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Showing posts from March 1, 2010 to May 9, 2013

March 1, 2010
STRATA: Information on age bylaws - (October 28, 2003) Prior to the Strata Property Act, age restrictions were a source of controversy amongst owners in a strata complex. With the passing of the Strata...

March 1, 2010
Real estate sales up humungously in Kelowna - Kelowna single family residences and strata account for 104% improvement in Kelowna real estate sales for the first two months of 2010 compared to 2009....

March 2, 2010
Home construction to strengthen in 2010: CMHC - A rebound in home construction is set to strengthen this year as the Canadian economy continues to show signs of recovery, according to Canada...

March 2, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Bank under pressure to raise rates - Pressure on the Bank of Canada to move early on raising interest rates mounted Monday after fourth-quarter data on gross domestic product...

March 2, 2010
Real estate markets are pumped - Canadian real estate sales and prices are poised to set records this year, according to a new forecast which is bound to reignite calls in some quarters for tighter lending...

March 2, 2010
Kelowna sale activity increasing each month as 2010 progresses - Kelowna real estate sale activity is improving each month. Up +92% in February and up +120% in January or alternately in...

March 2, 2010
MORTGAGE: When it comes to mortgage details, most people just "zone out" - It is a legal document that stretches about 30 pages and runs about 10,000 words. Its execution takes no more...

March 3, 2010
BC to lead in housing starts - Housing starts in B.C. will increase this year at the highest rate in Canada, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's Housing Market Outlook Report,...

March 3, 2010
MORTGAGE: Diversify your mortgage - You can't decide what to do with your mortgage? The good news is you don't have to. Anyone negotiating a mortgage today is labouring over whether to lock in the...

March 3, 2010
Owners with children can defer property taxes - As announced in the throne speech last month, homeowners with children under 18 will be allowed to defer their property taxes, an option that people...

March 3, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Bank of Canada hints at rate hikes on the horizon - The Bank of Canada took its first steps Tuesday toward returning the country to more normal interest-rate levels by...

March 3, 2010
Real estate market balances out - Lower Mainland real estate markets were busier in February than realtors expected, considering the distraction of the Olympic Games. Reports from the region’s major...

March 3, 2010
Prices to level off as housing starts surge - Housing starts will rise in 2010, putting a lid on home prices this year following their 19-percent surge in 2009, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp....

March 3, 2010
Ups and downs of Kelowna real estate - This past month compared to same last year, Kelowna and area real estate sale activity was up +78.4%, properties listed up +23.6%, sales volume up +94.09%, average...

March 3, 2010
Rising housing starts in 2010 will cool recent surge in prices, says CMHC - Housing starts will rise in 2010, putting a lid on home prices this year after their 19% surge in 2009, the...

March 4, 2010
Strength in residential building permits bodes well for housing starts - The value of building permits issued in January slipped 4.9 per cent, to $5.7 billion, as nonresidential...

March 4, 2010
Free Market Evaluation of your Kelowna real estate - Continued low interest rates combined with increased consumer demand is improving Kelowna's real estate market. Do you want to get a feel of...

March 5, 2010
B.C. construction drops 23% - Construction across B.C. eased off in January from the gains seen up to the end of the year, with contractors taking out almost $685 million worth of building permits that...

March 5, 2010
Spring cleaning - The flowers are in bloom, the birds are chirping, and the sun is shining brightly -right through your dirty windows. That's when it hits you. Spring is in the air and it's time to freshen up...

March 5, 2010
Residential building permits post rise - The value of building permits issued in January slipped 4.9% to $5.7-billion as non-residential construction permits fell 21% to $1.7-billion, Statistics Canada...

March 5, 2010
What real estate is selling today in Kelowna? - Good news Kelowna real estate sale activity is up compared to last year but some types are real estate are more active than others and price ranges....

March 6, 2010
Building apace - The government mapped out its aspirations this week with the Throne Speech and Budget. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. also stepped up with its take on the likely direction of the housing...

March 6, 2010
Great real estate selection in Kelowna - 2,260 Kelowna properties actively listed for sale today. Lots of choice in each type of property as well as price range depending on your real estate needs and...

March 7, 2010
Frantic hunt for a house - New parents Bliss Prema and husband Seamus Russell have struck out five times when making offers on houses. In each case, they lost out in bidding wars. The couple has found that...

March 7, 2010
Kelowna homes with rental suites - A small percentage of Kelowna homes have established rental suites to assist a home owner to use rental income, for example, to slash mortgage costs or have a family...

March 8, 2010
Rushing a reno is not always a good thing - Who says a renovation needs to be continuously worked on until it's finished? Renovating in stages is a simple concept that might work well for homeowners...

March 8, 2010
Reovating your Kelowna home - check out payback value of home improvements - The Appraisal Institute of Canada has developed RENOVA, an interactive web-based guide to the value of...

March 8, 2010
Housing starts climb to highet levels since October 2008 - New home construction rose to almost 200,000 units in February, a light at the end of the tunnel for buyers seeking relief from a...

March 9, 2010
Housing starts surge over '09 period - Home building moved into a higher gear in Metro Vancouver last month as the number of houses started surged to 1,402 units, twice the number posted a year earlier,...

March 9, 2010
B.C. home hunters feeling more motivated - Sentiment among would-be homebuyers continues to improve in B.C., according to an annual RBC home ownership study released on Monday. The study reported...

March 9, 2010
Heads up on purchasing a former growing operations, ie, in Kelowna - If you could buy a “fixer-upper” at a really good price, should you do it? What if that “fixer-upper” is a...

March 10, 2010
MORTGAGES: Choose mortgage words carefully - When it comes to your mortgage contract, watch your language. Most consumers only look at their mortgage contract -- one of the most important...

March 10, 2010
Kelowna home inspectors - It's important to recognize that a Kelowna or any area home inspectors does a home inspection, it is not a warranty. What it is a visual screening of a home for signs and symptoms of...

March 11, 2010
Housing starts bounce back from 2009 lows - February housing starts in Vancouver continued to bounce back from lows reached in 2009, with the number of new units breaking ground doubling last year's...

March 11, 2010
New home prices rising in Canada, but relatively slowly - The latest data shows a steady rise in prices for new homes in Canada, though lacking the dramatic kind of gains being seen in the...

March 11, 2010
You want to buy a Kelowna home - how much can you afford? - The shortest answer to that question regarding a Kelowna home purchase is - it depends on a number of factors. The most important...

March 12, 2010
Housing market has bounced back - B.C. should see its GDP rise by 3.4 per cent this year, making it among Canada's economic growth leaders, according to an RBC Economics report released Thursday....

March 12, 2010
Home prices jump 17% - The average house price in B.C. reached $497,807 in February, up 17 per cent from the same time a year ago, the B.C. Real Estate Association said. Provincewide home sales through the...

March 12, 2010
INTEREST RATES: New mortgage rules increase the qualifying interest rate by about one percentage point - Many of us have been enjoying supremely attractive interest...

March 12, 2010
ECO: Greener pastures ahead - New light bulbs -- check. Recycling sorted -- check. Energy-efficient appliances -- got them, too. It's no secret that green living has taken on momentum and that Canadians...

March 12, 2010
Home ownership has many responsibilities - insurance may be number 1 - Between running a household, work and ferrying kids back and forth, most of us are too busy to keep up with life's...

March 12, 2010
Kelowna is warming up -it's that time for lawnmower maintenance - If you do not know how to do any of these steps or do not feel comfortable doing them yourself take your mower to your...

March 13, 2010
Local builders busier in February - Metropolitan Vancouver builders started the construction of 1,402 homes last month, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reports. That total is 700 more than the...

March 13, 2010
Home ownership study - The 17th Annual RBC Homeownership Study says 44% of Canadians who plan to buy a home in the next two years will take a fixed mortgage. Ten per cent of respondents plan to buy a home in...

March 13, 2010
New-home prices stable across the country - The latest data show a steady rise in prices for new homes in Canada, though lacking the dramatic kind of gains being seen in the resale market....

March 13, 2010
How long should your appliances last? - Most appliances and small electrical products have fairly predictable life expectancies. Depending on the original cost, manufacturing quality, and how heavily...

March 15, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Lock in those rates now! - As federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty did some housekeeping by tying up loose ends with Stimulus Budget II: The Final Chapter, he gave a gentle warning of...

March 15, 2010
Home sales cool for second straight month - Sales of existing homes in Canada dipped for a second straight month in February, but remained high on a year-over-year basis, as the market may be moving...

March 16, 2010
Price of home ownership rose slightly - The cost of owning a home increased slightly in the final quarter of 2009, with Vancouver remaining the least affordably city in the country, according to an RBC...

March 16, 2010
Decline in housing resales - Home resales in Canada fell in February for a second straight month, with the biggest drop recorded in Vancouver, although purchases were still up significantly from a year ago,...

March 16, 2010
Home resales down but prices keep on climbing - Home resales in Canada fell in February for a second straight month, with the biggest drop recorded in Vancouver, although purchasers were still...

March 17, 2010
MORTGAGES: New rules governing mortgages leave some customers confused - When Frank and Susan Williams bought a house near Hamilton, Ont., this month, they followed a time-honoured...

March 17, 2010
Canada's hot housing market now cooling off - The once red-hot housing market — which several observers warned last month was in danger of turning into a bubble — is showing signs of losing steam...

March 18, 2010
Canadian household net worth boosted by rising real estate and equities - Canadian household net worth rose from October through December as individuals benefited from a rise in...

March 20, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Inflation makes interest-rate hike more likely: analysts - Higher-than-expected inflation, a robust dollar and a strengthening economy strongly suggest that the Bank...

March 20, 2010
Buy a Kelowna home now - Good time to purchase a Kelowna home! A study of home-buyer trends in British Columbia by Ipsos Reid found that 29% are first-time buyers, down from 38% at the same time last year....

March 20, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Days of rock bottom interest rates are numbered - The clock is ticking on Canada's record-low borrowing costs, as inflation continues to move at a faster rate than the...

March 21, 2010
Spring tuning your Kelowna home - We all get our cars serviced on a regular basis — oil and filter change, tire rotation, tune-up. We know that some moving parts in our cars require constant service and...

March 21, 2010
Kelowna manufactured home trend - Kelowna manufactured home sale numbers are limited as we get further into 2010. Resdiential homes and strata first couple months of 2010 are seeing the majority of sale...

March 22, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Bank of Canada chief to make 'pivotal' speech this week - Those seeking more clarity from Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney on when interest rates are going to rise...

March 22, 2010
Kelowna home owners >>> Support Earth Hour March 27th 8:30pm - Earth Hour is a global initiative by the World Wildlife Fund in which businesses, governments, communities and individuals are...

March 22, 2010
Kelowna lot and acreage trend - Trend each month as we work in to 2010 shows Kelowna lot and acreage sale numbers weak in contrast to house and strata sales. Check Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board...

March 23, 2010
MORTGAGES: New mortgage rules target select few - The new mortgage rules coming into effect April 19 may make it tougher for some cashless couples to buy a house, but they have largely drawn a yawn...

March 23, 2010
Kelowna strata trend - Kelowna strata sale numbers increase improved each month of 2010 with average strata sale prices not moving up or down. Check Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board stats: Jan 67 strata...

March 24, 2010
Growth of office vacancy rates slows down - Office vacancy rates across the country continued to rise during the first quarter, but the pace is slowing down, indicating some stability may be returning...

March 24, 2010
Canadians worried about home prices, mortgage rates: Surveys - A pair of surveys on housing prices released Wednesday show that many Canadians are worried about rising prices and interest...

March 24, 2010
Residential expected to become king of Canadian construction sector - Residential bui lding is expected to lead the construction industry in British Columbia, as it will in the rest of...

March 24, 2010
Real Estate market should become 'more subdued' - Canada's real estate markets should remain heated through the spring, fuelled by generationally low mortgage rates, before settling into "more...

March 24, 2010
Home prices to soar, but not as high as before - Canadian home prices will reach a record high this year, but those expecting the degree of home-price inflation seen in the past decade will be...

March 24, 2010
Kelowna house trends - As 2010 progresses monthly house sale numbers slightly increase as well as average house sale prices. Check Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board stats: Jan 90 house sales $160,000...

March 25, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Central bank’s Carney says inflation stronger than expected - Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney said Wednesday his pledge to keep the bank’s benchmark rate on...

March 25, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Door open to rate hike - Canadians could face higher interest rates within the next few months, Bay Street economists said yesterday after Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of...

March 25, 2010
Kelowna real estate sale activity up - We are reaching the first quarter of 2010 and already Kelowna real estate activity is stronger than 2009's first quarter - 58% stronger and we still have six more...

March 26, 2010
Kelowna walk trailings on-line - New online map will show walking routes all over the province incuding Kelowna! Walk BC is launching an interactive online map that provides information on walking...

March 27, 2010
Become an informed Kelowna strata owner - Living in a Kelowna strata setting or strata anywhere requires additional knowledge and obligations compared to other kinds of property ownership. The...

March 27, 2010
Real estate sense of urgency - More Canadians are looking to enter the housing market ahead of higher interest rates and home prices that are expected to arrive later this year, two surveys showed...

March 28, 2010
He's thinking inside the box - Is it possible to live comfortably in a house that measures just 12 feet by 12 feet -- a footprint smaller than a giant billboard and only slightly larger than a garden shed?...

March 29, 2010
Tune-up your Kelowna home before bringing it onto the real estate market - We all get our cars serviced on a regular basis — oil and filter change, tire rotation, tune-up. We know...

March 29, 2010
Canadian mortgage rates on the rise amid signs housing market cooling off - Mortgage rates are on the upswing in Canada, signalling an end to historically low rates and an indication...

March 30, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Mortgage rate parade - With a late-day announcement on Tuesday, Bank of Montreal became the last of Canada's major banks to raise its mortgage rates this week. BMO hiked its five-year...

March 30, 2010
Mortgage insurance is a pillar of Canada's strong housing market - Mortgage insurance -- policies that protect lenders in case of default -- has revolutionized the Canadian housing market,...

March 30, 2010
Housing may have met its match - Canada's unstoppable housing market faces a challenge. To stay unstoppable, it needs mortgage rates to remain low and affordable. But to keep setting new sales records it...

March 30, 2010
MORTGAGES: Mortgage brokers taking a closer look at who is buying - The Bank of Canada warned in late 2009 up to 10 per cent of Canadian homeowners might be in danger of losing their...

March 30, 2010
MORTGAGES: Mortgage insurance is a pillar of Canada's strong housing market - Mortgage insurance -- policies that protect lenders in case of default -- has revolutionized the Canadian...

March 30, 2010
HST a factor in price paid for resale homes - While the harmonized sales tax (HST) doesn't directly apply to the selling price of a resale home as it does with new homes, that doesn't mean buyers of...

March 30, 2010
Kelowna and area real estate activity catapolting - Sale activity for Kelowna and surrounding area has improved 83% compared to same period last year. Single family residential account for...

March 31, 2010
Canadians struggle with high housing costs, report finds - Some 67 per cent of Metro Vancouver households struggle with the high cost of housing, the Conference Board of Canada reported...

