Ray Ferris, Broker of Record
Ray
Ferris
FRI, MVA, e-PRO, ABR®, SRS

Broker of Record

Direct: 519.428.5068
Office: (519) 586-7922

Erie's Edge Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
39 Rogers Avenue
Long Point, Ontario, N0E 1M0




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Norfolk native, wannabe chef, collector of fine dining menus, ridiculously early riser always looking for a stronger brew of morning mud. I’m “REALTOR® Ray”, AKA “Chef Raymond”, “Captain”, “Raymondo”, and “Ray Jr.”.

When growing up, I always dreamed of being a world renowned chef, yet my high school guidance counsellor convinced my parents that a Bachelor of Commerce was best for my future. So off to McMaster University I went where I was exposed to general business principles, accounting, finance, human resources, statistics, marketing, economics, and information systems … perfect pre-requisites for a real estate broker!

As a REALTOR® for the past 27 years, I’ve been witness to rapid change in the way which real estate is bought and sold. Way back when, information about properties listed for sale was made available by way of catalogues. Yes, catalogues. Publications of listing information with ONE black and white thumbnail size photo. Wait, it gets better. The catalogues were printed and delivered to brokerages every two weeks. Yes, that’s right … you had to wait two weeks to find out about a new listing.

Fast forward to 2016, I had the honour and responsibility of serving as President of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), the province’s strongest advocate for home and property ownership, property rights, and prosperous communities. OREA represents 92,000 REALTOR® members, who help home buyers achieve the Canadian dream of home ownership.

The complexity of the modern real estate market combined with expanded legal obligations increases the need and expectations of a high standard of care and knowledge. REALTORS® are involved in transactions that have a high degree of emotion, financial risk and reward associated with them. For this reason, I continued my education, beyond registration requirements. In 2017 I was awarded the FRI (Fellow of the Real Estate Institute) which allows me to better serve our firm’s clients and to lead our team of REALTORS® after continuing rigorous education requirements beyond registration education.

When not selling real estate, I enjoy boating, fishing, and cooking. I spend summers in Long Point as a fourth generation owner of The Old Cut Boat Livery where we have a summer time real estate office.

Whether you’re looking to buy or sell, you’re trusting me with one of your most valuable possessions. I take this responsibility very seriously.

Active Listings
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148 Woodstock Avenue
For Sale — $650,000
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907 Forestry Farm Road
For Sale — $899,900
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23 Willow Avenue
For Sale — $899,900
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95 Erie Blvd
For Sale — $800,000
Sold Listings
Long Point, Ontario
Sold — $1,149,000
Long Point, Ontario
Sold — $1,099,000
Long Point, Ontario
Sold — $1,000,000
Eden, Ontario
Sold — $829,900
Long Point, Ontario
Sold — $800,000
Simcoe, Ontario
Sold — $514,900
Port Rowan, Ontario
Sold — $409,900
Port Rowan, Ontario
Sold — $1,500
Testimonials
Dear Ray,

Our thanks for all you have done. Your services have been nothing short of excellent - and are appreciated! I would not hesitate for one second to recommend you to anyone I know who is also considering the purchase of real estate in the Port Rowan/ Long Point area. And I can honestly say that there are only two other working professionals I would recommend to friends or family. Athina and I sincerely wish you and your family a wonderful, restful vacation. Enjoy!

With sincere best wishes,
Douglas Crust

Just a note to let you know how pleased I was to have my Aunt's property sold so quickly. To think that the night I signed the listing, you had potential buyers in to look at her house---and---within 2 days, had found buyers, rather than lookers. I am absolutely thrilled that the deal is done, and I am particularly happy that I was able to deal with a "local kid". I love to do business with family friends, and your Grandfather was well known to my Aunt---in fact, she remembers "bouncing him on her knee”.

Your dealings with me were professional, and I thank you for your respect of my Aunt's "personal" things---She had many things that were of no particular value, but, to the "Biddles", were very valuable for sentimental reasons. Your kindness in appreciated, and I thank you again on behalf of all the family.

I wish you success in your career---you certainly do work hard for your client-- and being the "local retired banker" I really do love to see the small town kid do so well!!

