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:

And a potpourri of Canadian real estate news chatter  that caught my 'eye' over the past week:

BC tax moves cut cost of new-built homes - Globe and Mail

Housing bubble or prudent investment? - Ottawa Citizen

IF housing tanks - National Post

What first-time new-home buyers bonus means to you - Vancouver Sun

Top 25 grants and rebates for property buyers and owners - Vancouver Sun

Central bank tagets home-equity credit lines - Globe and Mail

First-time buyer bonus will make 'bigger difference' in BC suburbs - Vancouver Sun

Bank of Canada Says Home-Price Drop May Cause Spending Shock - Bloomberg

Toronto home buyers may be baffled, but builders are bullish - Globe and Mail

Research and risk are key to buy a foreclosed home - Vancouver Sun

Canada may cool housing market; prices won't crash - Reuters

Canada housing prices won't crash: poll - Financial Post

Transitional tax provisions a better deal for home builders and buyers - Vancouver Sun

'Tougher' for homebuyers - The Province

Tax breaks for new homebuyers, HST rebate may rekindle industry, insider says - The Province

Can feng shui and trees cut down your property tax bill? - Richmond Review

Housing tax credits aid first-time buyers and seniors - Globe and Mail

Canadian mortgage fraud rising - Times Colonist

HAPPY READING AND HAVE A SAFE AND AWESOME WEEKEND!