March 31, 2010
Housing struggles - The need for affordable housing in Canada is being ignored by developers and largely left to governments, those least able to do the job effectively, according to a Conference Board of Canada...

March 31, 2010
MORTGAGES: Mortgage loophole helps first-time buyers - There is a small loophole in the new federal mortgage rules that could make it easier for the banks to lend money to first-time buyers....

March 31, 2010
Kelowna real estate waves - This years first quarter real estate sale activity for Kelowna improved approximately 78.8% in contrast to same time last year. However 2006 still holds the record for robust...

April 1, 2010
Average price of a home now almost above pre-recession levels - Metro Vancouver's cheap-mortgage-fuelled real estate market has overshot its previous peak for prices with indications it will...

April 1, 2010
Status of real estate activity in Kelowna - 78.8% increase in Kelowna property sale activity for the first 3 months of 2010 compared to 2009's first quarter. Property sales include lots &...

April 2, 2010
ECO: Energy-savings program cancelled - The federal government has announced it will suspend the eco-Energy Retrofit program that provided cash for Canadians who increased the energy efficiency of their...

April 2, 2010
RENOS: The flooring and stone and soap you won't see - Many are the reasons to attend a BC Home and Garden Show. The best possible quote from a tradesperson on a renovation project, for example....

April 2, 2010
Close look at real estate in Kelowna's neigbhourhoods - City of Kelowna includes the areas of Black Mountain*, Dilworth Mountain, Ellison*, Glenmore, Joe Riche*, Kelowna North, Kelowna South,...

April 3, 2010
MORTGAGES: End of an era - The era of rock-bottom mortgage rates ended with a crush of work for mortgage brokers and bank-loan officers. It started Monday with a flood of homebuyers looking for last-minute...

April 3, 2010
Canada fire chiefs want sprinklers in all new homes - Fire chiefs across the country are calling on the federal government to ensure sprinkler systems are installed in all new homes and...

April 3, 2010
RENOS: How to spend less money on renovations: spend more time - Bitten by the spring home-renovation bug? A quick coat of paint won't break the bank, but bigger renovations can get out of...

April 3, 2010
Weights & measures - We need a tipping point soon if we're to see a balanced market for 2010. Will it come on the heels of higher rates, more listings--or will it come at all. The days of exceptionally low...

April 3, 2010
Kelowna's Black Mountain area 1st Q real estate market activity - 15 areas fall within the city boundaries of Kelowna which includes Black Mountain. Whooping 100% increase in Black Mountain...

April 4, 2010
Kelowna's Dilworth Mountain area 1st Q real estate market activity - Dilworth Mountain is 1 of 15 areas that fall within the city boundaries of Kelowna and has experienced a 100% increase...

April 5, 2010
MORTGAGES: Homework most essential when mortgage-shopping - Continued low interest rates, and quickly rising home prices, are helping encourage those who have been on the fence about buying...

April 5, 2010
Kelowna's Ellison area 1st Q real estate activity - Ellison is one of fifteen areas that comprise the City of Kelowna. Its a an area that has seen property sale activity improve 157% - for the...

April 6, 2010
MORTGAGES: Variable mortgages (almost) always win - Whether They're Taking On New Mortgages Or Renewing Ones They've Held For Years, Homeowners End Up Asking Themselves The Same Question: Should...

April 6, 2010
HST: With planning, you can take some of the sting out of the HST - Despite efforts to prevent it from happening, the new harmonized sales tax is probably unstoppable. So like anything,...

April 6, 2010
Real estate sales 56 per cent above March 2009 - The Fraser Valley's real estate market re-entered buyers territory in March with strong sales, but a surge of new listings bringing the region's...

April 6, 2010
MORTGAGES: Should I be concerned about Ottawa's new mortgage rules? - As of April 19, home-buyers will have to meet tougher standards to get a mortgage. Among the new rules is a...

April 6, 2010
Great sucking sound of Ottawa's housing focus - Pity the publicans, restaurateurs, haberdashers and booksellers, for they are the victims of Canada's increasingly house-poor economy. The stories...

April 7, 2010
HST: A quick guide to the Harmonized Sales Tax - - What is the HST? The Harmonized Sales Tax, scheduled to start July 1, combines the seven-per-cent provincial sales tax and the five-per-cent...

April 7, 2010
Spring panic for some homebuyers - Lynne Engelman and Kevin Giddings have less than 120 days to find a home. The Calgary couple won't be homeless if they strike out but they will be without a...

April 7, 2010
Surge of new listings takes pressure off a hot market - A jump in new property listings last month should help keep the pressure off Lower Mainland home prices which, during the past year, have...

April 7, 2010
Prices rise to record highs - House prices in the Greater Vancouver region hit record highs in March. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said its benchmark price for all residential properties jumped...

April 7, 2010
When housing boom meets rate-hike panic - Spring is typically a busy time for the real estate business, but this year may make others pale in comparison. With new mortgage rules in effect April 19...

April 8, 2010
Building permits slip - Building permits fell unexpectedly in February, a result of the decline in multiple-dwelling residential construction plans, Statistics Canada reported. Permits dropped 0.5 per cent...

April 8, 2010
Malls remain hot properties for investors - Pending sales of the Brentwood Town Centre and Lougheed Town Centre malls in Burnaby are lead indicators that the retail sector of Metro Vancouver's...

April 8, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Interest rates to remain low through 2011: CIBC - With the Canadian economy doing surprisingly well over the past six months, many see higher interest rates from the Bank of...

April 8, 2010
Real estate rebound marked by ‘market irrationality’ - Metro Vancouver saw the steepest increase in home prices of Canada's major markets in the first quarter of this year in a sales...

April 9, 2010
Steepest housing gains - Metro Vancouver saw the steepest increase in home prices of Canada's major markets in the first quarter of this year in a sales rebound characterized as an "irrational"...

April 9, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Interest rates to stay low - But many analysts think Bank of Canada won't wait to mid-2010 to raise rates. With the Canadian economy doing surprisingly well over the past six...

April 9, 2010
Distressed sales up - Distressed sales accounted for 29 per cent of all sales in January, the highest since April 2009 and just shy of the 32 per cent seen in January 2009, mortgage-data company First American...

April 9, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Analyst sees stable bank rate - With the economy doing surprisingly well over the past six months, many see higher interest rates from the Bank of Canada in the not so distant...

April 9, 2010
House prices shoot right through the roof - Houses in Vancouver East and North Vancouver remain relatively affordable but single-family homes on Vancouver's west side and in West Vancouver are...

April 10, 2010
March marches along nicely - A 69% increase in home sales this month. The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) reported record results for existing home sales for March and the first quarter of 2010. Last...

April 10, 2010
Beyond the blueprint - What to expect when you're expecting a condo. In 2000, the average price of a resale condo in Toronto was $292,300, with an average price per square foot of $185. In 2009, despite an...

April 10, 2010
Real estate 90210 - The rules--and realities--of owning investment property. A decent standard of living in retirement is something most of us wish for. There are many ways to invest for retirement, but a wise...

April 10, 2010
Prices up some 11% across the country - A continued rise in consumer confidence helped push up Canadian home sales and prices in the first quarter, but interest rate hikes expected later this year...

April 11, 2010
What you get for half a million bucks - Canada's housing boom continues to resonate, keeping realtors busy, prompting bidding wars among buyers and pushing prices skyward. There has been a recent...

April 11, 2010
Subprime mortgages alive here - Orphan mortgages’ begin to surface. Rod and Joyce Marentette bought their house in Chatham, Ont., a month before getting married in 2005. The economy was booming and...

April 12, 2010
Housing starts kick off - There will be a full menu of Canadian economic releases this week, starting today with some key data on home building, the confidence of business leaders and the state of lending...

April 12, 2010
Canada house starts fall unexpectedly in March - Canadian home construction fell unexpectedly in March after revised figures showed more housing starts in February than previously reported. The...

April 13, 2010
New home starts in B.C. rise sharply compared to last year - New home construction in B.C. has picked up significantly from a year ago, according to a report released Monday by Canada...

April 13, 2010
Housing boom in Vancouver to beat HST - New home construction in the Vancouver region soared 76 per cent in the first quarter of this year from the same period in 2010, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp....

April 13, 2010
Housing starts hit road bump - Canadian housing starts dipped slightly in March but are clipping along at levels not seen since 2008, a level unlikely to be sustained into the second half, economists said...

April 13, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Bank of Canada to raise rates early on June 1, economist predicts - With most agreeing that a rate hike from the Bank of Canada is imminent, the talk now turns to...

April 14, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Rates raised second time in two weeks - Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Nova Scotia have hiked residential mortgage rates for the second time in as many weeks, likely sparking...

April 14, 2010
Real estate sales in B.C. level out - British Columbia's real estate market eased into better balance over the first quarter of 2010, the B.C. Real Estate Association reported Tuesday. Multiple...

April 15, 2010
Non-residential construction spending falls in Q1 - Non-residential construction spending fell in the first quarter, pulled down 0.7% from the previous quarter by a drop in commercial and...

April 15, 2010
MORTGAGES: Banks hike mortgage rates - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto-Dominion Bank and Laurentian Bank of Canada hiked their key residential mortgage rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday,...

April 15, 2010
Home sellers rush to market in record numbers - Realtors pounded a record number of for sale signs into Canadian lawns last month, something that is expected to cool down the red hot housing market,...

April 16, 2010
Last gasp for housing - The spring homebuying season has reached a fever pitch with a record number of "for sale" signs being placed on Canadian lawns for the month of March. But there are...

April 17, 2010
Even designers follow rules and so should you - The first lesson in design is that there are two sets of rules: formal and informal. Formal design rules serve as the cornerstone of every design...

April 17, 2010
Nix that knick-knack knack - Flip through current architecture and interiors magazines and it would seem everything is permissible. All design approaches are valid and there are no rules. Not true. The...

April 17, 2010
What goes into that home's construction - New homes include the latest technological advances, building codes and energy-efficiency standards. And, depending on the builder, a buyer may choose from an...

April 17, 2010
Heads up when doing reno's - today's homebuyer preferences - Homebuyers are willing to trade yesterday's once-popular home theatres or media rooms for a more practical space to accommodate a...

April 19, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Bank of Canada expected to raise rates, but not yet - The Bank of Canada is not expected to raise interest rates at its scheduled announcement this Tuesday, but it might...

April 19, 2010
HST: Working to beat the HST deadline - Developers are doing what they can to beat the harmonized sales tax July 1 deadline, building units ahead of schedule and hoping to make sales earlier rather than...

April 20, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Canadians not worried about rising interest rates: poll - Mortgage interest rates may be on the rise, but a new poll shows minimal worry about this among Canadians...

April 22, 2010
INTEREST RATES: If mortgage rates rise, does the sky fall? - These days, my banker has the air of a man who could use a long drink and a short nap. He is up to his neck in anxiety-ridden...

April 23, 2010
Resale home listings, prices on the rise in B.C. and across Canada - The number of resale homes on the market is rising in Canada — and so are their prices, according to a report issued...

April 24, 2010
MORTGAGES: Be prepared for costlier mortgages: at least walk the talk - This week, the inevitable occurred: the Bank of Canada signalled it's about to sever the Canadian economy, and...

April 25, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Inflation eases, allowing Bank rate-hike delay - Canada's annual rate of inflation eased unexpectedly last month, possibly delaying an interest-rate hike by the Bank of...

April 25, 2010
Buyers market - The number of resale homes on the market is rising in Canada -- and so are their prices, according to a report issued by the Conference Board of Canada on Friday. The board's Metro Resale Index...

April 26, 2010
Luxury home sales soar in Q1 - Luxury home sales soared in the first quarter of 2010 as affluent purchasers moved to take advantage of favourable market conditions across the country, according to a report...

April 26, 2010
Appreciate your house, but don't expect it to appreciate a lot - Recently, the real estate industry has dominated the headlines. Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada, raised...

April 26, 2010
Dramatic rebound characterizes Canada's luxury home segment in 2010 - Luxury home sales soared in the first quarter of 2010 as affluent purchasers moved to take advantage of favourable...

April 26, 2010
Kelowna's upper end residential sales compared to other Canadian cities - Kelowna's runs way ahead of any Canadian city for the greatest increase in the 1Q of upper end residential...

April 27, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Banks raise interest rates for third time in a month - A new survey says more than four out of five home buyers feel comfortable with their debt but another hike in...

April 27, 2010
Housing may have peaked - The spring homebuying season has reached a fever pitch with a record number of “for sale” signs being placed on Canadian lawns for the month of March. But there are indications...

April 27, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Royal leads banks in third rate hike in a month - Banks have begun a third round of mortgage rate hikes in less than a month, a swift ascent that shows how lenders plan to...

April 27, 2010
Mainland Chinese buyers driving up luxury home prices - Luxury living is getting more expensive as the high-end hot housing market surges. Metro Vancouver now holds the title for the most...

April 27, 2010
MORTGAGES: Banks boost some mortgage rates to 6.25 per cent - Royal Bank of Canada is leading the charge to higher mortgage rates, boosting the cost to new home buyers for the third time in...

April 27, 2010
What Kelowna and area real estate is selling over a million dollars? - Kelowna leave other Canadian cities in the dust with upper end real estate sales for the first quarter of 2010 in...

April 28, 2010
Canada shows signs of housing bubble: report - Canada's housing market is beginning to show signs of being in a bubble, leading Edward Jones to caution Canadians about investing in housing and...

April 28, 2010
INTEREST RATES: 5 reasons to love rising interest rates - With the Bank of Canada poised to raise interest rates as early as June, nervous borrowers are bracing for the end of cheap money....

April 28, 2010
Living "above the store" is catching on - My parents will probably be in shock to hear this, but living above a store is becoming trendy in many Canadian cities. The concept has changed from the day...

April 29, 2010
Life beneath the palms -- (Canadians) jumping hurdles to buy Florida property - Scratch a Canadian in the middle of a winter storm and, chances are, he or she will sigh for a place...

April 29, 2010
Home prices start to falter - Canadian housing prices continue to gain when measured against the lows experienced during the economic downturn of 2009, but month-to-month comparisons show a deceleration in...

April 29, 2010
West bore brunt of recession - Commodity-producing provinces took the biggest hit to economic growth in the recession of 2009, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. But those mostly Western provinces are...

April 30, 2010
Should I buy or lease (commercial space) - The question of whether to buy or lease commercial space to house a company's operations can be a dilemma. Although there may not be a one-size-fits-all...

May 1, 2010
BUilders, brokers busy liquidating existing inventory - It's hard to believe it was just a year ago when real estate developers on Vancouver Island were beating a hasty retreat, realtors were...

May 1, 2010
Sophistication meets Rural Charm in Kelowna - Sunshine and wine, fabulous food, spectacular scenery and seemingly endless possibilities for outdoor recreation -what more could you want? Kelowna is...

May 1, 2010
Kelowna homeowner considering a home improvement project? - Serious "food-for-thought" or rather good advise to all homeowners whether Kelowna or where ever that contractor-customer...

May 2, 2010
Buying, selling Kelowna real estate contact June Conway - June Conway (personal real estate corporation) is proud to be associated with RE/MAX Kelowna. "22+ full time years as a RE/MAX...