Thanks again,
Ellen

Dear Ray,

I just wanted to write a quick letter to thank you again for helping us buy our home in Long Point. Feel free to show this letter to any prospective clients you may have.

First, we have bought or sold four houses now - all in different parts of Ontario, as well as used different agents to look for properties, and in all our touches with your industry our overall impression has been one of distrust.

This changed when we began our professional relationship with you. I can honestly say we have never met a more professional realtor in our experience. At first, we were hesitant to put in an offer with you seeing as you were a seller's agent, but after you painstakingly explained what being a sellers agent meant and you were very upfront about what we should and should not disclose to you, we felt very comfortable moving forward.

I don't think I have met a more thorough agent in terms of going through the entire offer process and of explaining and interpreting what the legal contract entails. We have never had an agent actually explain what we were signing in such clear understandable language. We had no fears what so ever.

And once we began the negotiation process, even though you represented the seller, we still felt as though you were giving us good advice and were quite honest in how we should proceed.

In the end, we were thrilled the deal got done, and even happier that we made a new friend in the process. We would be happy to be a reference for you at any time. You have an amazing knowledge of the area and a real keen sense of market value. I would not hesitate to recommend you to anyone looking for real estate services in the area.

Thanks again Ray,
Michelle

Ray Ferris was very helpful and transparent and offered great advice about the up keep and details of owning a cottage at Long Point when he sold us the beach front cottage a week ago. Ray is very professional and at the same time very down to earth and friendly and willing to offer any information we needed. He was very prompt with processing the paperwork for the purchase of the cottage and is very prompt in responding to any questions we have.
Athina Tarkanian

We first met Ray when we contacted him to view one of his listings. We quickly learned that Ray knew the area very well and would be our best bet in helping us find our family cottage. Spending my entire childhood in the area, the name was also familiar to me. Any friends we spoke to about contacting Ray said, “he knows his stuff!”

Although the first property we looked at was not for us, Ray was quick to get us set up with new listing alerts. We also let him know what was appealing to us going forward so he knew what to look out for. Anytime we wanted to view a new listing or had any questions, Ray was very quick to respond and get us the appointments we requested. He was very honest with what he knew about each area we looked at, based on his extensive experience.

When the listing came up for our purchase, we contacted Ray immediately to book a viewing. He was familiar with the cottage, neighbourhood and most of the neighbours. Not only this, but he was also able to provide us with a list of trusted professionals for the area should we need anything after we move in. It is reassuring to have someone who knows the area to such a great extent when making such a significant purchase. We are also confident if we have any questions going forward, he will be a quick text or phone call away.

If we ever have any friends or family looking to buy or sell in the Long Point area, we know who our trusted professional recommendation would be, Ray Ferris. Thank you for making this an enjoyable and smooth process. See you on the Point!
Todd & Crystal

We recently worked with Ray to sell our cottage and couldn’t be more pleased with his services. Ray’s knowledge and many years of experience are a huge asset. He knows the area, understands the market and clientele well. Ray was very thorough explaining his marketing strategy to us and gave us sound advice and guidance. His effective program worked – our property sold quickly, and we are pleased with the end result. We would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell in Norfolk county!
Paul & Heidi LeRoy

Always had excellent service. Wouldn’t even consider listing or selling with anyone else.
Adam and Vicky

Ray made our Long Point cottage purchase a stress-free pleasure. It was our first cottage and Ray was extremely knowledgeable and gave us solid advice that has helped in every step. There was not a single question that we asked that he could not answer from experience.

He provided contact information on local companies/services and tips on what we needed to know. We simply could not have asked for a better realtor.
Wayne and Daphne Elshof

After 20 years of marriage, we decided we want to own a cottage in the Long Point Area. Not being from the area we wanted to find a real estate agent with local knowledge so we did our research and found Ray. Ray has been a local all his life and had extensive knowledge and great insight to the cottage market. We gave Ray a wish list of what we wanted, and he was fantastic in directing us to the right properties and avoiding the wrong ones. In the end Ray found us exactly what we wanted and made it extremely easy to transition into cottage life. We appreciated Ray’s honesty and hard work that made our Dream come true and look forward to seeing him around the Point!!
Thanks,
Scott and Luciana
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