Posts tagged with: lake country

Okanagan Lake Flooding

Okanagan Lakeshore Flooding

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 on [&hellip

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BC Speculation Tax – North Okanagan Update

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 caused [&hellip

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Revved Up For Spring In The North Okanagan

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 exploring. [&hellip

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BC Budget Impact To Real Estate In The North Okanagan

Big changes to the real estate market in 2018 BC Budget The recently announced budget from the BC NDP government will have a dramatic impact on real estate, even in the North Okanagan, for both home owners and those wanting to purchase a home. Buyers and sellers in the North Okanagan did get some good [&hellip

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Okanagan/Shuswap Real Estate Statistics – June/July 2017

The heat is on! Summer is in full swing. Real estate sales are brisk and multiple offer scenarios are a common occurrence in some price ranges. A quick market is common this time of year, but the ongoing lack of inventory is adding pressure. Overall housing prices are up about 8%. On the other hand, [&hellip

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