Below are some practical safety tips (found on Halloween Web) to keep you and your little ghouls safe during the excitement and anticipation of trick or treating:
Halloween Costume Safety
• Wear flame retardant costumes.
• Make sure your Halloween costume is colour-fast so the colour doesn't run onto your other clothes if it rains.
• Try on costumes before Halloween to ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 31, 2011
Looking for a local Okanagan municipal website can be an extremely frustrating process! Well look no further, as I have done all the work and compiled a comprehensive list below. All you need to do now is click on the logo of the municipality or regional district you want more information from.
Quick Links To Internet Maps:
City of Kelowna
District of West Kelowna
City ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on August 31, 2011
The Central Okanagan foreclosure inventory is now starting to show signs of steady increases from month to month in 2011. The overall active foreclosure listings pale in comparison to the total inventory in the Central Okanagan which continues to be a good sign. Buyers ask me all the time if I foresee a huge influx of court ordered sales to the Kelowna real estate market? In my opinion, having watched ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on July 18, 2011
Are you new the Kelowna area? Perhaps you are visiting here from out of town? Kids saying they are bored and not quite sure where to take them for some fun and excitement? Well here's a list of some very fun family oriented places in the Kelowna area:
ATV Tours
Boat Rentals
Boat Tours
Camping
Carmelis Goat Cheese Artisan Inc.
CrocTalk Conservation & ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on May 18, 2011
OMREB February 2011 Survey Highlights:
A recent survey of buyers agents in the Central Okanagan, North Okanagan and Shuswap regions revealed that:
31.9% of purchases were by First Time Buyers, and 24.2% by Move Up Buyers; 26.4% of Buyers were Two Parent Families with Children, 25.3% Couples Without Children, 16.5% were Single Females, 16.5% Empty Nesters/Retirees, 7.7% Single Parents with ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on March 20, 2011
Recently, 80,000 property owners in the Central Okanagan received their property assessments in the mail. The majority of these assessments showed little change from 2009 as overall real estate sales in Kelowna and area were quite sluggish in 2010. It is important to note that BC Assessments do not reflect current real estate market conditions and are more of a general guide ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on January 10, 2011
Sales figures were down across the board in all categories in September 2010 for the Central Okanagan. That being said the most surprising stat is the YTD sales for 2010. Although there was only a slight 1.51% increase in total YTD sales; when one considers the more difficult mortgage qualifications today and recent implementation of BC's HST that figure becomes very encouraging. ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 12, 2010
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Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 12, 2010
Recently, the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival awards were announced. Both VQA Wineries and non-Vintners Quality Alliance wineries were represented at this years festival and as usual there were no disappointments in the overall selection.
The three day judging for the BC Wine Awards takes place in Kelowna and consists of 12 North American wine judges. The competition is open ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 10, 2010
There are currently 84 active foreclosures (as of September 17,2010) amongst the entire listing inventory for the Central Okanagan. There are 4,910 current active listings reporting at this time including the 84 foreclosure properties.
Foreclosure Inventory breakdown:
8 Lots and Acreages (Ranging in value from $99,000 to $1.75 Million)
2 Manufactured Home ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on September 10, 2010