BC Speculation Tax Will Go Ahead

BC Speculation Tax Is Going Ahead The news every vacation property owner in British Columbia didn’t want to hear was just announced by the BC Government. Last week they, and the BC Green party, reached an agreement to institute the unpopular tax. This announcement comes, despite push back from local governments and mayors.  While …

  Does An Open House Still Matter In A Digital Age? Do you need an open house? Most sellers understand that in order to sell their house, buyers need to see it first, hence an open house. But does seeing it in person matter? Most Realtors use traditional advertising methods: websites, pictures, showings and …

Why Work With Priscilla & Company Realtors? July 9, 2018 A lot of times we get asked by clients ‘Why should we work with RE/MAX Priscilla?” That’s a great question and our response is usually the same – ‘We help our clients make the buying and selling process easy.’ How do we do that? …

June 2018 Real Estate Update – More Listings, Less Sales June 2018 Real Estate Update – The good news/bad news scenario has continued for Real Estate sales in the North Okanagan. According to statistics from the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board, overall sales are down slightly from last month, but the drop compared to …

New Rules Now In Effect June 16, 2018 At RE/MAX Priscilla our goal is to help our clients make the buying and selling process easy. New rules have come into effect in BC that is intended to assist our clients to make informed decision in a real estate transaction and both buyers and sellers …

Prepare For Flooding… AGAIN! Remember the flooding of 2017? Those who lived in the North Okanagan at that time sure do! Last year, Okanagan Lake rose to a level of 343.25m which was just shy of the all-time high water mark set in 1948 of 343.28m. This year the focus for flooding had been …

April 2018 Real Estate Update – A Mixed Bag April 2018 Real Estate Update – In a statement from the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board, OMREB President Marv Beer indicated what many in the industry already knew – the market is down. However, April was up over March but down over April of 2017. …

March A Mixed Bag In Latest Real Estate Market Update The residential sales and market update for the region of Revelstoke to Peachland was up in March, (25% over the previous month), yet it was a downward trend over last year (down 24%) during the same month according to the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate …

BC Speculation Tax – North Okanagan Update April 4, 2018 The BC Government announced their proposed speculation tax just over a month ago in the now tabled BC Budget, and while there have been plenty of questions, there have been very few answers.  This has caused a lot of unnecessary anxiety in the market and …

Get Revved Up for Spring In the Okanagan  By Rodney Shanks Finally, after a seemingly endless winter, spring has arrived in the Okanagan!  For some this means spring cleaning and house work. For motorcycle enthusiasts like myself though, it means its finally time to ride! Time to get the dirt bike out and go …