May 3, 2010
Kelowna and area April real estate sales - April real estate sales for Kelowna and area are up approximately +32% however 2008, 2007, 2006,2005,2004, 2003,2002 were stronger April sales totals....

May 4, 2010
Investors keen on commercial property - Vancouver's commercial real-estate sector is considered a great bet for investment, according to a survey released Tuesday by Colliers International. The...

May 4, 2010
Real estate gets near-record bump - The Fraser Valley's real estate market saw a flood of new listings in April that took the region to near record levels of inventory, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board...

May 4, 2010
Real estate market lists as demand drops - April was a continuation of the trend that has seen sales ease off in Lower Mainland real estate markets and listings rise, which has taken a lot of the...

May 4, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Signs of anxiety - .Banks are driving up mortgage rates much faster than anticipated, sparking a massive outbreak of confusion among consumers. It’s an outbreak that has a high...

May 4, 2010
April real estate facts for Kelowna and area - Kelowna and area includes Beaverdell/Carmi, Black Mountain, Big White, Carr's Landing District, Dilworth Mountain, Ellison, Fintry, Glenmore, Glenrosa,...

May 5, 2010
MORTGAGES: New strategies in the mortgage game - The cost of peace of mind getting more complex. How much protection do you really need? The latest prophylactic being sold to home owners...

May 5, 2010
Kelowna home prices not easing up - Kelowna and area Spring home prices trend did not follow Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver real estate markets which slid into balance in March thus easing the pressure...

May 5, 2010
Canadians bitten by home-buying bug - With Canada's economic recovery appearing to be in full swing, a study released Wednesday shows more people becoming interested in buying a home. A survey by...

May 5, 2010
As economic recovery continues, more people consider buying a house - With Canada's economic recovery appearing to be in full swing, a new study shows more people becoming interested in...

May 5, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Rate protection comes at a price - How much protection do you really need? The latest prophylactic being sold to homeowners worried about getting caught with nasty high interest...

May 6, 2010
Parents see value in buying condo for kids:poll - If you're a young adult looking for a condo, it might be best to approach your parents and just ask for one. That's one of the findings of TD...

May 6, 2010
Buy a Kelowna condo for your kid! - Strata account for 40% of Kelowna's active listings for sale. Strata includes condominiums and townhomes. There are lots of strata choices - 1,045 today! All depends...

May 7, 2010
Hotels hope for a better 2010 - REAL ESTATE REPORTER The hotel industry suffered one of its worst years in 2009, as investment evaporated and some new hotel owners even opted to pave over properties...

May 7, 2010
Tracking office rent - Think you’re paying too much for that swanky office space you leased in downtown Calgary? It could be worse, you could live in one of the other 48 cities around the world that outrank...

May 7, 2010
Building permits rebound in March - The value of building permits rose more than expected in March, with gains in both multi-family and industrial activity, Statistics Canada reported yesterday. The...

May 7, 2010
Recession drives hotel investment to five-year low - Investment in Canadian hotels last year dropped to levels not seen since 2004, when the industry was dealing with the aftermath of SARS,...

May 7, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Dramatic shift in rate-hike expectations - The Greek crisis, together with market chaos, forced a "dramatic shift" in expectations of a Bank of Canada rate hike next...

May 7, 2010
Incorporate "feng shui" in your home design - When shopping for a kitchen, most of us consider cabinetry style, say, or countertops, few of us talk about vibe. But "you may want to create the...

May 7, 2010
January - April Kelowna residential real estate numbers - Extracting from the Okanagan Real Estate Board Mainline database here are some Kelowna single family residential real estate facts for...

May 8, 2010
MORTGAGES: TD Bank, Bank of Montreal lower some of their mortgage rates - Toronto-Dominion Bank and Bank of Montreal lowered some of their mortgage rates after government bond prices...

May 8, 2010
More than is needed, less than is wanted - Unsold inventory makes this a good year to be a buyer, but not a builder. One word that we've heard about the recovery that's been underway for the past...

May 8, 2010
Buying first home is a family project - Here's one way to tackle the red-hot Canadian housing market: Get someone to buy you a home. That someone would be your parents. According to a new survey from...

May 8, 2010
Fulcrum fundamentals - New factors slowly take us from a sellers' market toward a balanced one. The acquisition of a building permit takes place fairly early on in the home construction process. From the...

May 8, 2010
What your Kelowna house budget requires today - Your budget to buy a Kelowna home is max $---,--- and where do you start? Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board breaks up the City of Kelowna into 15...

May 9, 2010
First time in a high-rise home? - Expert insight in the world of condo living. Condominiums have recently become the dominant form of housing in Toronto. Condo living attracts many types of buyers, who...

May 9, 2010
Lots of Kelowna strata - townhome and condominium options today - Super selection of strata units - condoiniums and towhomes to make a move to in Kelowna! Strata living options accounts...

May 10, 2010
ALR - Agricultural Land Reserve helps keeps Vancouver land prices sky high - Vancouver politicians spend a huge amount of time these days debating ways to house the homeless. But I...

May 10, 2010
Canada housing edge higher in April - Home construction rose 1.3 per cent in April as Canada's real estate market continued to show signs of recovery. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Monday...

May 10, 2010
Okanagan construction shows recovery - Good evidence new home construction in the valley continues to recover from the recession slowdown. The month of April proved to be strong through out the...

May 10, 2010
Housing starts expected to build on recovery date - Housing starts have risen 80% from their cyclical lows. If record job gains from April weren't enough to convince you the Canadian economy is...

May 10, 2010
MORTGAGES: Rates drop - Several Canadian banks lowered their residential home lending rates slightly on Monday, dropping the posted rate on a benchmark five-year, fixed-rate mortgage by 0.15 percentage points...

May 10, 2010
MORTGAGES: Banks cut some mortgage rates - The massive European bailout that sent stock markets soaring Monday also gave Canadian homeowners a reason to smile. Several big banks cut residential...

May 10, 2010
A slow down, but how slow - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney raised eyebrows last month when he said in his latest forecast that investment in housing, a key engine powering the faster-than-expected...

May 11, 2010
Australia passes Canada as a nation with biggest house price increases - Australia overtook Canada in the pace of house-price increases in the first quarter of 2010, signalling that as...

May 11, 2010
Homeowners face hardship if rates rise - 475,000 vulnerable; Variable-rate mortgages most at risk, study says. A new report from the country's mortgage brokers suggests up to 375,000 Canadians with...

May 11, 2010
Housing shows signs of cooling - Canadian housing activity continues at a bustling pace, but there are glimmers the market is set to cool. Housing starts rose at an annualized pace of 201,700 units last...

May 11, 2010
Kelowna and area 5+ acres - Currently 129 homes with 5+ acres actively listed on Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board for Kelowna and surrounding area. As low as $349, 900 for 8+ acres up to as high as $15.9...

May 12, 2010
New house price growth - Prices for new homes in Canada rose 0.3% in March, following a 0.1% increase the previous month and extending gains that began in July 2009, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday....

May 13, 2010
Better cures for bubbles than rate hikes, Fed's Kohn warns - Central banks should refrain from raising interest rates to pop potential asset bubbles, the vice-chairman of the U.S. Federal...

May 13, 2010
New home options in Kelowna - Great selection of new Kelowna homes to choose from - today's count is 78. Kelowna's buy-in price for a new home starts in the low $400,000 plus gst and goes up from there....

May 13, 2010
Passing along the keys to the coveted family cottage - Spring is here and summer is on the way. If you’re like many Canadians, you might be heading to the cottage in the next couple of weeks...

May 14, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Interest rate hikes benefit some, hurt others - An interest rate hike is good news for some people. For most Canadians, it's bad news. - It helps some retirees If you...

May 14, 2010
Buyers look to take charge in recreational property market - With spring offering the promise of sunshine and thoughts of summer cottages, the performance of British Columbia's recreational...

May 14, 2010
Kelowna recreational slice - A recreational slice can be found in or near Kelowna! Kelowna is within a range of mountains, Okanagan Valley filled with lakes, pine forests, gardens, orchards and vineyards,...

May 15, 2010
Kelowna home owner - tips to prepare for a sale - Preparing your Kelowna home for sale requires a bit work of inside and out to make your home stand out infront of others. Following article...

May 15, 2010
BC home prices to remain flat for 2010: economist - Expect British Columbia's property prices to remain flat for the balance of the year, which will be good news for buyers again being squeezed by...

May 16, 2010
Living austerely - Downsizing can be a challenge for homeowners -- especially when they've accumulated considerable in the way of possessions. With that in mind, the sales team at High Street has compiled the...

May 16, 2010
Should BC's current cap on rents be relaxed? - No The Residential Tenancy Regulation allows landlords to increase rent every 12 months at a rate of inflation plus two per cent. This formula has...

May 16, 2010
Kelowna downsizing home options - Your ready to take the leap to a smaller home in Kelowna - lifestyle change! At this time there is quite a strong selection to choose from. Not unlike buying any...

May 17, 2010
Vancouver condo's selling from $819 to $2,500 per square foot - More than 12,000 people toured the $1-billion Vancouver Olympic Village's sales office on the weekend, checking out more than...

May 17, 2010
Kelowna condo's selling from $517 to $727 per square foot - Kelowna new condomoniums look like a "bar-goon" compared to Vancouver's Olympic Village condominium prices! Kelowna's...

May 17, 2010
Canadian home sales fall 2.6% in April - Canadian home sales declined 2.6% in April from the previous month, but were still up 20% from a year earlier, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday....

May 18, 2010
New housing listings soar as experts expect slowdown - Canadians listed their homes for sale in record numbers in April as countrywide housing inventory hit levels not seen in almost a year,...

May 18, 2010
Pace of Canadian home sales falls back in April - The Canadian housing market is cooling, but the decline will be moderate, thanks to the rebound in the labour market, economists say. Canadian...

May 18, 2010
Housing market cools - Record high prices and a surge of new listings cooled Canada’s hot housing market in April, with the number of sales slipping for the third time in four months. While the market...

May 18, 2010
Pace of Kelowna and area real estate - Real estate pace of Kelowna and area shows increasing monthly sale activity as well as increasing property selection. Year-to-date (Jan to Apr) total number of...

May 19, 2010
House prices for Kelowna and area - Each month of 2010 records respectable sale price gain for Kelowna and area single family residences as well as increasing sale activity. Kelowna and area (Central...

May 20, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Experts make rate calls - Last month the Bank of Canada abandoned its pledge to keep interest rates at a record-low 0.25% through the end of June. The bank cited a faster-than-expected...

May 20, 2010
Demand expected to fall as first-time buyers bow out - Metro Vancouver real estate sales will drop in 2010 compared to last year and flatten out in 2011 because new buyers who would have been in...

May 20, 2010
Housing sales back-off from heady days of late 2009 - British Columbia real estate sales dropped by more than one quarter in the three months of 2010 from the last quarter of 2009 in both the...

May 20, 2010
Recreational properties take back seat - The recovery in Canada's recreational property market hasn't kept pace with the broader housing sector, as fewer Americans venture north and more Canadians look...

May 20, 2010
Retreating prices put rate hikes on back burner - The pressure on central banks to start raising interest rates is fading as the threat of deflation creeps back into the global economy. In the...

May 21, 2010
ECO: Saying it's green doesn't make it so - The green building industry is moving so fast, with technology and products being introduced and improved all the time. It’s really hard for homeowners...

May 21, 2010
A bargain in a recreational buyers' makret - Ucluelet on Vancouver Island appears to be one of the recreational property market's bigger bargains as buyers begin to edge back in after abandoning the...

May 22, 2010
RENO'S: Starting a reno? Notify your insurance company pronto about those upgrades - The long weekend is here and for many of us that means it's reno time. "But many...

May 22, 2010
MORTGAGES: Banks reduce five-year fixed mortgage rates - Five of Canada's biggest banks announced this week that they are lowering their five-year closed mortgage rates for the second time this...

May 22, 2010
Vacation property better left rented - As Baby Boomers near retirement, many may be considering the purchase of a remote cottage to get away from the rat race. the fantasy may even be to retire there,...

May 22, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Expect interest rates hikes from Bank of Canada - What does the Bank of Canada do now with both inflation and retail sales stronger than expected? Will the central bank...

May 22, 2010
MORTGAGES: Your bank may have you in "headlock" with new mortgages - A headlock would be the wrestling term to describe the hold Canadian banks will have on some consumers because of new,...

May 22, 2010
Home prices dip slightly - April saw a blip in the rise of Metro Vancouver housing prices, which is another sign that the market is easing into a balanced state. The Conference Board of Canada noted that...

May 22, 2010
Cottage sales soar across the country - Although the first three months of 2010 saw an upswing in sales of recreational properties in Canada, several factors have kept sales of cottages and back lot...

May 22, 2010
Oasis in the Okanagan - Canada and Austria have just produced the perfect spa lovechild and it is called Sparkling Hill Resort. I’m here, just ahead of the official opening, and I’ve returned to my room...

May 25, 2010
Homeownership costs to rise in Canada: RBC - Home ownership costs in Canada rose for the third straight quarter in early 2010, and those costs are going to get higher as interest rates rise this...

May 25, 2010
Canada home prices expected to drop as costs rise - Canadian home ownership costs are rising and affordability is eroding, while overvalued house prices are due for a correction in the coming year...

May 25, 2010
Real estate correction? - The Canadian Real Estate Association has a new study out that says Canadian homeowners don’t have to fear a U.S.-style correction. “The relationship between average price and...

May 25, 2010
Homes overpriced, bank report says - A new report from one of the country's major banks says house prices in Canada are sitting 14% over their "fair" value. The report from Canadian Imperial...

May 26, 2010
Kelowna farmers' RV parks sow seeds of concern - A new crop sprouting on Kelowna farms is stoking anxieties about the future of agriculture in this picturesque Okanagan Valley city. Faced with...

May 26, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Ready to raise rates - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney may beat his G7 counterparts in raising interest rates as soon as next week, joining a different club that is profiting from a...

May 26, 2010
Be careful when buying property for adult children - Their partner may end up owning 50% of it. It's one thing to buy your son or daughter a condominium, it's quite another to have their...

May 26, 2010
Homes overpriced - A new report from one of the country's major banks says house prices in Canada are sitting 14% over their "fair" value. The report from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce says the...

May 26, 2010
Homeownership takes a bigger bite out of our wallets - Home-ownership costs in Canada rose for the third-straight quarter in early 2010 and will get higher as interest rates rise this year, says...

May 26, 2010
Is Canadian housing poised for a correction? - Royal Bank said that during the first quarter, 46.8% of household income was needed to carry a standard two-storey house. At the peak of this cycle in...

May 26, 2010
Chill sets in as prices, rate worries hit housing market - The remarkable recovery in Canada’s resale housing market is cooling, as increasingly expensive properties and the promise of...

May 27, 2010
Monthly increases in home prices beginning to slow down, index shows - The latest home-price index from National Bank of Canada, done in partnership with real-estate technical-services...

