End Of Summer Market Review

END OF SUMMER MARKET REVIEW Well here we are, sadly,  at the end of summer, but hopefully also near the end of the smoke and devastation.   As children return to school and we try to go back to more normal routines, we are reviewing the stats to see how the Real Estate Market fared …

Sales Slowed In September But Lakeshore Up By Michael Kinghorn Home prices have continued to rise in the North Okanagan and Shuswap despite a decline in actual sales of residential property. This ‘re-balancing’ of the market has seen it move from a more of a sellers’ market to one that is more even between …

August Sales Held But Vacation And Lakeshore Improved By Michael Kinghorn August sales were slower for homes in the North Okanagan, showing a slight decline over last month, but despite the slower than anticipated market, there was still movement  in our higher end listings. This, despite all of the roadblocks put in place by …

July Sales Improved – Strong August Next? By Michael Kinghorn July sales improved for Priscilla and Company, bucking the trend we are seeing in the North Okanagan. We were a part of one sale over $2MM and two more over $1MM, while also getting two more sales over $900K. That is in contrast to …

North Okanagan Real Estate – Is This The Right Time To Sell? By Michael Kinghorn All the talk recently has been about how the Real Estate market has taken a down turn. While that may be the case in larger urban centres such as Toronto and Vancouver, we don’t think that is the case …

Spring is on its way! It’s almost March and sellers are busy primping their homes for a spring sale. The Okanagan/Shuswap is a real estate hot spot. Forecasts are unpredictable. Some suggest this fast and competitive is sticking around – we’ll see. Inventory is low. Selection is limited. Savvy buyers, the ones who come …