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June's Kelowna Area Blog:

Mar 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 home improvements. RENOVA is designed to give...

Mar 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...

Mar 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...

Mar 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. 356...

Mar 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 what your...

Mar 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%,...

Mar 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 "real numbers" that is 176 and 165...

Mar 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. Sale...

Feb 28, 2010
Purchase a Kelowna strata unit - townhome or condominium as a rental investment?
To ensure the Kelowna strata unit - condominium or townhome investment you intend to use as a rental "has some long-term" security over its use you need to...

Feb 27, 2010
You've done the reno on your Kelowna home . Kitty?
"It's as pretty as a hatbox, and comes in shiny bright colours such as red, black and butter yellow. Meet Mod-Kat, a litterbox from a New York-based design...

Feb 26, 2010
Prefab garden office for your Kelowna home or recreational property?
"You've got several sales calls to make, but the dog is barking his head off, your teenager's music is coming through the walls, and there's just no air or...

Feb 25, 2010
Finding a Kelowna home inspector for your next real estate investment
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...

Feb 24, 2010
Kelowna real estate trend not unlike most cities across Canada
Many cities across Canada including Kelowna have similiar real estate market trends the first month of the new year: decline in active listings, high...

Feb 23, 2010
What $330,000 can buy you in Kelowna and coast-to-coast
$330,000 is January's 2010 national average home price however what that will get you in Kelowna and cities across Canada varies substantially - not always a...

Feb 22, 2010
Home prices from coast-to-coast including Kelowna
Home prices in Canada vary widely from coast-to-coast, city-to-city. Houses in Vancouver and Victoria are the priciest, Central Okangan is up there too...

Feb 21, 2010
What are some reno's that "may" add value to my Kelowna home?
A good investment in a renovation should increase the value of your home by at least the amount of money you spent, or close to it. A bad one doesn’t get...

Feb 20, 2010
Want to find a Kelowna renovator or contractor?
Best source to find a Kelowna renovator or contractor is one who is a member of the Canadian Home Builders' Association website. Since 1943, the Canadian...

Feb 19, 2010
Information for non-resident buyers and and sellers of real estate
There are certain legal and accounting issues that arise when a non resident of Canada acquires or sells property in Canada. These issues are set out below....

Feb 18, 2010
The ups and downs of real estate prices in Kelowna or anywhere in Canada
Real estate prices can go up or can fall whether your own real estate in Kelowna's or some other Canadian community. Market direction is contigent on...

Feb 17, 2010
Real estate observations for Kelowna or where ever - perspectives from experience
With over 22 years in the real estate business I have sold hundreds of homes and you can't help but to start connecting the dots with observations. Here...

Feb 16, 2010
Lot real estate activity in Kelowna and area
Beginning of new year - January- lot sale activity in Kelowna and area increased a "whooping" +1,500% compared to January of last year. To put this in...

Feb 15, 2010
Kelowna and area house activity
January home sale activity in Kelowna and area was up +57% compared to January of last year. Condo/apts and condo/townomes +75% and +92% respectively....

Feb 14, 2010
Condo/townhome activity in Kelowna and area
First month of new year is way ahead of same month 2009 for Kelowna and area condo/townome sale activity; up +92%. Number of condo/townhome listed January...

Feb 13, 2010
Condo/apt activity in Kelowna and area
Kelowna and area condo/apt sale activity was up +75% this January compared to same month a year ago. Current inventory and new listings numbers ar...

Feb 12, 2010
Price pressure in the Central Okanagan and rest of BC
High sales levels pushed average MLS home prices up across the province in January compared to the same month a year ago except for a couple of markets....

Feb 11, 2010
Home prices for Kelowna and area
Kelowna and area* average home prices are up +17.6% this January to same month a year ago. Median prices is up +11.7%. The median of a range of numbers...

Feb 10, 2010
Excellent choice of Kelowna properties for sale
Number of homes listed on Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board for Kelowna and surrounding area is up +94% in January compared to the month before and up +15%...

Feb 9, 2010
Kelowna new housing starts bouncing back
Recorded number of new housing unit starts in Kelowna in January 2010 was 161 in contrast to 17 January 2009. Up 847%! Word out-on-the-street so-to-speak...