May 27, 2010
Canadian homeowners need not fear U.S. pricing corrections, study says - The Canadian Real Estate Association has a new study out that says Canadians homeowners don't have to fear a...

May 27, 2010
House prices are levelling out - Metro Vancouver home prices tipped past their previous peak in the first quarter of this year, but their pace of growth slowed considerably, according to the unique measure...

May 27, 2010
Canadian housing prices to wane slightly - Expect Canadian housing prices to wane slightly in 2011, then stabilize while people's incomes and savings rise enough so they can afford to buy them, the...

May 28, 2010
RENOS: Minimizing the waste of home renos - Upgrading our properties gives us an opportunity to be more environmentally efficient Renovating is a form of recycling: It's about finding new purpose...

May 28, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Bank of Canada June 1 rate hike seen as likely - All of Canada's primary securities dealers and most other global forecasters predict the Bank of Canada will start raising...

May 28, 2010
MORTGAGES: Mortgage risk and reward - As the Bank of Canada appears closer to moving away from the historically low rates that have been in place since financial markets melted down in 2008, the...

May 28, 2010
Best places to live - Over the past three centuries Vienna has produced the visionary composers Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert and Johann Strauss. This year the culturally and historically vibrant Austrian capital...

May 28, 2010
Don't fear housing bust: DBRS - Canadians will be spared a U.S.-style wave of foreclosures when the housing market corrects and interest rates rise, according to a report from DBRS Ltd. examining Canada’s...

May 29, 2010
ECO: The three Rs that can save you money - Simple changes can bring substantial savings, as well as environmental benefits. The message simply isn't getting through. We all know that conserving...

May 29, 2010
HST: Housing affordability and the hated sales tax - HST, OMG! Can you believe how this thorny issue -day after day after day -continues to dominate the news and commentary? It certainly has hit...

May 29, 2010
High home ownership costs - Home ownership costs in Canada rose for the third straight quarter in early 2010, and those costs are going to get higher as interest rates rise this year, according a housing...

May 29, 2010
Housing to cool - Correction due.Canada's housing market is expected to cool off this year and next, but isn't at risk of falling victim to a U.S.-style foreclosure crisis anytime soon, says a new report by...

May 30, 2010
RENOS: Basement floor cracks are normal and easily repaired - Q: My house is only two years old and I have cracks in the concrete basement floor. Why is this? And how can I repair them? A:...

May 30, 2010
10 steps to a cleaner home - House cleaning is one of those time-consuming chores many busy people would rather not face on their days off. Some have professionals tackle the job. Karen McClean of Merry...

May 31, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Bank rate decision expected - There will be much to talk about concerning the economy this week. As an opening act early today, we get an overall assessment of Canada's economic...

May 31, 2010
Kelowna home for sale in sought-after gated community - Kelowna has many gated communities in different neighbhourhoods however offered for your consideration - today - is one of the premiere...

June 1, 2010
BC leads pack for priciest property on the beach - B.C. residents considering buying a recreational property are mainly motivated by a desire to improve their lifestyle, according to a new survey...

June 1, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Starting the rate hiking cyle - slowly but surely - The Bank of Canada is widely expected to begin its rate hiking cycle on Tuesday, but in an environment in which some...

June 1, 2010
HST: What harmony will cost you - WHAT IS IT? By now, it’s likely you’ve heard about this thing called the Harmonized Sales Tax. The HST already exists in the Atlantic provinces of New Brunswick,...

June 2, 2010
MORTGAGES: As the lending rates go up, a mortgage rate go down - The Bank of Canada raised its lending rate Tuesday. The Bank of Montreal responded by lowering its mortgage rates – what...

June 2, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Global turrmoil clouds rate outlook - Mark Carney is taking a cautious approach to raising interest rates, weighing Canada’s powerful economic rebound against the uncertainty of...

June 2, 2010
Rate increase simply means what? - June 1, 2010 The Bank of Canada raised the target for the overnight rate by 0.25%. This is the first increase since 2007 and has been expected for some time now. As a...

June 3, 2010
BC real estate prices set to dip, report says - Rising interest rates, changes to lending rules and declining affordability are forcing the Canadian Real Estate Association to lower price and sales...

June 3, 2010
Forecast is cool but neighbhourhood is hot - Despite a new forecast that housing prices will drop 3.5 per cent in British Columbia in 2011, Jan Fricker and her husband Steve Lott are confident they...

June 3, 2010
BC to blame for lowered expectations - B.C. saw some of the biggest post-recession rebounds in real estate markets, so a recent cooling of sales in the province is a big reason the Canadian Real Estate...

June 3, 2010
CREA lowers housing market forecast as market weakens - Rapidly changing market conditions have led the Canadian Real Estate Association to lower its forecast for housing sales this year. The...

June 3, 2010
Housing prices, sales in decline - Weaker-than-expected sales in B.C. have helped convince the Canadian Real Estate Association to lower its forecast for housing sales this year. The Ottawa-based group...

June 3, 2010
House prices forecast to fall 2.2% in 2010: CREA - A "demand-driven downturn" will drive house prices lower by the end of 2011, the association which represents the country’s 100,000...

June 4, 2010
(Real estate) Market's jagged pill - It isn't all bidding wars out there, as some buyers and sellers are finding out. Earlier this spring, when Allison and Regan Janz went looking for a scenic...

June 4, 2010
Real estate flattens in May - Buyers now have more control in the Fraser Valley real estate market due to more listings, fewer sales and lower prices in a lot of locations, the Fraser Valley Real Estate...

June 4, 2010
Housing sales in May post abrupt about-face - Canada’s resale housing boom has run out of steam. After a year of solid gains, monthly sales in major cities took their first step back in May as...

June 5, 2010
Metro sales down, listings up - Metro Vancouver's housing market showed a drop in sales in May, an increase in listings and stagnating prices. "The wait syndrome" is how realtor Ron Antalek...

June 5, 2010
It's still growth, but a tad slower - The Canadian Real Estate Association cut its 2010 forecast for resale house prices and sales Wednesday, saying sales in British Columbia were not as strong as...

June 7, 2010
Latest Canadian housing market numbers on its way - The Canadian housing market gets a few indicators in the coming week, following the past week's warning from the Canadian Real Estate...

June 8, 2010
Age profile of homeowners relatively stable over generations, StatCan finds - More Canadians are owning homes later into life, according to a new report by Statistics Canada. The...

June 8, 2010
BC home sales expected to slow this year but rise in 2011: Survey - Residential sales across the province are expected to ease by three per cent this year to 82,350 units before increasing...

June 8, 2010
Home building quickly running out of steam - Housing construction in Canada is quickly coming off the boil, economists say, pointing to weaker-than-expected levels of new home starts in May. The...

June 9, 2010
Healthy increase in (housing) starts - Huge (housing) hike (starts) in Vancouver while national figures falter. Housing starts across the Vancouver area showed healthy increases in May, posting a...

June 9, 2010
New housing construction starts ease along with market state - The pace of new-housing construction in Metro Vancouver eased off in May from that of previous months yet remains at a level...

June 9, 2010
Forget market timing, buying a house is about life timing - Homes are a long term investment. 'You know, you're making the biggest mistake of your life. The housing market is going to...

June 9, 2010
Kelowna recyling drop-off locations for "old" alkaline batteries and cellphones - Today we all recognize the importance to commit to zero waste, or toxics in the enviroment and to...

June 9, 2010
Apartment buildings: slow, steady and sizzling hot - Low mortgage rates have made income-generating properties some of the most desireable real estate available in Canada. For a few days in...

June 10, 2010
Kelowna real estate facts Jan - May 2010 - Working through the Okanagan Real Estate Board Mainline database here are some Kelowna single family residential real estate facts for the first five months...

June 11, 2010
How homes really woo their owners - Forget square footage, parking spots and conventional real-estate rules when selling a home. Some deals are sealed thanks to the quirkiest of features, as At Home...

June 11, 2010
House prices regained peak levels in April - Metro Vancouver's new-home prices have followed the resale-home market upward to previous peaks during real estate's rebound, developers and consultants...

June 11, 2010
RENOVATIONS: Reno rulers - Bitten by the spring home-renovation bug? A quick coat of paint won't break the bank, but bigger renovations can get out of hand, leaving you with a glittering new kitchen or a...

June 11, 2010
Mainland China pours wealth into BC housing - As Vancouver’s once hot real estate market hits the skids, a rush of buyers from China may help the city sidestep a sharp correction in prices....

June 12, 2010
Kelowna - Cottage check-up - May 24 marked the unofficial start of summer, and that means cottagers across Canada are flocking to seasonal getaways to begin a yearly rite of cleaning, checking for winter...

June 12, 2010
Housing outlook starts positive: survey - Residential construction is a bright spot in the Canadian economy, according to a national survey that points to good short-and long-term prospects for housing...

June 12, 2010
New haunts, old problems (Stigmatized properties) - 'Stigmatized properties' that were crime sites often leave buyers and renters wondering who to call. They are the scenes of crimes, murders,...

June 13, 2010
PUBLIC OPEN for 55+: Kelowna Sandhaven residence - PUBLIC OPEN for 55+! SUNDAY 1-3 June 13, 2010. $339,000 for a detached 1,280 sf one level two bedroom, two full home in one of Kelowna's...

June 13, 2010
Growth in housing good for economy - Residential construction is a bright spot in the Canadian economy, according to a national survey that points to good short-and long-term prospects for housing starts...

June 14, 2010
What to expect when you are inspecting a home - Is it a fixer-upper or a money pit? For about $500, you can find out with a home inspection that analyzes the structure and major systems: the roof,...

June 14, 2010
Kelowna home inspectors - The best source for a Kelowna home inspector is by far a "word of mouth" referral. Check wtih a friend, family or co-worker if they can recommend a home inspector they have...

June 15, 2010
Home sales down, prices to remain flat - Residential home sales were down substantially in May from the same month a year ago, with Victoria and Metro Vancouver showing the sharpest drop, according to...

June 16, 2010
It's top dollar for Vancouver two bedroom apartments - Vancouver has Canada's highest monthly rents for two-bedroom apartments, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. Monthly...

June 16, 2010
CMHC report finds slight increase in local vacancy rate - Metro Vancouver’s apartment vacancy rate edged up to 2.2 per cent in the spring, more or less in step with most markets in B. C. and...

June 16, 2010
Kelowna vacancy rate today - Rising vacancy rates is not characteristic of just Kelowna. Below are vacancy rates and average rents (with percentage change from last year) for two-bedroom apartments in...

June 17, 2010
Kelowna home sales drop - Kelowna home sale activity trend is not other communities across Canada. Existing-home sales fell 9.5 per cent in May from the previous month as Canada's housing market began to wind...

June 17, 2010
New rules, rate hike cool housing market - Existing-home sales fell 9.5% in May from the previous month as Canada's housing market began to wind down from near-record activity as new mortgage rules...

June 17, 2010
Many home sales sputter, prices flatten - Buyers backed away from Canada’s housing market in May, driving sales lower in what is traditionally the busiest month of the year for the country’s real...

June 18, 2010
ECO: Hydro offering a choice with smart meters - BC Hydro is making room for both technophiles and technophobes on the $930-million smart meter network it will introduce in 2012. Hydro expects...

June 18, 2010
ECO: It's possible to 'green-up' an old home - I’ m often asked how to “ green” an older home — how to improve its efficiency and make it more sustainable. If you are building a new home and...

June 18, 2010
Need to top off your deposit for your Kelowna home purchase? - This is a long shot to top off that deposit for your Kelowna home purchase but you never know! A few years back a friend...

June 18, 2010
Downtown office market rebounds - Downtown Vancouver's office leasing market has bounced back due to a stream of infrastructure projects while Metro Vancouver suburban markets continue to struggle with the...

June 18, 2010
Homeowners now competeing in renters' market - Bidding wars have moved from the bungalow to the two-bedroom rental apartment. Many homeowners who cashed out at the peak of the market are putting...

June 18, 2010
The third wave - The economic impact of wealthy buyers from Mainland China has gone all but unnoticed by the average Vancouverite – but it’s no secret to the city’s real estate industry. And unlike the...

June 19, 2010
Housing resales slow dramatically - Home sales fell 9.5% in May from the previous month as Canada’s housing market began to wind down from record activity. Sales totalled 37,576 on a seasonally...

June 19, 2010
Today's pulse with Kelowna home sale activity - Kelowna home sale activity ytd is up +23.6%. Working through Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board data, $1mil+ homes sales have catapulted +125% in...

June 20, 2010
Addressing wasp infestation on your Kelowna home - It's that time of the year again we homeowners notice wasps building nests above the patio, below the deck, or under our home's eaves. Oh my -...

June 21, 2010
Kelowna's most expensive homes - Million dollar Kelowna home sales are up year-to-date from last year, up +125%. Kelowna luxury real estate does not reach the steep prices of US luxury real estate. US...

June 22, 2010
Average BC household to be hit hard by HST: analysis - The average B.C. household could take a $520 hit next year due to the harmonized sales tax, according to a model by Statistics Canada....

June 23, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Interest rates to rise again in July - Tuesday’s tame inflation report will not deter the Bank of Canada from raising its key lending rate for the second time in two months...

June 24, 2010
Kelowna real estate market numbers - Kelowna real estate market is not unlike other's across Canada which have to date experienced year-to-date stronger home sales numbers. Experts are saying changes to...

June 26, 2010
Welcome to the water world of Kelowna - For family summer fun, why not try Kelowna? As the largest city on the 110-km-long Okanagan Lake, it's no surprise that Kelowna is all about summer at the...

June 26, 2010
MORTGAGE: Banks lower fixed rate mortgages - Bank of Nova Scotia, CIBC, National Bank and Laurentian Bank are the latest Canadian banks to lower fixed mortgage rates, matching the average 0.10...

June 26, 2010
HST: It's just around the corner - The harmonized sales tax is almost upon us, and how it will affect individuals is still a question of much heated debate. Last week two studies came out, both based...

June 26, 2010
If buying new (home), buy what you need to beat the HST - The excitement is building. There are only five more sleeps until HST becomes a reality in B.C. Facetiousness aside, and despite the...

June 27, 2010
MORTGAGE: Banks cut mortgage rates - Bank of Nova Scotia, CIBC and National Bank are the latest to lower fixed-mortgage rates, matching an earlier average 0.10-percentage-point cut by Royal Bank of...

June 27, 2010
Smoke alarm in your Kelowna home - Heads up Kelowna homeowners......the B.C. Fire Code requires that every residential building built before March 31, 1979 shall have a smoke alarm installed by May 1,...

June 28, 2010
Wealthy Chinese put house hunting on Vancouver vacation itinerary - Mainland Chinese interest in Metro Vancouver property is so strong that it's fuelling a market for real estate tourism,...

June 28, 2010
Home insurance tips for Kelowna buyers - "You’ve told friends, your banker and your mom: You’ve found your (Kelowna) dream house. But have you told your insurance agent? Henry Blumenthal...

June 29, 2010
BC a draw for China's rich real estate tourist - Chinese interest in Vancouver-area real estate is so strong that it's fuelling a market for real estate tourism, with groups of wealthy travellers...

