Category Archives: Real Estate

HOUSING 96 SOLD properties in Summerland, 12 in the last 30 days Lowest sale price: $190,000 for a modular on leased land (funny enough listed by yours truly) Highest sale price: $1,900,000 for Trout Creek waterfront home built in 2005 … Continue reading →

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you may be surprised to know that over the last 48 months, there have been 32 sales of $1million or more in Summerland MLS….representing an average of about one million dollar plus sale every 45 days!  There are currently 3 … Continue reading →

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April 28, 2010 (Kelowna, BC) – RE/MAX has been awarded Most Trusted Residential REALTOR® as voted on by readers of Reader’s Digest magazine.  The survey conducted for the annual awards revealed that the majority of Canadians trust RE/MAX for all … Continue reading →

http://www.cnbc.com/id/36735403 “New Home Sales Surge” MSNBC article indicates strong spring sales have been happening in the US…(and, they feature a RE/MAX sign in the article, pretty good advertising, don’t you think?) I saw this one coming when a client visiting … Continue reading →

It has been a pleasure working to help this quality project to now achieve over 75% SOLD OUT. The groundbreaking marketing efforts included a DAWN TO DUSK CELEBRATE SUMMERLAND SUCCESS EVENT that invited the entire Real Estate Board, the Summerland … Continue reading →

Well we just continue to “hear all about it” now, don’t we…”it” being the “overheating” Real Estate Market in Canada! It truly does such a dis service when that company publishes statistics just to make some headlines for themselves! Those … Continue reading →

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CNBC business news is reporting their surprise at the rebound in US high end home sales…meanwhile year to date there have already been 8 sales (mls) reported for OVER $1 MILLION…plus 4 more at 3/4 million or higher! http://www.cnbc.com/id/36119485

Summerland Market update…the most recent 30 day period saw 12mls sales in town.  This compares favorably to the same 30 day window last year which saw 4 sales in town…So things are improved, however, the 12 sales in Summerland are … Continue reading →

The Okanagan Valley Economic Development Society (OVEDS) has organized a special event at the Commerce Centre in Vancouver on Feb 18 which I will be particpating in.  The event will bring together Okanagan businesses, trade commissioners and Olympic media to … Continue reading →

Royallepage.ca, long a leading real estate site in Canada, has fallen behind a site that only dabbles in listings – kijiji.ca, a free online classified service similar to Craigslist. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/battle-to-unlock-the-housing-market/article1450088/

As I was working on company advertising budget for 2010, I had a look at classified advertising and how its usefulness in reaching buyers has absolutely fallen off the charts from even just last year…you will be amazed to consider … Continue reading →

http://smr.newswire.ca/en/remax/housing-performance-expected-to-accelerate-in-2010 Housing performance expected to accelerate in 2010,as economic stability returns to Canadian markets, says RE/MAX December 03, 2009 @ 06:00AM Mississauga, ON (December 3, 2009) — In the midst of one of the most tumultuous economic periods in recent … Continue reading →

Financial PostNovember 2, 2009 11:01 AMComments (2) StoryPhotos ( 1 ) Home construction is expected to continue rebounding in the second half this year and into 2010 as demand increases and inventories decline, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.Photograph … Continue reading →

want to wait until our market heats up like the rest of the country… http://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/no-strings-attached/article1325278/ Jennifer Van Evra From Friday’s Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 4:57PM EDT Last updated on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 11:46AM EDT … Continue reading →

LOTS IN SUMMERLAND There are “lots of lots” for sale in Summerland, and not many solds: 5 mls sales in Summerland 2009, 2 in the new Trout Creek subdivision sold to the same family represented by REMAX, one in Jewel … Continue reading →