Feb 8, 2010
Real estate facts for Kelowna and area
Overall new year real estate is more active than same time last year for Kelowna and area. Though sale activity numbers have increased over last January it...

Feb 7, 2010
$200,000 range your budget to buy a Kelowna home?
Kelowna real estate offers twenty-nine homes in the $200,000-$299,000 range for you to choose from. Most of these homes offered for sale on MLS are close-in...

Feb 6, 2010
Kelowna's luxury home market
Central Okanagan* which includes Kelowna and surrounding area currently has 350 properties listed on Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board priced >$1mil....

Feb 5, 2010
Kelowna real estate hot spots
31 days in 2010 and twice the sale activity in contrast to same period last year; +130% in Kelowna and surrounding area and City of Kelowna +109%. Over the...

Feb 4, 2010
Kelowna and urban centre's real estate market trends
What does Kelowna and major Canadian urban centre real estate markets have in common - doubling of sale activity first month of 2010 compared to same month...

Feb 3, 2010
Kelowna real estate sales double!
Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board recorded +130% increase of January property sales (253) compared to the same month a year ago for Kelowna and surrounding...

Feb 2, 2010
Buy-in price for a Kelowna home
This year is one of the best times to be in the market to buy a home. Price trends continue to be as favourable as they have been in a long time and...

Feb 1, 2010
What it takes $-wise to buy a new Kelowna home
$405,000 is Kelowna's buy-in price today for a new home which offers 1,600 sf finished plus another 410 sf unfinished, grade level entry; two levels with 3...

Jan 31, 2010
Kelowna and Whistler real estate have commonalities
Over the past decade both Whistler and Kelowna have experienced a doubling of property values! The average price for a Whistler condominium rose 101%...

Jan 30, 2010
Kelowna million dollar plus real estate
Thirty days into the new year and Kelowna has had 3 million dollar plus property sales - single family residences. This included a 4,696 sf executive...

Jan 29, 2010
New year strata sale activity to date in Kelowna
145% increase in Kelowna strata sales year-to-date compared to same period last year! Not unlike Kelowna's single family residence +150% sale activity...

Jan 28, 2010
Status of Kelowna home sale activity
New year, fresh start. How is Kelowna home sale activity faring days into the new year? 150% stronger than last year same time frame! Single family...

Jan 27, 2010
Peek at Kelowna's housing market
Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board has 810 homes listed for sale. Lots of homes to choose from Kelowna's sixteen neighbhourhoods. Good selection in all...

Jan 26, 2010
Kelowna makes Canada's "least" affordable housing market list
A report by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy rates cities with a number indicating the multiple of median annual family income it takes to buy a...

Jan 25, 2010
Good selection of Kelowna real estate properties
Kelowna real estate opportunities continue to exist for first time buyers, move-up or move-down buyers like never before. Currently 1,962 properties for...

Jan 24, 2010
Real estate opportunities exist in Kelowna and surrounding areas
Currently 3,595 properties are activley for sale on Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board for the Central Okanagan which includes 28 sub areas or...

Jan 23, 2010
Increased Kelowna 2010 new housing starts anticipated
Kelowna new housing starts were down 70% last year compared to 2008; 657 for 2009 compared 2008's 2,257. Paul Fabri of Kelowna branch of Canadian...

Jan 22, 2010
Kelowna strata trend over the years
Kelowna strata includes townhomes and condominiums. The average strata price was strongest in 2008 not unlike single family residences; $315,308 and...

Jan 21, 2010
Review of Kelowna home prices
Kelowna average house price gains peaked in 2008 however 2009 was not bad! 2009 Kelowna average house price catapolted 158% over 10 years or approximately...

Jan 20, 2010
Buying and selling Kelowna real estate
Is now the right time to buy or sell Kelowna real estate? Buyers or Sellers with a good sense of timing are buying and selling now. With mortgage rates...

Jan 19, 2010
2009 real estate activity for Kelowna and surrounding areas
2009 sale activity edged up 5.5% above 2008 in Kelowna and surrounding area. Single family residences and strata gained more sales than mobile homes and...

Jan 18, 2010
Kelowna mobile home sale activity the past year
Mobile home total sale activity numbers in Kelowna and surrounding is a very small percentage of the real estate selling market - 4.5% in contrast to single...



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