June 29, 2010
Buyers take control with Okanagan slow to recover - The shine is off Okanagan real estate, with a buyer's market returning to the sun-drenched region and some developers not only delaying projects...

June 30, 2010
Real estate market in Kelowna - Each month into 2010 has been showing an increase in Kelowna's active listing inventory contrary to the decreasing trend of monthly sales. What does all this mean - great...

July 1, 2010
Home prices keep rising, but contraditions lie ahead - Home prices in some of Canada's biggest cities rose 0.8 per cent in April, according to the latest Teranet-National Bank house-price index...

July 2, 2010
HST: Mo' money, the same problems: The higher cost of living compared - The HST means many higher costs for British Columbia consumers. Here’s how an average day may break down before...

July 2, 2010
Home ownership comes with hassles - and with tax breaks - Some people have the worst kind of luck. I think about my friend Janice. She bought a home seven years ago and has had nothing but...

July 2, 2010
Home prices rise - Home prices in some of Canada's biggest cities rose 0.8% in April, said the latest Teranet-National Bank house-price index released on Wednesday. That followed a 0.3% rise for March, and marked...

July 3, 2010
Real estate numbers are transitory, but value is forever - Real estate news can mean different things to different people. A headline announcing either a dramatic drop or a wild increase in...

July 5, 2010
Build a luxury, sustainable modular Kelowna home - For many of us, the term prefabricated homes brings images of mobile home or cheap, temporary house with little connection to luxury and...

July 6, 2010
Housing market holds steady in June - Metro Vancouver's housing market experienced steady activity in June despite sales that were 30 per cent lower than the same time last year, according to the Real...

July 6, 2010
First-time buyers in BC more likely to buy a condo than a house - And they do their financial homework. First-time homebuyers in British Columbia are opting for condominiums, not houses,...

July 7, 2010
MORTGAGES: More lenders lower mortgage rates - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce announced Tuesday a reduction in its mortgage rates. It’s benchmark five-year closed rate was to decline 10...

July 7, 2010
BC building permit values soar to new high - B.C. has recorded one of the country's largest increases in the value of building permits over the past year, according to a Statistics Canada report...

July 7, 2010
Kelowna home owners available e-waste services - B.C.’s e-waste recycling program expanded July 1 to include old portable electronics: portable players such as CD and DVD players and radios and...

July 7, 2010
House prices and sales to decline across Canada: Real Estate Market Survey - House prices continued to climb higher across Canada in the second quarter of 2010, but sales and prices...

July 7, 2010
Drop in home sales may be sign of peak - Existing home sales dropped sharply in Canada's two most expensive markets, a further indication that the real estate market may have peaked. The Toronto...

July 8, 2010
Home prices will ease - I think what’s happening now is that there are still buyers out there, but they’re being a little more cautious, a little more price sensitive.....says Tom Gradecak, realtor....

July 9, 2010
New home prices rise - New-home prices in Metro Vancouver continued to rise in May, according to Statistics Canada's new-housing price index, but with buyers feeling less urgency to purchase, the pace of the...

July 9, 2010
Central Okanagan housing market enters buyers' cycle - Kelowna, BC - The Central Zone of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) reported June 2010 sales activity of all MLS® property...

July 10, 2010
June drop in housing starts signals moderate levels for rest of year: CMHC - Housing starts fell in June to 189,300 units, down 3.1% from May Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp....

July 10, 2010
Resales dip in June, 23% - Having just started my term as Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) president, I am excited to write my first article for National Post. This comes at an interesting time, as the GTA...

July 10, 2010
High marks for Canada's real estate market - Canada may no longer be the most transparent housing market in the world, but it's close, according to a biannual survey of 81 countries. Canada came...

July 11, 2010
Kelowna's real estate market offers a great time to buy, sell or both - Half way through 2010 Kelowna and area real estate market is shifting. Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Boarad stats...

July 12, 2010
Sunshine caution for Kelowna home owners - Past week Kelowna homeowners have been experiencing high temperatures, for example, +30 degrees Celsius. This morning I came across an article in the...

July 14, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Recovery report points to rate hike - Canada's frothy economic recovery fueled an import surge in May, boosting the country's modest trade deficit and suggesting another interest...

July 14, 2010
Canadians top foreign buyers of US properties - Canadians bought more U.S. properties than the citizens of any other country in the last year, although financing was a hurdle for many of them. A...

July 14, 2010
China's latest export: home buyer - Half a world away, a handful of Chinese citizens are feverishly planning a Canadian real-estate shopping excursion. A farmer, an engineer, a furniture maker and a...

July 15, 2010
Home sales continue to drop - Existing home sales continued their rapid decline last month with 70% of markets showing a drop in sales in June from May, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association....

July 16, 2010
BC is homebuyer's territory - Active listings sit at the highest levels since March 2009 economist says...... When Maple Ridge's Monika Novosadova went house hunting this spring, she faced an...

July 16, 2010
Home sales on downward slide - Home sales in B.C. tumbled 23 per cent last month, the B.C. Real Estate Association says. Residential sales through the Multiple Listing Service in the province plunged to...

July 16, 2010
Drop in home sales - Existing home sales continued their rapid decline last month, with 70% of markets showing a drop in sales in June from May, the Canadian Real Estate Association says. But at least one...

July 16, 2010
Housing prices post year's first drop - First-time buyers disappeared from the usual bustling spring real estate market and homeowners opted to stay put rather than risk losing money on a sale, pushing...

July 16, 2010
Newcomers to the Kelowna real estate market - Are you a newcomer to the Kelowna area and wanting to make it home. Tired of scouring the paper and MLS sites looking for homes for sale? Sit back,...

July 17, 2010
Non-residential building climbs 1.2% - Investment in non-residential building construction reached $10.1-billion in the second quarter of 2010, up 1.2% from the previous quarter, Statistics Canada said...

July 17, 2010
ECO: Prefab, eco-friendlly, and -- round American homebuilder cuts no corners - An American homebuilder specializing in eco-friendly, circular prefabs is making inroads in Canada....

July 17, 2010
HST: HST blues - A growing family, particularly one with a bunch of boisterous teenagers, takes up quite a bit of space. A home that once had plenty of room for you and the kids may now feel rather cramped. If...

July 18, 2010
Oh my.....oh my......Kelowna real estate activity first six months over the past ten years - First half of 2010 shows Kelowna homes sales and average price have increased...

July 19, 2010
Kudo's to Kelowna's Alaina Podmorow - We do take for granted what we have here living in Kelowna or the bigger picture, living in Canada! Here is a young Kelowna girl making a difference! At 13,...

July 19, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Bank of Canada expected to boost interest rate - Analysts predict repeat of June’s increase Two major announcements bookending the coming week’s economic news will...

July 19, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Bank of Canada poised to raise interest rates - Mark Carney is likely to raise borrowing costs for the second straight time Tuesday, while continuing to sound a cautious tone...

July 19, 2010
Canada expected to follow US as economy slows - The mighty U.S. economy is slowing again, and with it Canada’s chances of escaping the global downdraft. A sudden plunge Friday in a closely...

July 19, 2010
Real estate note - Despite warnings from market watchers, mortgage rates remain at historic lows, at least for now. And while lenders expect upward pressure in coming weeks, there's is no quarantee it will...

July 20, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Bank of Canada raises key overnight interest rate 0.75% - The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark policy rate Tuesday to 0.75% even though it scaled back its growth...

July 21, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Expect another rate hike soon - "The Bank of Canada is like a poker player with a pair of jacks -- not sure it has the winning hand, but comfortable throwing in another...

July 21, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Bank of Canada boosts benchmark rate - The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark policy rate Tuesday by 25 basis points to 0.75 per cent, even though it scaled back its growth...

July 22, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Bank of Canada tips its hand on rates - The Bank of Canada may have let the cat out of bag on interest rates Thursday, analysts say, when it indicated that “gradual” hikes...

July 22, 2010
What Kelowna homes are selling and what's not - as quickly - Kelowna single family residence sales are up +22.39% and 10.17% first half of 2010 and year-to-date in comparison to 2009...

July 23, 2010
Developers push wave of pre-sales into slow market - Metro Vancouver developers may have got ahead of themselves with the number of housing projects they are pushing into the pre-sale marketing...

July 23, 2010
MORTGAGES: Mortgages are about more than just the rate - With interest rates still near all-time lows, despite the recent increases in the Bank of Canada's overnight target rate, it may be time...

July 23, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Rate-hike future clouded - The Bank of Canada may have let the cat out of bag on interest rates Thursday, analysts say, when it indicated that "gradual" hikes are forecast to...

July 24, 2010
Summer home maintenace tips for Kelowna homeowners - Summer is a great time to take care of some of those home maintenance items that can sneak up on you when you’re not looking. Here’s a...

July 25, 2010
City versus the Burbs - Box in the sky -- or house in the 'burbs? For many young couples in Vancouver today, that's the million-dollar question (or, more accurately, the $600,000 question) that arises as soon...

July 26, 2010
Condo's aimed at minimum-wage earners - Developer cut perks to make new housing affordable: No parking. No fancy finishes. No costly marketing program. No speculators. No one who isn’t willing to do...

July 27, 2010
INTEREST RATES: With rates low, is it time to reconsider your mortgage? - With mortgage rates low and more likely to go up than down, some borrowers may want to think long and hard...

July 27, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Bank of Canada and Interest Rates: Higher Is Not Always Bad - On Tuesday, the Bank of Canada raised its key lending rate from 0.50 per cent to 0.75 per cent....

July 28, 2010
MORTGAGES: Variable may no longer win - Not that there are a lot of people buying houses these days, but the answer to the age-old question of whether to go long or short on your mortgage is unclear yet...

July 28, 2010
INTEREST RATES: Almost "inevitable" interest rates will rise: Bank of Canada deputy govenor - The pace of Bank of Canada rate moves remains uncertain, but it is "almost...

July 28, 2010
Kelowna firms score high in "Happiness is being Boss" - This morning reading online I came across an article about.......a TD Small Business Happiness Index that found people in Vancouver and...

July 29, 2010
MORTGAGES: Variable may not longer be the best mortgage - Fixed rates are falling fast so do your homework. Not that there are a lot of people buying houses these days, but the answer to the...

July 29, 2010
(House) Prices highest in Vancouver - Vancouver house prices led Canada in May with a 17.1-per-cent year-over-year increase, according to the Teranet-National Bank composite house-price index, released...

July 30, 2010
Slower economic expansion upon us - Slower economic expansion is upon us judging by data released Friday that indicated U.S. GDP posted its weakest pace of three-month growth in nearly a year, while...

July 31, 2010
BC Government introduces greater flexibility in renting - It's complicated is more than the name of the movie in which Meryl Streep figures out where her heart lies. It is also the...

July 31, 2010
Price gains - Canadian resale home prices rose 1.3% in May, the largest monthly gain since last September, according to this week's Teranet-National Bank composite house price index. On an annual basis, prices...

July 31, 2010
Real estate sales slow more than expected - Real estate markets have slowed a bit more than the B.C. Real Estate Association's earlier predictions, prompting a downward revision in the group's latest...

July 31, 2010
BC brokers expect fewer transactions this year - Where those of us who own residential property may have been this year and where we might be for the rest of this year and next year were the...

August 1, 2010
Vascilating with notions of a Kelowna move? - Does the thought of changing your (Kelowna) neighbourhood go through your mind more often than not? Here are some key indicators on when you really...

August 2, 2010
Build a Kelowna 6,445 sf home in the heart of city - 0.74 acre view lot is offered for sale in Kelowna's newly established "Highpointe" gated community. Highpointe is adjacent to Knox...

August 3, 2010
Instant equity found in this Kelowna home - Kelowna's Lower Mission neighbhourhood is adjacent to Kelowna city core. Offered for sale is 0.34 acre with a two level home with approx 1,110 sf on each...

August 4, 2010
Summer property sales cool - A chill swept Greater Victoria's summer real estate market last month when both the volume of sales and average prices dropped significantly. In July, 527 properties changed...

August 4, 2010
Kelowna and area property selection is up and sales are down - Good news for Kelowna and area sellers and more good news for buyers! The number of active homes for sale is up and home...

August 5, 2010
Cooling housing market - Almost half of its real estate agents say the main reason for the cooling (Toronto) housing market is the harmonized sales tax, according to a survey from Royal LePage Real Estate...

August 5, 2010
Home sales plummet - Yvonne Viel had hoped to get in the low $700,000s for her south Vancouver home. But in a July where home sales plummeted by almost half from last summer's red-hot market, she was happy...

August 5, 2010
Housing sales slump despite low mortgage rates - The malaise in Canada’s housing market is deepening, as record-low interest rates and a vast selection of homes prove to be insufficient...

August 5, 2010
Real estate now Buyer's market - Greater Vancouver’s housing market has caught a chill in the middle of summer. Residential property sales in Greater Vancouver tumbled 45.2 per cent in July from the...

August 6, 2010
Misconception about HST slowing home sales: poll - Realtors say the new tax -- which does not apply to the purchase of resale homes -- is a bigger threat than rising interest rates. Royal...

August 6, 2010
June good for builiding permits in BC - A small surge in residential building-permit applications in June pushed British Columbia to the second-highest month this year for stated building intentions....

August 6, 2010
HST chilling home sales - Survey shows tax -- not interest hikes -- blamed for (home sales) decline. Royal LePage Real Estate Services says almost half of its agents believe the main reason for the...

August 6, 2010
Interest rates, HST help cool housing sales - Economists cite a shortage of first-time buyers as one of the key reasons for a sharp drop in housing sales in July, though the HST and rising interest...

August 7, 2010
Shaky days in the housing market - After several months of small pullbacks, the number of houses sold in some of Canada’s largest markets plummeted in July. There are plenty of factors at work – most...

August 7, 2010
MORTGAGES: Reverse mortgage a no panacea - A reverse mortgage is often described as a way seniors -- those who are house rich but cash poor -- can continue to live in their homes and generate extra...

August 7, 2010
Being a home owner doesn't have to keep you up all night - Living in Canada's most expensive housing market, residents of the Lower Mainland are obsessed with real estate prices and mortgage...

August 9, 2010
Why (real estate) prices matter - The (real estate) market is important, even if you don't own a home. The red-hot housing market is cooling through the summer. Depending on which economist you ask, it...

August 9, 2010
Central Okanagan and Kelowna home prices - Kelowna total home sales through the first seven months of 2010 was up 7.12% compared to 2009 and 40.07% percentage drop compared to 2007. July home sale...

August 10, 2010
Housing starts slow down as market cools off - July housing starts that showed an easing from earlier levels is another sign that British Columbia’s real estate markets are in transition from the...

August 10, 2010
Canada sees "dramatic" housing slow down, global report says - Canada led in the global housing recovery in the first quarter of 2010, but moderating global growth, heightened financial...

August 10, 2010
Microscopic look at Kelowna's housing market - Currently 2,227 homes actively listed in the Central Okanagan of which almost 76% are in the City of Kelowna.Central Okanagan includes...

August 11, 2010
Housing no longer a driver - Canadian housing starts fell in July for a third-straight month and new-home prices rose less than expected in June, further evidence that the housing boom that helped drive the...

