In 2005 I bought a end unit townhouse,2+2, garage and huge back yard onto a greenspace. Paid 179K in the south end of Barrie, off Mapleview W. I sold it three years later, a bit of a quick close based on a work transfer I wanted, got 15 grand over my purchase price. I`ve noticed here in Kawartha Lakes that construction has seriously slowed, towns, semi`s and single homes were asking from about 650 to well over 1M. Still insanity. I look at listings most days, very little activity, any listing that disappears has likely been pulled, once in a while one reappears, the pics have feet of snow on the lawns.
Zolo is a decent site for tracking listings and sales. It tells you if it was taken down or sold and tracks price history.
