Tyler Philp Real Estate

Tyler Philp Real Estate REALTOR® · Century 21 Infinity Realty · Millbrook, ON

12 years. Construction background. A clear gameplan every time.

Rural homes, waterfront, and acreage across Millbrook, Peterborough, Kawarthas, Durham.

📞 905-243-8188 · homesinmillbrook.ca

Old parts of town might be your hidden gems! Gotta look for value where you can.
08/09/2026

Old parts of town might be your hidden gems! Gotta look for value where you can.

This is everything that came out of the car.Seats. Panels. Carpet. All of it, laid out in the garage.When you find out m...
07/20/2026

This is everything that came out of the car.

Seats. Panels. Carpet. All of it, laid out in the garage.

When you find out mice got into something, you don't just clean the spot you can see. You take it all the way down and check everything.

Some jobs, you can't just patch the part you can see.

My buddy Derek's been at this for a while now.

More coming as it goes back together.

Excited to get it back on the road!

Tyler Philp, REALTOR® — Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc., Brokerage

07/15/2026

Bank of Canada held its key rate at 2.25% again today.

Sixth hold in a row.

Inflation's actually up a bit — above 3% in May, mostly from oil prices. But the Bank's looking past that for now, betting it settles back toward 2% over the next several months.

What that means if you're buying or selling: nothing sudden. Fixed mortgage rates aren't moving much off this news. Variable rates stay where they've been.

The real story isn't the rate. It's that the Bank is choosing to wait and watch instead of reacting to one noisy number.

That's usually the smarter move. In a market and in a negotiation.

Tyler Philp, REALTOR® — Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc., Brokerage

Bought this Challenger my first year in real estate.That's me with it back in 2015.It was my daily driver for a while.Th...
07/15/2026

Bought this Challenger my first year in real estate.

That's me with it back in 2015.

It was my daily driver for a while.

Then we had kids, and car seats don't exactly work in a two-door muscle car. Time to park it.

Selling didn't make sense either — the kilometers had piled up too high to get real value out of it. So I put it in storage instead. Figured one day it'd be something the kids could enjoy.

Looking back, that car marks a turning point for me. It was around the time I realized that if I actually dug in — really committed — I could build something real. So I kept it, even when it made more sense to let it go.

It moved from a garage, to a pole barn on a farm. When that pole barn got unstable, the car didn't have a home anymore. Seven years in storage, all told.

Mice made it a home instead.

My buddy Derek's had it torn down since, rebuilding it right. New wheels are already on.

Some things are worth keeping, even when they sit a while.

More of this story coming as the rebuild comes together.

Tyler Philp, REALTOR® — Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc., Brokerage

Stopped in to see Audrey Chape yesterday for a coffee.Some clients become more than clients.Audrey's one of them. She's ...
07/14/2026

Stopped in to see Audrey Chape yesterday for a coffee.

Some clients become more than clients.

Audrey's one of them. She's family at this point, not just someone I sold a house for.

Her sale wasn't easy. A hard decision, and a negotiation that tested both of us — multiple rounds of back and forth before we got somewhere that actually worked for her.

I wasn't going to settle for less than what she needed. Even when it meant pushing longer than either of us wanted to.

She trusted The Gameplan through all of it.

That's still the best part of this job.

Not the closing.

The people, after.

Tyler Philp, REALTOR® — Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc., Brokerage

07/12/2026

Leverage doesn't show up because you asked for it.

The market doesn't hand it to you.

You have to find it.

That's not a marketing skill.

It's not an advertising skill either.

A great listing photo doesn't get you a better price.

A great negotiator does.

Not everything in an inspection report matters. So I triage first — safety, structural, deferred maintenance above a real threshold. Then I price it with actual contractor numbers.

One clean ask.

Not a wish list.

12 years in renovations, building, and real estate. I know what's structural, what's cosmetic, and what the market will let you ask for.

The market's changing.

The agents who find leverage — not the ones who just look good doing it — are the ones who win it.

905-243-8188
Tyler Philp, REALTOR® — Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc., Brokerage

07/07/2026

A client wrote this about working together back in 2020:

"Tyler was great with helping my husband and I to find our first home together. He is proactive and very knowledgeable about the market. He was always available to meet or talk with us whenever we had questions. We are very happy with our new home and couldn't have done it without Tyler. We appreciate all you have done for us! Thank you!"
— Liz

Six years later, the approach is the same. Fewer files. More attention on each one. Available when it matters, not just when it's convenient.

Tyler Philp, REALTOR® — Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc., Brokerage
📞 905-243-8188

07/03/2026

If you're thinking about moving from the city to a rural property in Ontario, here are three things nobody tells you before you sign.

1. Private wells and septic systems are not the same as municipal services. You need to know more. Well depths, septic system safeguards. Push for the info. We build in safeguards so you're protected.

2. Shoreline regulations in the Kawarthas are strict and property-specific. I've seen buyers lose tens of thousands on dock plans that were never going to be approved.

3. Rural roads and seasonal access matter more than people think. That private lane looks beautiful in July. Ask what it looks like in March.

Twelve years in this specific geography. These aren't things I read in a manual.

Thinking about making the move? Let's talk before you start looking.

905-243-8188

Imagine spending a July morning here with an iced coffee in hand ☕🍉When it comes to outdoor living, are you team balcony...
07/02/2026

Imagine spending a July morning here with an iced coffee in hand ☕🍉
When it comes to outdoor living, are you team balcony, patio, or lakeside dock? Share your pick below! 👇.


Focused on long-term outcomes, guiding clients with clarity, strategy, and a genuine commitment to their goals. Helping look beyond surface-level marketing to understand the true value of a property.

07/02/2026

The market is balanced. That sounds boring. It isn't.

In a hot market, sellers hold all the leverage and buyers just try to survive.

In a buyer's market, everyone's hunting for a deal.

In a balanced market? It shifts property by property. Deal by deal. The agent who can read those signals wins.

Here's one worth knowing:

Days on market combined with price reduction history tells you more about a seller's real motivation than anything they'll say directly.

A listing reduced twice in 45 days isn't just sitting. That seller is getting nervous. A nervous seller in a balanced market is an opportunity — if you know how to approach it.

This is the kind of thing I build into every gameplan.

Questions about how the current market works around Millbrook or the Kawarthas? Drop them below. 👇

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Millbrook, ON
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