August 11, 2010
Housing market keeps cooling - The slowdown in the Canadian resale housing market was "dramatic" last month, but the sector got a boost yesterday from statistics that show new-home construction is...

August 11, 2010
Kelowna real estate August market update - The worst recession since the Great Depression had a serious impact on housing performance during 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. Consumers adjusted to...

August 11, 2010
BC housing starts dip in July as sales decrease countrywide - July housing starts that showed an easing from earlier levels is another sign that British Columbia’s real estate markets are...

August 13, 2010
Home sales tumble in BC's biggest markets - A year ago, B.C.'s real estate markets were rising to a peak in sales. In July, they dramatically fell off it. Sharp drops in sales in B.C.'s biggest...

August 13, 2010
July supply favourable for buyers - The average house price in B.C. rose six per cent to $491,832 in July from the same month last year, the B.C. Real Estate Association said. But year-over-year sales in...

August 15, 2010
Transitional Kelowna real estate market - Today I am in the midst of providing an out-town-colleaque with an opinion of value for a family members Kelowna home.  It has been on the market for four...

August 19, 2010
Kelowna and area weakening sale activity not like other areas of Canada - Everytime I read a newspaper on-line this week real estate descriptors have a common theme..... "slump",...

August 25, 2010
Excellent time to explore your Kelowna housing options - With interest rates still at historical low levels, steady home prices and a good selction of Kelowna homes to choose from, you have...

September 2, 2010
Kelowna real estate market bright spots - I had a sense the past couple of months which is validated by Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board records that Kelowna summer monthly house sales...

September 6, 2010
Fundamentally a healthy Kelowna housing market - Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the Central Okanagan...

September 9, 2010
Kelowna real estate is my forte - The Central Zone of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) report August 2010 sales activity of al MLS property types picked up as summer comes to an end and the...

September 22, 2010
Is now a good time to buy or sell a Kelowna home? - Without hesitation I say "Absolutely!"   Kelowna Buyers and Sellers with a good sense of timing are taking action now.  Mortgage rates are...

September 28, 2010
Your first Kelowna home-sweet-home - I understand when buying your first Kelowna home it's important to find the home that fits your lifestyle with a monthly payment that allows you to sleep at night. ...

October 1, 2010
Kelowna homes sales decline in September - Kelowna home sales on a year-on-year overall basis were down in September for the fourth consecutive month.  In September, there were  88 single family...

October 6, 2010
Take advantage of Kelowna real estate opportunities where other's don't! - Yes, Kelowna single family residential sale numbers continued sliding downwards in September, hitting a low...

October 7, 2010
Attractive Kelowna level entry residence just listed - You've been toying with the idea to make Kelowna home or you live in Kelowna on larger property and wanting to settle a quiet setting as...

October 8, 2010
Kelowna household eco-nasties round up Oct 16th - Kelowna's last Household Hazardous Waste Round Up is being held Saturday, October 16, 2010 at the KLO Campus of Okanagan College.  It runs between...

October 16, 2010
Make Kelowna's Big White your recreational choice to invest - Kelowna's Big White has 118 runs fanning from it's summit, 2,565 acres of skiable terrain, 16 ski lifts and great selection of...

October 19, 2010
Breakout West 2010 Festival and Kelowna real estate - If you are attending Kelowna's Breakout West 2010 Festival this weekend and fallen in love with our Okanagan Valley - I can find you that...

October 20, 2010
Kelowna real estate market "reset" - The Kelowna real estate market is not "dead" but rather, not unlike other Canadian communities real estate markets, it has just "reset".  Despite the housing sale...

October 27, 2010
Commit to major renovations for your Kelowna home or just sell and move? - To help you with your decision making I came across Renova, an interactive web-based guide provided by the...

October 28, 2010
Mortgage broker contacts for your Kelowna real estate purchase - My how times have changed.  When I first started my real estate career in 1988 most of my clients were leary to consider...

October 31, 2010
Kelowna real estate bargins abound - Everyday we are bombarded with news lines such as "home prices are dropping",  "slowdown in housing market is unfolding", "correction in the housing market",...

November 3, 2010
Overall performance of Kelowna's real estate market back to 2004 - For the fifth month in a row Kelowna residential home sales fell.  October sales were down 25.5% compared to October...

November 8, 2010
Okanagan Market Watch past 7 days..... - Graphs say it all.  Snap shot of our local market activity.  Welcome your contact if you have any questions!    

November 13, 2010
Okanagan snapshot of residential sale activity - All real estate talk lately repeatedly is saying that no facet of the real estate market - new, existing or rental - is expected to have dramatic...

November 20, 2010
Calmer Central Okanagan housing market - Beginnng of 2010 the Central Okanagan single family residential housing market sale activity totals increased monthly as the year unfolded.  Buyers acted...

November 24, 2010
Chilling out! - Off to Singapore for 10 days commencing Nov 24th, then Dec 5th catching a 17 day cruise  from Singapore with  two port calls to Vietnam, one in Benoa, and four in Australia arriving in Sydney,...

January 4, 2011
Mortgage rates - what to expect in 2011? - This morning I attended a meeting with Chris Murphy of Dominion Lending Centres giving his take of what to expect this year with mortgage rates.  First...

January 8, 2011
Kelowna 2010 average house price is above the Canadian average - Good news!  Every morinig since the turn of the new year I've been reading positive on-line headlines.  Canadian real...

January 13, 2011
2011 Kelowna Market Trends Outlook - Consumer confidence will be the key factor in the transition of Kelowna's real estate market in 2011.  With softer sales conditions and flat home prices, savvy...

January 15, 2011
Okanagan real estate facts - With 2010 behind us Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board mulitple listing numbers are in for the *Central Okanagan: 11,850 properties were listed which was down 7% over...

January 16, 2011
AFFORDABLE: $349,500 OPEN HOUSE Sunday 1-3 pm JAN 19th, 2011 - Okay I got it!  Have you? All the real estate experts are predicting "rosey" news for the 2011 Canadian real...

January 16, 2011
Kelowna home sales in review - 2000 to 2010 - Kelowna home sales last year were strong in the first half of the year.  The pace of residential sales slowed as the year progressed but over all,...

January 18, 2011
Mortgage Chatter - This morning e-news headlines were full with talk about the resulting new mortgage rules and anticipated effect. At a meeting this morning with my realtor colleagues, Chris Murphy, mortgage...

January 20, 2011
Kelowna house prices and sale activity - Fifteen neigbourhoods comprise the City of Kelowna.  Of course some neighbourhoods..... are larger than others may have a greater selection of new or...

January 21, 2011
Renovate or sell your home? - To help you with your decision making I came across Renova, an interactive web-based guide provided by the Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC).  Click on the above mentioned...

February 9, 2011
RE/MAX Barometer Report for Kelowna - RE/MAX of Western Canada, RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic and RE/MAX Quebec released the RE/MAX Housing Barometer Report 2011 to the Canadian Media on February 8, 2011. ...

February 11, 2011
Kelowna real estate tweets expanded beyond 140 characters - My recent tweets on twitterverse vary about real estate and limited to 140 characters.  First blush it may just appear as real...

February 17, 2011
"Wild Card" props up Canadian housing markets over past decade - TIghter inventory levels heped to make the last decade one of the healthiest periods on record for Canadian real estate,...

March 13, 2011
Kelowna's Housing Market Continues Normalization Trend - Sales activity of all MLS property types improved over last month but were down from sales reported at this time last year as buyer...

April 4, 2011
Quarterly Look at Central Okanagan's real estate market -Single family residential - As the new year advances so is Central Okanagan real estate activity.  Monthly house...

April 6, 2011
First-time homebuyers boosting housing market this year: Re/Max - RE/MAX Canada yesterday released its 2011 First-Time Buyers Report which indicates that first-time buyers are contributing...

April 11, 2011
Ever wonder who is buying homes in the Okanagan - Shuswap? - Recently Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board [OMREB] initiated a Monthly Buyers Survey to its Board realtors.  Survey...

April 19, 2011
Kelowna's Buyer's Market Conditions - Buyer's market conditions have contributed to an upswing in home-buying activity in  Kelowna, with first-time purchasers taking advantage of pricing, selection and...

April 25, 2011
Graphic snapshot of Central Okanagan, Kelowna and West Kelowna house market - Visual illustrations assist to comprehend market trends.   As a result, below is my April 4th blog:...

April 30, 2011
It's a buyers market in the Okanagan! While it lasts whose buying? - Results are just in for Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board March 2011 Buyer Survey which profiles who the...

April 30, 2011
Market watch of Kelowna and area - The Central Zone of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) reported March 2011 sales activity of all MLS property types improved over February but dipped...

May 2, 2011
Just a blip or a trend for more to come? - Numbers are not yet finalized with the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board but it looks like the trend for Kelowna and area first quarter is changing........

May 4, 2011
Finding the right fit! - Great news for anyone considering a strata purchase in the Kelowna area!  There are currently 1,434 strata properties to choose from.  Appreciate we all have a buget and specific...

May 6, 2011
Housing market tempers going into spring - The Central Zone of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Borad (OMREB) reported April 2011 sales activity of all MLS property types dipped compared to sales...

May 7, 2011
Market watch weigh-in - At the present time the Okanagan real estate market is weighing heavy with properties for sale in contrast to sale activity. Currently 8,305 properties for sale with the Okanagan...

May 8, 2011
Is Kelowna area an affordable move option for you? - Vacationing in the Okanagan has been your introduction to the area. You love it! Now opportunity allows a move and you are seriously...

May 11, 2011
Markedly moderate housing market - Sale activity of all MLS property types dipped this April compared to sales reported at this time last year thus slowing the busier than normal start we had in 2011...

May 13, 2011
B.C. market activity and the Okanagan area - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Mulltiple Listing Service (MLS) residential unit sales in B.C. declined 14% to 7,187...

May 14, 2011
Real Estate Recap - It's the weekend,  time to chill out and catch up! Real estate recap is my weekly one-stop read of the past weeks real estate, mortgage, home maintenance, decor and weird news  that perked...

May 16, 2011
The numbers say... - RESIDENTIAL There are a lot of  properties for sale in the Okanagan area! The weekly graphs from the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) show listing activity continues to be...

May 18, 2011
Luxury home demand - Demand for Kelowna and area luxury homes continues to fall short of last year's levels, down -8.3%. 22 Central Okangan homes selling over 1 million have changed hands from January to April...

May 21, 2011
Real Estate Recap - At this time the Kelowna orchards are blanketed with taraxacum seedheads and it's.....Victoria Day weekend!  A public holiday across Canada celebrating Queen Victoria's birthday on Monday,...

May 22, 2011
Can't see the upside in today's market? - Week after week you're hearing the same old story that there are gazillion homes on the market and sales are precious.  You like to move but think that the...

May 23, 2011
Sold on the Okanagan area - Local yokols were the predominate players and successful shoppers of Okanagan real estate this past month.  Albertans were next.  As it warms up so does the Albertan interest to...

May 27, 2011
What price home can I afford? - As a "rule of thumb" you can afford to buy a home equal in price to twice your gross annual income. More precisely, the price you can afford to pay for a home will depend on...

May 28, 2011
Real Estate Recap - Living in the Okanagan amongst world class vintners and a vibrant wine community we can include winery tastings as a weekend activity ~ YES!   In addition to wine tastings this weekend here...

May 29, 2011
Got your eye on something? - Timing is everything! Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) weekly graphs show lots of properties continue to be listed as well as downward price adjustments. Weekly sale...

May 30, 2011
Canadian housing market stablizing in 2011 - OTTAWA, May 30, 2011 — Housing starts are forecast to stabilize at levels consistent with demographic fundamentals in 2011 and 2012, according to...

June 3, 2011
Kelowna area spring market - The Kelowna area single family residential market is "somewhat" following the typical springtime fashion of residential sales upswing however not with the strength and...

June 3, 2011
Real Estate Recap - Yippee, its the weekend. The weatherman is saying lots of sunshine with highs today of 27C and Sunday 29C! So grab the kids, spouse, or signifcant other and check out some of the Kelowna area...

June 5, 2011
Getting sold in today's market - Your a homeowner. You've been watching the Kelowna area real estate market. You want to move but hesitant as you notice where ever your driving around for whatever that...

June 7, 2011
Housing pulse - May market numbers are in for the Central Okanagan! Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) May stats show active listings, sales, average and median price are all slightly down from last...

June 8, 2011
CMHC May 2011 Housing Starts - CMHC, Canada's national housing agency provides the housing industry and consumers with the latest statistical information and analysis of housing trends. The agency released...

June 8, 2011
Kelowna and Southern Interior housing starts - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) just released their national May 2011 Housing Starts report as well as regional ones which includes...

June 10, 2011
Kelowna area market dynamics - Sales of existing homes are forecast to move higher in 2011 and 2012.  Favourable interest rates combined with strong price competition will support modest growth in demand...

June 12, 2011
Weekend tidbits & Real estate recap - I know what I am up to this weekend ~ work and play of course!  I can make that happen and why I love Kelowna and what I do! How about you? Undecided?  Well maybe...

June 13, 2011
Okanagan area Market Watch - Week after week a good supply of Okanagan area residential properties continue to come onto the market as shown by Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) weekly Market...

June 14, 2011
Kelowna area recreational properties - RE/MAX of Western Canada just released yesterday a recreational property report saying...."the Canadian recreational property market is gaining serious traction...

June 17, 2011
Okanagan buyers - On the average during the first 5 months of 2011, Okanagan home buyers have been coming from within the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) area (60.3%); Alberta (13.64%; other areas of...

June 18, 2011
Real Estate Recap & Weekend Tidbits - The weekend is upon us and it's time to catch up on things.  For some of us it is simply doing things around the house such as housekeeping, maintenance, gardening...

June 19, 2011
Close look at housing activity - We're almost half way through 2011 so we have some sale history to compare market activity with last year.  We know from Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board's (OMREB)...

June 20, 2011
Wallet size of Kelowna area buyers YTD - Again and again you hear that Kelowna area housing market is  in favor of buyers. What does that mean?  A buyer's market is simply a market which has more...

June 21, 2011
Kelowna luxury market - Kelowna's luxury market ~ selling over one million dollars accounts for 3.35% of single family residences sold year-to-date* (ytd) and 4.7% in 2010.  Reality is, today's active real...

June 25, 2011
Kelowna activities & Real Estate Recap - Summer officially kicked in June 21st and Kelowna continues to have 'iky' weather~unusual to say the least but appears not unlike abnormal weather trends other...

June 26, 2011
Okanagan real estate update - Here is my update on the Okanagan real estate market. Previous week's numbers are in brackets. For the past 7 days for residential real estate: New Listings: 346 (341, 413,...

July 1, 2011
A Song For Canada -   Canada's Walk of Fame is creating A SONG FOR CANADA and we want you to participate!   Canadian musicians Rane Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk join pianist, producer and songwriter Stephen...

July 1, 2011
Kelowna house numbers are in! - The past six months has whizzed by and whooh ~ numbers are in to give us a feel how the Kelowna house market is doing in comparison to past years.  We haven't quite topped...

