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Prohibiting The Purchase of Residential Property By Non-Canadians December 30, 2022 Starting in January 2023, the new Federally Legislated Act will prohibit individuals who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada (collectively, “non-Canadians”) from purchasing residential property in Canada for a period of two years. The prohibition also applies to corporations that are [&hellip

Big Assessements Won’t Turn Into Huge Property Tax Increase

Big 2022 Assessments Won’t Turn Into Huge Property Tax Increase Vernon, BC – North Okanagan residents were shocked to see the new 2022 BC Property Assessments come out and like many, we are all concerned that this would turn into huge property tax increases. However, that is not necessarily the case. Local assessments for property [&hellip

Home Prices Up, Sales Slowed – October 2018

Home Prices Up, Sales Slowed – October 2018 Home prices have continued to rise month over month in the North Okanagan and Shuswap. There was a slight rise in September and another 3% rise again for single family homes again in October. However sales were down again month over month and new listings continued to [&hellip

June 2018 Real Estate Update – More Listings, Less Sales

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 last [&hellip

April 2018 Real Estate Update – A Mixed Bag

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. Knowing [&hellip

Okanagan/Shuswap Market Update – March 2018

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 Board [&hellip

Okanagan/Shuswap Market Update – January 2018

A strong showing in January year over year has market sales up! The overall market took a turn for the better this January as residential sales across the region of Revelstoke to Peachland totaled 449 in January, holding the same pattern that was seen in December but showing a strong 27% increase over the same [&hellip

Who Purchased Real Estate in October?

Did you know “Empty Nesters/Retired” Buyers make up 18-20% of real estate market in the Okanagan/Shuswap? However, more than 50% of the Buyers are two parent or single parent families with children. OCTOBER SURVEY SUMMARY Property Type: 21.5% by Relocating and moving to similar property type (up from 17.6% in September) 18.2% buying Revenue/Investment Property (down [&hellip

Okanagan/Shuswap Real Estate Statistics – July/August 2017

Typical of most summers, the real estate market moderated slightly in July, down 6% from June and down 2% from July last year. Prices in our region continued to reflect strong demand for the available supply. The average home price in July reached $504,712, down slightly (1%) from June, but up 6% from July last [&hellip

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