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 promote investment in the Okanagan.
Scott Boswell, Chair of OVEDS says, “The Olympics are the world’s [...]
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 the following ad count in the Penticton Herald Classified Ad section for the sample Monday [...]
Continue reading about Real Estate and Print Classified Ads have gone their separate ways!
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 history, residential real estate has proven to be a safe harbour, with sales and average price expected to [...]
Financial PostNovember 2, 2009 11:01 AMComments (2)
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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 by: File, ReutersOTTAWA — Home construction is expected to continue rebounding in the second half this year [...]
Continue reading about Housing market to improve in 2010: CMHC forecast
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
There was barely time for buyers to think, let alone make a well-informed decision. The first showing of the [...]
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 Place (originally marketed by REMAX) and one waterfront lot for $965,000!
Those 5 sales pale in comparison to [...]
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/story.html?id=1774362
Edmonton, July 3, 2009: At the mid-point of the year, the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton is confident that the local real estate market has regained stability. The 9,741 sales of residential properties sold through the Multiple Listing Service® in the first six months surpassed the six month year-to-date figure for last year (9,567) and residential [...]
Got the pictures posted today…took a while..so much to do so little time. We hired a very professional local photographer to do these, and just love how they turned out. This guy went above and beyond the call in giving us excellent value for our money, and I will highly reccomend him to [...]
Continue reading about Victoria Place Open house today, gonna be busy in the heat!
Idyllic Okanagan includes Peachland and Summerland
Gerald Vander Pyl for the Calgary Herald
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Mention the Okanagan Valley to many people and they immediately have a vision of shimmering lakes, sandy beaches and hillsides covered with orchards and vineyards.
In some areas of the Okanagan those idyllic scenes are giving way to bustling cities, but not in [...]
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Gerald Vander Pyl For Calgary Herald 2006
Peachland and Summerland, B.C.
Both epitomize the beauty and allure of the Okanagan Valley and over the years have become highly sought-after locations to own real estate.
Yet each have managed to retain a friendly, small-town feeling and their own unique identity in the heart of the Okanagan.
Summerland is the larger [...]
MARKET UPDATE MAY 25 2009
The market has improved a fair bit since the weather has come around…there have been 33 sold properties in Summerland on MLS the last 30 days…this contrasts with a low of 7 per 30 day period during the worst days earlier this year…so there are definitely encouraging signs in our spring [...]
OWN YOUR PASSION Summerland condos at very spectacular pricing, excellent for first time home buyer. from $259,900 to $298,900 plus gst for 2 bed 2 bath downtown Summerland. Nine foot ceilings, infloor radiant heat, 5 appliances, window covers, granite countertops…all downtown Summerland! Patrick Murphy see me on facebook! Open house hours, [...]
The heading in the business section of the Edmonton Journal says it all – “HOUSING MARKET PERKS UP”. Despite economic uncertainty and the increasing number of people who are losing their jobs, our Edmonton resale marketplace picked up in April with sales increasing from the previous month and from the same time last year.
There were [...]
Continue reading about Old Realtor Friend in Edmonton sends this update:
The sellers who thought prices would be rising with the daffodils are now enjoying the daffodils without the price rise. The trouble is that the buyers who thought the Okanagan would see massive Vegas style price drops are also not getting it their way in the Okanagan, either! The real estate market just never does [...]
Continue reading about The spring Okanagan market is upon us!