July 2, 2011
Kelowna and West Kelowna house markets - If you're visiting the Kelowna area you may not know that William R. Bennett Bridge over Okanagan Lake connects the District of West Kelowna 28,793 citizens*...

July 3, 2011
Scoop on Kelowna's strata market - Interest to purchase Kelowna strata is a runner up to single family residential!  First six months of this year shows folk's purchase focus has been: 37.26% strata...

July 4, 2011
Kelowna's manufactured home market - Kelowna offers many housing choices to buy which incudes manufactured homes (MH) in parks where property ownership is not necessary.  2.75% of Kelowna's purchases...

July 5, 2011
Kelowna lots and acreage activity - At this time there is a good selection of Kelowna lot and acreage oppotunities if you've worked your way through the existing Kelowna house supply and just can't find...

July 6, 2011
Who is buying homes in Okanagan - Shuswap? - Ever wonder where home buyers come from?  Since September 2010, the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) has been collecting information from...

July 7, 2011
Okanagan Second Quarter Housing Forecast - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) represents 11 member real estate boards and just released its 2011 Second Quarter Housing Forecast June...

July 8, 2011
Kelowna area housing market conditions - The Central Zone of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) reported June 2011 sales activity of all MLS property types were down compared to sales...

July 9, 2011
Kelowna area events & Real Estate Recap - Overall weekend weather forecasts say mainly sunny with highs of 26C to 27C with a titch of wind ~4km.  For some  of you this is a bit cool for this time of...

July 11, 2011
Okanagan weekly market watch - SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL seven days advance of July 11th SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL seven days advance of July 4, 2011 Here is my update on the Okanagan real estate market....

July 18, 2011
Weekly Okanagan Market Watch - Here is an update on the Okanagan residential real Estate market.  A quick scan of weekly numbers continues to show new listings out weigh sale numbers.  Buyers continue to...

July 20, 2011
Folks sold on the Okanagan - Shuswap! - Since September 2010, the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) has been collecting information from its members with regards to where buyers are coming...

July 21, 2011
How does your neighborhood score? - Drive and Walk Score are two nifty, cool sites that will rate a street address according to proximity of local amenities. Drive Score shows a map of what...

July 25, 2011
Close look at Okanagan's residential market - Here is a weekly update on the Okanagan residential real estate market.  Weekly numbers since the onset of 2011 continue to show supply is greater than...

July 26, 2011
Save money, save energy - If history repeats itself home inspector Bill Johnson has a busy year ahead of him. Why? The government has renewed its popular ecoEnergy Retrofit Homes program, an initiative that...

July 27, 2011
Beware of impostors at the door - What if some one comes to your door, trying to sell you a new vacuum cleaner?  Will you bite? If you have a vacuum cleaner that works, you probably tell the salesman to...

July 28, 2011
Okanagan summer music festivals - There is more to the Okanagan area than wine and golf!  Time it right you can enjoy some great weekend music festivals that the Okanagan area offers.  Here are few that...

July 29, 2011
Non-smokers can change strata bylaws - The Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. and Yukon commissioned  BC Stats to conduct a survey of British Columbians living in condominiums and apartments about...

July 31, 2011
Must-have house hold documents - Running a household is a veritable never-ending to-do list.  There's always something that needs to be taken care of, from groceries to gardening or just trying to keep...

August 1, 2011
Kelowna house market update - Kelowna house sales were up approximately +31% this July compared to July 2010, down -26% from last month [June] and down -9.5% year-to-date from last year's first seven...

August 2, 2011
Weekly Okanagan Market Watch - Here is my weekly update on the Okanagan residential real estate market. Contrary to some Canadian city markets year-to date Okanagan home prices are not accerlerating as...

August 3, 2011
West Kelowna & Kelowna house market update -   If you're a newcomer to the Kelowna area it is quite easy to assume that all the housing (single family residential) you see on either side of William...

August 4, 2011
Kelowna strata update - Kelowna's latest strata figures show a surge in July sales ~ the strongest month year-to-date!  July strata sale numbers were up 58.5% from June and 91% from July 2010.  Inspite of...

August 5, 2011
West Kelowna & Kelowna strata update - West Kelowna strata market is quite a bit smaller than Kelowna's nonetheless when making a purchase in the Kelowna area, it's a location to make certain to look...

August 9, 2011
Kelowna area lots & acreage update - You've been actively looking for the right Kelowna house fit and haven't found it ~ now what?  Build your own home?  Why not!  Good timing as lot supply is ample,...

August 10, 2011
Buyers market prevails as summer continues - The Central Zone of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) reported July 2011 sales activity of all MLS property types improved significantly...

August 11, 2011
Okanagan Weekly Market Watch - New listings keep coming onto the Okanagan real estate market week after week but according to Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) the supply is slowly declining...

August 12, 2011
Real Estate Acronyms - An acronym is an abbreviation formed from initial letters, for example, Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board is known by the acronym 'OMREB' and Multiple Listing Service as 'MLS'. Often...

August 15, 2011
Summer buyers sold on the Okanagan-Shuswap - Ever wonder where home buyers come from?  Since September 2010, the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) has been collecting information from its...

August 16, 2011
Okanagan Real Estate Weekly Snapshot - Here is the past week snapshot of Okanagan resdential real estate activity with previous weeks and month in brackets to compare and notice it is not a Sellers...

August 17, 2011
Kelowna area hard real estate market facts - The past couple of days news headlines report Canadian Real Estate Association's (CREA) revised  real estate market forecast of "stronger than expected...

August 18, 2011
The Kelowna Apple Triathlon this weekend! - The Kelowna Apple Triathlon features a very spectacular spectator-friendly course in the heart of downtown Kelowna.  Multiple loops are used for various...

August 19, 2011
Province launches interactive maps of flood-prone areas - Rising sea levels could cause flooding in Metro Vancouver communities that never had to worry about it before, such as False Creek and...

August 20, 2011
The case for freehold townhomes - B.C.'s land title laws are standing in the way of Vancouver welcoming a form of housing that could add to diversity in the city and help to improve housing...

August 21, 2011
Unclaimed property and funds - Millions of dollars goes unclaimed by British Columbians every year.  Forgotten credit union accounts, unpaid wages, overpayment to debt collectors, as well as unclaimed...

August 22, 2011
Okanagan: 5 Things to do with Peaches, other than Pie - During July and August, when sweet and juicy white and yellow peaches are in season, I get more excited than a twelve-year-old girl at a...

August 23, 2011
Chinese buyers take a shine to Okanagan Wines - Painted Rock Vineyards, on of the Okanagan's top new wineries, has signed a distribution agreement with a Chinese wine brokerage in a stategic...

August 24, 2011
Kelowna Housing Market Outlook - CMHC - Kelowna Highlights: Demand for new and existing homes is forecast to pickup in 2011.  Stronger employment growth will boost demand through 2012. Sales of...

August 25, 2011
PNE 2011 prize home settles in Kelowna! - The 2011 PNE craftmans-style home that Vancouver's PNE vistors have been veiwing will settle in Kelowna's Upper Mission neighborhood overlookiing Okanagan...

August 26, 2011
B.C's. home sales, property values to slow as job growth ebbs: BCREA - Slower job growth in British Columbia's economy will mean slower increases in home sales and property values...

August 27, 2011
Where there's a will, there's protection for your possessions - Coquitlam resident Maureen Zaraycki was ony 62 when she died of complications from diabetes last July. After she died, her...

August 29, 2011
Unsexy, but essential, repairs - What did you think would happen?  I know I'm going to sound like an old guy here, but I can't believe how little common sense people seem to have these days.  I've just...

August 30, 2011
On 'Consumed', one person's junk is another person's TV treasure - The house is a block from the ocean in Richmond, B.C..  Inside it is dark and has the faint smell of ... stuff....

August 31, 2011
EcoEnergy Retrofit returns - I'm happy to report in July the federal government renewed the ecoENERBY Retrofit program -- a great program that ended earlier this year.  For the next eight months -- until...

September 1, 2011
Kelowna house market activity ytd - Gosh ~ the summer months of July and August seem to me to have whizzed by!  Today, being September 1st is a reminder 'Fall' is around the corner. Being the first day...

September 2, 2011
Kelowna strata market activity ytd - Kelowna strata sale activity is not unlike single family residential.  August strata sales were less than the month before as well as year-to-date: 2011 August vs...

September 4, 2011
Fluffling the rental pad - The rental apartment had good bones -- high ceilings, original woodwork, abundant light -- and its city location unbeatable. But when Alice Danino moved into her two-bedroom home,...

September 5, 2011
Kelowna lot and acreage activity ytd - Kelowna lots and acreages sale activity is not unlike Kelowna's single family residential and strata - August sale numbers came in less than the previous month ~...

September 6, 2011
West Kelowna house market activity ytd - If your a visitor to the Kelowna area first blush, you may not know that there is the District of West Kelowna and a City of Kelowna.  West Kelowna is on the...

September 7, 2011
Summer finishes with steady home sales - The Central Zone of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) reported August 2011 sales activity of all MLS property types slower than this time last...

September 9, 2011
A Natural StairMaster: Knox Mountain - Knox Mountain Park is located walking minutes north of Kelowna's downtown core, adjacent to Okanagan Lake.  The 230 hectares park offers stunning vistas of...

September 10, 2011
Staying on top of real estate - RE/MAX Western Canada just made available a free mobile app to keep you on top of real estate to find your home-sweet-home!  The app enables you to search for Western...

September 16, 2011
8 Unexpected Awesome Wine Regions - It's easy to be blinded by the stars. In the world of wine, you might argue that this is especially true, where the superstar regions of France, Italy, California, and...

September 17, 2011
Personalized home search - A 'personalized home search' is a customized MLS home search function that can be sent to your inbox ~ it's as easy as that!  Once your search criteria is set-up the first email...

September 19, 2011
Switch the old thermostat - Do you have a mercury-filled thermostat that dates back to the days when avocado appliances were modern? Well, the heating and cooling industry thinks it's time to toss those...

September 20, 2011
Small appliance recycling program - Commencing October 1st, 2011, British Columbians will be able to drop off old or broken small appliances such as toasters, electric shavers, garment steamers, vacuum...

September 21, 2011
Protecting your investment with seasonal maintenance - Fall is the best time to get all those seasonal home maintenace projects done around the house before the winter rains.  People in the...

September 22, 2011
RCMP on-line list of grow-up addresses - You can now visit  a website listing the addresses of homes, outbuildings in residential, rural or commercial and industrial areas where Royal Canadian...

September 22, 2011
Who's buying homes in the Okanagan-Shuswap? - Ever wonder where home buyers come from?  Since September 2010, the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) has been collecting from our members...

September 23, 2011
Is your home inspection out-of-date? - Most people think about getting a home inspetion when they buy a house, and with good reason.  I think anyone who buys a house without paying for a professional...

September 26, 2011
5 Reasons this might be a good time to buy a home - According to a recent news release from British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), August 2011 versus 2010 year-to-date residential...

September 30, 2011
The most reliable source of real estate information - Housing market information orginating from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) has long been recognized as the most reliable and...

September 30, 2011
One of the many benefits of living in the Okanagan! - The Okanagan celebrates four wine festivals each year ~ Spring, Summer and Fall as well as the Icewine Festival.  Yesterday was the...

October 3, 2011
September 2011 Single Family Residential Numbers - Numbers are in from Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB)  to give us a picture of the Kelowna area real estate activity for September as...

October 4, 2011
Happening price ranges - Wow, how times flies ~ it seems only yesterday we were anticipating how Kelowna's 2011 real estate market would unfold. Today we have nine months of sales history to see which price...

October 6, 2011
Housing market showing signs of stability going into Fall - The Central Zone of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) reported September 2011 sales activity of all MLS property...

October 11, 2011
Canada's home building steams ahead - Home construction rose more than expected in September, led by multiple-units activity, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. CMHC said Tuesday that...

October 15, 2011
Investors keep running to the arms of housing - It's going to crash, it's going to crash.  How many times have we heard this about the Canadian housing market?  Sometimes commentators use more...

October 18, 2011
National market tightens, but still balanced - On a monthly basis the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) puts together statistics of existing homes and properties sold through the Multiple...

October 21, 2011
Portable, on-the-go real estate information - The most visited real estate website in Canada is REALTOR.ca which is operated by the Canadian Real Estate Assocation (CREA) on behalf of REALTORS...

October 22, 2011
Okanagan-Shuswap buying dynamics - Approximately 60% Okanagan-Shuswap homebuyers have been coming from within the region and the balance, a sizable proportion of approximately 40% from buyers that...

October 25, 2011
Bank of Canada interest rate announcement - As was universally anticipated, the Bank of Canada opted to hold its target overnight rate at 1 per cent this morning.  Ongoing uncertainty in the...

October 28, 2011
Regular inspections prevent occurance of problems - Inspecting your home on a regular basis and following good maintenance practises are the best way to protect your investment in your home....

October 31, 2011
October 2011 Kelowna area numbers - MLS numbers are yet to be finalized nontheless we can still get a good picture of what has been happening this October with Kelowna and West Kelowna housing market....

November 6, 2011
Peek inside Christmas glitzed Kelowna homes - Get in the festive holiday spirit  this coming weekend by attending Ballet Kelowna's inaugural self-guided tour of six incredible, private residences...

November 8, 2011
Kelowna house prices climbed 156% - New construction, more than infill and renovation, has served to support rising prices in Kelowna over the past decade.  The strength of new construction exceeded the...

November 8, 2011
Okanagan market continues to stablize - The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) reported October 2011 sales activity of all MLS property types remained similar to this time last year and were...

November 12, 2011
Kelowna's popular selling price range - 1,073 Kelowna homes have sold year-to-date. The way the numbers are trending with only a month and a half away from year end we could be 'nip-and-tuck' with 2010...

November 15, 2011
Home sales climb higher outside Vancouver - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service (MLS) residential unit sales in the province rose 6.5% to 5,865...

November 17, 2011
Insight into Kelowna foreclosure activity - The number of court ordered sale activity has increased over the last couple of years according to data available on Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board...

November 21, 2011
Kelowna's $1-Million Plus Club - One of 22 Kelowna homes sold for more than a million dollars year-to-date (ytd) and one of 25 in West Kelowna. 71.43% of the home sale activity ytd (1,526) is in Kelowna...

November 24, 2011
'The Skinny' on Okanagan Buyers - Serious buyers are taking advantage of the Okanagan's current buyers market and leveraging their positive purchasing power while it lasts. Okanagan home buyers have been...

November 25, 2011
Okanagan, Kelowna residential forecast: 2011 and 2012 - MLS residential sales through the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board are estimated to edge down 1 per cent to 4,790 units this year....

November 26, 2011
Okanagan Weekly Real Estate Market Watch - The following is a recap on the Okanagan* real estate market for the past seven days. # New listings: 164 # Sales: 84 Ratio: 51% # Price Changes: 152 #...

December 1, 2011
House sale momentum - Historically it is not unusual for Kelowna's single family residential sale activity to soften at this time of the year as folks become focused on seasonal obligations. November's 69 house...

December 2, 2011
Winter Selling Tips To Help Get SOLD - RE/MAX Agents Share Ten Ways to Get the Best of Winter When Selling Your Home If your home will be for sale this winter, it is important to master certain...

