Although many real estate markets across Canada have been very sluggish in terms of sales, the month of December for sales in the Central Okanagan were quite encouraging. What did he say?!? Did I just read that sales last month were actually not too bad!? I know don't be too shocked! After all, Kelowna and its many neighbourhoods are still considered to be ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on January 4, 2009
WestJet expands Kelowna service by Glen Morrison - Power 104 - Story: 43853 Dec 30, 2008 / 5:00 am
WestJet is expanding its non-stop summer service from Kelowna to Calgary and Edmonton. The airline has announced its enhanced summer schedule which will include five daily flights from Calgary to Kelowna and four flights daily from Edmonton to Kelowna. The expanded service begins in July.
Full Castanet ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on December 30, 2008
An interesting look back at what made the news in Kelowna over this past year of 2008. Castanet does a terrific job of reporting quickly on the events that matter to the local residents of Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton and the Okanagan Valley. I appreciate their efforts and will continue to keep them as my homepage as my thanks to the staff that make this site an information conduit for us ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on December 26, 2008
Another Big White accolade by Castanet Staff - Story: 43824Dec 22, 2008 / 5:00 amBig White is the best. According to readers of a national travel magazine, Conde Nast's Traveler, the Okanagan's own Big White ski resort has been chosen as having the best snow in North America. Their annual poll rates the top 20 ski resorts in North America and identified Big White as the place to go for quality snow. ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on December 22, 2008
Big White opening Tuesday by Contributed - Story: 43643Dec 8, 2008 / 1:24 pmBig White says it will be opening Tuesday. The Plaza Chair will open for skiers and snowboarders from 8:45 until 3:30pm. Lara's Gondola will be operating for access between the Village Centre and Happy Valley between 7:45 and 5:00pm. The Happy Valley Day lodge is open between 8:00am and 5:00pm. On Wednesday 10th December, ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on December 8, 2008
Land density plan put on hold by Dean Unger - Story: 43064Nov 12, 2008 / 10:43 am"Initial optimism about a plan that would allow developers to make cash-in-lieu donations at par to the city in exchange for increased density allowances, has been put on hold by Kelowna Council. Developers would make cash donations to the city in exchange for higher land density allowances. The money would then go into ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on November 13, 2008
RedKey.ca is truly a must have bookmark when shopping online for a new home in the Thompson Okanagan. I have personally utilized this site in sourcing out new home developments for my Buyers. One of the reasons I started using RedKey was due to the rapid rate at which new projects were hitting the local real estate market. I particularly like the ease of navigation ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on November 11, 2008
October 29, 2008
BCREA Fall Housing Forecast: Consumer Confidence Key to Housing Market Conditions
Vancouver, BC -The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its fall 2008 Housing Forecast today.
"BC Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales are forecast to decline 28 per cent from 102,805 units in 2007 to 73,700 units this year. A modest 4 per cent increase to 76,500 ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on November 2, 2008
Big White Ski Resort and OKMapGuides have teamed up with Kajen Designs (Publisher) to put together the most comprehensive resource for visitor's to the Okanagan's most popular ski hill. This marks the fourth year of the book's publication and can be found throughout the Okanagan Valley and Western Canada. A very exciting addition to this year's guide is a online version with ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 30, 2008