are over the moon!

Congratulations, Brett and Sarah, on this beautiful waterfront property. Excited to see what the next few years bring.

Some of the best opportunities never make it to a listing page. Proud to have helped my clients catch this one early.

📍 Muscote Bay waterfront, Prince Edward County
🌊 Private

07/20/2026

A few days ago Janna came to get me while I was working. "Jake, you have to meet these guests."

Twenty minutes into that meeting and conversation, and I was completely floored.

Jocelyn Toy is the seventh generation of kung fu masters in an unbroken father to son line. Started training at four. In 2008 he took gold at the Kung Fu Masters Championship in Malaysia, medal placed around his neck by the Grand Master of the Shaolin Temple, and that same year he choreographed martial arts performances for the Beijing Olympics. He trained as a military pilot. One great grandfather came here as a railway labourer. Another was the Premier of Quebec.

That's not even half of it.

I've had a bad shoulder since high school. Reinjured it in January and it has bothered me ever since. For weeks I'd been researching plasma energy and pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, wishing I could try a machine before spending thousands on one.

Turns out that's his life's work now. He has a passion for helping people recover from serious illness, including cancer, PTSD, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's, degenerate eye disease and many other ailments. He runs clinics doing exactly this.

He offered me to try it. Three days, a few sessions, about two and a half hours total. With the support of his wonderful partner, Genevieve, I felt a real connection to these two.

My shoulder is better now than it has been all year. I told myself it was placebo. They left, my last session was a couple of days ago and it is still improving. That's not placebo.

You never know who is going to walk through the door.

Janna, you were totally right!

07/18/2026

OPEN HOUSE TODAY | Saturday, 1 to 3 PM

21627 Loyalist Parkway, Carrying Place

Listed for $549,900

New to the market this week, and open for the first time today.

Room to live, and room to work.

Set well back from the road on a private, treed 1.5 acre lot, this one-level bungalow gives you comfortable main-floor living plus something that is genuinely hard to find at this price. Four garage bays. A two-car attached garage, and a second detached two-car garage that makes a perfect workshop. Room for the vehicles, the toys, and the projects, all at once.

Inside there is over 1,500 square feet, three bedrooms, two full baths, and a bright open-concept layout with skylights and French doors to the back deck. No neighbours on one side and it backs onto woods, so it stays quiet and private.

It is also a low-worry home. Municipal water, so no well to manage. Roof done in 2021, furnace and oil tank updated in 2024, central air, and a septic in good working order. The finishes are original, which leaves room to add your own touches and build equity over time.

Minutes to the 401, Trenton, CFB Trenton, and the Bay of Quinte, right at the gateway to Prince Edward County.

Come on out and see me today between 1 and 3. I will be there to answer any questions.

Jake Bergeron | eXp Realty
(613) 471-0960

07/14/2026

Does a pollinator garden actually add value when it comes time to sell? A few years ago the answer would have been no. However, that's changing fast!

New on the blog: I dug into what native, pollinator-friendly gardens do to home value here in the County. The short version is that buyers are starting to see a well-designed naturalized yard as a feature, not a chore.

A few things I get into:
🌾 Why "wild" and "intentional" are two very different things to a buyer (clean edges and a mowed frame do a lot of the work)
🐝 Native plants like coneflower, milkweed and bee balm that thrive in County conditions with less water and less fuss
💧 Why low-water gardens make so much sense out here, from well systems to lake winds to second homes that sit empty part of the year

My wife Janna has been building these gardens at our place for years, so this one is close to home. If you have been thinking about your yard, or wondering what today's buyers actually want, give it a read.

👉 https://www.jakebergeronrealestate.com/blog/curb-appeal-pollinator-gardens-pec

Naturalized, pollinator-friendly gardens were once dismissed as messy. Now they can lift curb appeal and property value. A Prince Edward County realtor's honest take.