December 3, 2011
Kelowna Real Estate Market Watch Dec 3, 2011 - Here's a recap of Kelowna and West Kelowna residential real estate activity in the past seven days..... # new listings: 74 (22); # sales: 50 (12);...

December 6, 2011
Kelowna Housing Market Outlook 2012 - 2011 marked a year of stabilization for Kelowna's residential real estate market, as activity and prices firmed up.  Entry-level buyers led the charge, while the...

December 9, 2011
New Construction Ups and Downs - Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation (CMHC) 'Preliminary Housing Start Data' is a monthly publication giving up-to-date stats on housing starts provincially as well as...

December 10, 2011
Kelowna Real Estate Market Watch Dec 10, 2011 - Here's a recap of Kelowna and West Kelowna residential (single family residential, strata, manufactured homes, recreational and lots & acreages)...

December 13, 2011
Faster and easier net real estate experience! - Earlier this month REALTOR.ca upgraded the site to improve and simplify your real estate search net experience.  This new version offers great new...

December 16, 2011
Nationally Home Sales Edge Higher - Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) just released its monthly stats on national housing activity which shows sales edged higher in November 2011 from the previous...

December 17, 2011
Kelowna Real Estate Market Watch Dec 17, 2011 - HO! HO! HO! Here's a close-up of Kelowna and West Kelowna residential real estate activity in the past seven days. Active listings are holding on...

December 21, 2011
Okanagan Market Continues Normalization Trend - The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) reported November 2011 sales activity of all MLS property types were up 9% over this time last year...

December 31, 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR! - With only hours away from the new year my curiousity could not wait for Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) MLS stats to be finalized for 2011 sometime in the new year.  So here is what...

January 1, 2012
2012 - First day of the 2012 is a great time to anticipate where Kelowna area real estate market activity is heading. With 2011 behind us we know that 2011 total sale activity numbers were similar to 2010 and the...

January 2, 2012
Supply - Demand - If no one listed their residential property today, at the current rate of Kelowna and West Kelowna residential* property sales it would take over 16 and 27 months respectively to sell off all...

January 3, 2012
Prices & Sales over the Years - This happy homeowner roped in a sale along with 1,204  Kelowna homeowners in 2011! Overall 2011 Kelowna house sales activity was a little less than 2010 (1,245) and the...

January 4, 2012
Property Assessments - Kelowna area homeonwers can anticipate lower property assessments this year according to BC Assessment Authority (BCA) 2012 assessment information posted on their interactive online...

January 6, 2012
Million-Dollar-Plus Homes - Last year million-dollar-plus home sales accounted for 4.48% of Kelowna home sales and 3.56% in West Kelowna. Of Kelowna's 53 million-dollar-plus  home sales, $5.2 mil was the...

January 7, 2012
Central Okanagan Market Report - December - The 2011 real estate market finished on a stronger note than it began.  December's residential sales were up over 9% over the same time last year but more...

January 10, 2012
Canadian Housing Starts - British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) just released it's 'BCREA Economics Now' regarding Canadian Housing Starts: "Canadian housing starts rose almost 8% month over month...

January 20, 2012
First 20 days of 2012's residential market -   60 buyers have taken advantage of purchasing a Kelowna area home in the first twenty days of 2012. And 1,321 Kelowna area sellers have their homes...

January 25, 2012
What's moving our local real estate market? - Up to 40% of Kelowna area sales come from non-local buyers. In the past 16 months Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) has been collecting...

January 27, 2012
Typical regional real estate sales patterns in 2012 - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) just released its 2012 First Quarter Housing Forecast Update today. "British Columbia...

February 3, 2012
January house shoppers - Kelowna area home sales activity is typical for the first month of the year~ a lower number of sales likely improving in the months ahead. According to Okanagan Mainline Real Estate...

February 6, 2012
Serious strata buyers are active anytime of the year! - As we ushered in the new year Kelowna area January strata market activity was not unlike houses. Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board...

February 8, 2012
We are off to a good start - The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board reported "overall sales in the Central Zone (Peachland to Lake Country) slipped by 0.9% to 211 units ($74.8 million) compared to 213...

February 10, 2012
Million Dollar Homes - Forty-one days into 2012 there has been 1 one million-plus Kelowna home sale, approximately 1 percent of the year-to-date home sales and none yet in West Kelowna.  Our local real estate...

February 15, 2012
Home sales rise outside Lower Mainland - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) just released its report 'that the dollar volume of homes sold through Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in...

February 16, 2012
Foreclosed properties a deal? - 'Home Foreclosures Skyrocket in Kelowna', 'Number of Foreclosures Rising in the Central Okanagan' are news titles hitting the air and net waves the past couple of days....

February 21, 2012
Buying a new-home? New-vacation or recreational property? - February 17, 2012 the BC government released information regarding the HST to PST transition measures for the purchases of...

February 23, 2012
New reg's improve BC strata corporation accountability - Potential strata property buyers have more information available to them as a result of changes made to the BC Strata Property...

February 25, 2012
Kelowna Real Estate Weekly Market Watch - Feb 24/12 - Here is a seven day picture of the Kelowna and West Kelowna residential real estate market: KELOWNA Feb 18-24 NEW LISTINGS 112 #...

March 1, 2012
Kelowna house selection broadens, demand improves - February 2012 numbers are in to give us a picture of how the Kelowna and West Kelowna housing market is unfolding.  Crunching the MLS numbers...

March 2, 2012
Notable Kelowna strata trends - Kelowna strata market is not unlike the single family residential market with sales and active listings numbers picking up In February compared to January.  Even though...

March 3, 2012
Interesting Okanagan buyer profiles -   Each month the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) asks the Okanagan Realtors to respond to a survey with regards to where buyers are coming from both...

March 4, 2012
Kelowna Real Estate Weelkly Market Watch - Mar 2/12 - As the weather warms so does Kelowna weekly sale activity.  This trend is not unlike many real estate markets.  What continues to make...

March 9, 2012
How's the market? - We anticipate that newly released HST Transitional Rules, continued low interest rates and abundant supply will spur the market in 2012 as first-time home buyers, new home buyers and...

March 10, 2012
Kelowna Real Estate Weekly Market Watch - Mar 10/12 - Sieving through the past weeks variety of opinon about the direction of Canadian home prices it looks like through 2013 "flat is the new...

March 16, 2012
Home Sales in Interior/North Outpace Province - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that the dollar volume of homes sold through Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in BC...

March 17, 2012
Use cutting edge real estate technology - First to the real estate market in Canada, RE/MAX of Western Canada is pleased to announce its new Augmented Reality feature, 'Live View' on the free RE/MAX...

March 18, 2012
Kelowna Real Estate Weekly Market Watch - Mar 17/12 - The Kelowna area real estate market momentum is shadowing 2011's as we approach the spring and summer seasons.  The residential supply...

March 22, 2012
A more competitive real estate market takes shape - According to s report just released by RE/MAX, 'Major Canadian real estate markets continued to show exceptional resiliency throughout the...

March 25, 2012
Kelowna Real Estate Weekly Market Watch - Mar 24/12 - Unlike the sizzling real estate markets of Vancouver, Toronto and Canadian resource-rich areas where demand is strong and supply...

April 1, 2012
Kelowna price and activity trend - Month after month new listings continue to outpace sales in Kelowna and West Kelowna.  Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board's (OMREB) final MLS March numbers will be...

April 3, 2012
2012 First Quarter Kelowna Real Estate - First three months of 2012 have past and we now have year-to-date (1st Qtr) results for Kelowna and West Kelowna real estate markets. 2012 1st Qrt sales totals...

April 8, 2012
How's the market? - The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board  (OMREB) reported March sales activity of MLS propery types was down slightly over the same month last year as consumers cautiously enter the market....

April 11, 2012
Kelowna new construction growth - A news release from British Columbia Real Estate Assocation (BCREA) says "Canadian housing starts jumped 5 per cent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR)...

April 17, 2012
Interest Rate Decision April 17, 2012 - British Columbia Real Estate Association just released its 'BCREA Economic Now' saying "The Bank of Canada left its overnight rate unchanged at 1 per cent for...

April 20, 2012
Who are the Okanagan-Shuswap serious buyers? - Here is a little insignt of who the 'movers and shakers'  of our local real estate market during the first quarter of 2012 (January to March)...

May 1, 2012
Spring Market - Typically as Spring and Summer approaches in the Kelowna area* real estate sale numbers improve month-to-month.  Year-to-date single family residential has been following this typical 'warming'...

May 7, 2012
How's the market? - Things are looking up in the Okanagan real estate market as the 'Okanagan Sunflower', also know as 'Arrowleaf Balsamroot' blankets the local slopes in splashes of bright yellow! The Okanagan...

May 8, 2012
Pricing pressure - Kelowna area home sales are increasing month after month giving the impression the real estate market is improving but the number of homes sold - and the number of homes listed on MLS for sale...

May 16, 2012
Graphic representation of Okanagan Buyers - 1,756 properties have sold in the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB)  area in the first four months of 2012.  OMREB covers the Central Okanagan,...

May 18, 2012
Kelowna Upper-end Enthusiasm - RE/MAX just recently released an 'Upper-End Report'  examining 16 major Canadian markets.  The first quarter of 2012 report of high-end real estate used price points that...

May 20, 2012
How much home could your rent buy? - Elaine Rustad, a Kelowna area mortgage consultant wtih Invis dropped by my open house this weekend with a great info sheet mentioning: "Mortgage rates continue to be...

May 24, 2012
Rental Property Still A Good Bet For Investors? - A close look at my stomping grounds show that from 1995 to 2011 the average sale price for a home in: Kelowna increased from $182,319 to $514,217...

May 30, 2012
RE/MAX & JUNE CONWAY Did You Know? - A full-time RE/MAX'ER since 1989 and achieved "Hall of Fame"  award 1996, "Platinum Club" 2006 and "Lifetime Achievement" award 2007!

June 4, 2012
Market Strength - How is Kelowna residential real estate market holding out? It's picking up! Each of the first three months of 2012 fell short of home sales compared to the year before however this past April...

June 5, 2012
Real Estate Numbers Reality - News chatter today is that Vancouvers' real estate market is showing signs of slowdown as listings continue to rise and sales drop. Well hello ~ welcome to our world!  Kelowna...

June 7, 2012
Digitization of Homes - It's happening and closer than you think. Digitized home technology is already here but apparently slow to be implemented.  It's just a matter of short time that new technology will...

June 14, 2012
Advantageous Market Conditions - Ultra low interest rates and Kelowna's current ample housing supply are advantageous market conditions for Buyers! Since 2002  the past month had the highest May active...

June 20, 2012
Market Dynamics - Real estate markets can be driven by local demand, demand stemming from outside the region or province, by international sources, or by a combination of all three. Knowing how many homes...

July 3, 2012
Close-up: Kelowna real estate - With half the year behind us we can see how Kelowna's single family residential (SFR) real estate market is doing compared to other years! Highlights for the first six...

July 5, 2012
Purchase in West Kelowna? Kelowna? - The two communities, City of Kelowna and the Municipality of West Kelowna are separated by a natural boundary, Lake Okanagan.  A five lane bridge structure called...

July 6, 2012
Housing Market Shift - The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) reported June 2012 sales activity of all MLS® property types showed marked improvement compared to the same month last year and the...

July 12, 2012
Kelowna Luxury Market - Kelowna area* luxury home market, $mil+, completed with 26 sales at the end of June compared with 29 in the first six months of 2011 and 47 in 2007. *Kelowna area includes the City of...

September 28, 2012
Kelowna Market Influences - Every real estate market has its own story to tell.  The story here in Kelowna is even though August had fewer sales than July, it outpaced August of last year by almost 30% with...

September 28, 2012
Overheated Real Estate Market - Over the past couple months we've been hearing that the Greater Vancouver real estate market is 'just' starting to cool off.  In contrast Kelowna's cooling off started way...

November 3, 2012
Kelowna High-End Properties - Annual sale totals of $Million-plus homes in Central Okanagan's residential market is falling behind previous year  totals.  In the past ten years 2007 was a record year with...

November 15, 2012
Nation-wide Real Estate Outlook - Not unlike most Canadian markets, Kelowna's residential activity started strong in 2012 but tapering as the year closes.  Have a look at Okanagan Mainline Real Estate...

January 11, 2013
Real Estate Power House - Two skilled, professional REALTOR®s have combined forces! It is with pleasure to announce my affiliation with Brent Eilers of RE/MAX Kelowna. The two of us have lots of great real...

January 18, 2013
Happy Kelowna area Buyers - Who is buying homes in the Okanagan‐Shuswap?  Folks who thought it was time to buy! Since September 2010, the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) has been collecting...

January 30, 2013
House Supply Strong - It's not hard to find a home to buy in the Kelowna real estate market! Active single family residential listings are up this January compared to the same time last year.  Other than...

March 20, 2013
Exceptional Kelowna Residence - Kelowna's Magic Estates is one of a number of major developments in the Glenmore area including Mount Royal and Golfview. Magic Estates is adjacent to Knox Mountain. A...

April 3, 2013
How's Kelowna housing market doing? - Since the economic downturn in 2008 most Kelowna house prices continue to adjust down as monthly sales numbers weaken and active listings continue to rise.  It's...

April 4, 2013
How's West Kelowna's market doing? - The Okanagan Sunflower is just starting to smother West Kelowna slopes with color and so are house For Sale signs! West Kelowna's residential median sale price...

April 9, 2013
Kelowna Housing Starts - British Columbia Real Estate Association's just released BCREA ECONOMICS NOW reports 'Canadian home-builders broke ground on 184,208 new units at a seasonally adjusted annual rate...

April 12, 2013
ATTN: Discerning Buyers - Offered for your consideration is a beautifully appointed, gorgeous family home with a traditional floor plan ~ four bedrooms up.  The main floor living areas include a formal living...

April 15, 2013
OPEN SUNDAY 2-4:30 pm APRIL 21, 2013 Precious Kelowna Property - Kelonwa's Upper Mission is primarily an upscale residential area made up of many large subdivisions of new and older homes....

April 15, 2013
Impressive West Kelowna home - West Kelowna's hub is Westbank Centre. A growing concern so-to-speak for a changing landscape of commercial and housing construction. Right in this outstanding central West...

April 25, 2013
Perfect Kelowna Retirement Home - In the heart of Kelowna is a sought-after 55+ gated community called 'Sandstone'. It is a quiet, peaceful development of 189 detached homes located just a short walking...

April 26, 2013
Kelowna Residential Property Value - Kelowna had the fifth highest average value per dwelling in Canada in 2011 according to a Statistics Canada report released yesterday, April 25th, 2013. Statistics...

April 26, 2013
Delightful Kelowna Executive Home - Found in Kelowna's Glenmore neighborhood is a gracious styled executive family home on one of 'Magic Estates' most desired and quiet cul-de-sacs. This wonderfully...

May 9, 2013
Kelowna Still A Buyer's Market - After a year when the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board posted the most MLS® residential sales since 2009, home sales are expected to edge back 2.8 per cent to 5,250...



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