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A New City Centre for Vernon?

Posted by on March 9, 2011 | No Comments

A New City Centre for Vernon?

Every great City has a Heart. How will Vernon’s grow? As I mentioned in last month’s blog, since joining the Nyrose & Associates team at Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty, I have been concentrating my efforts at Predator Ridge, the golf course community between Kelowna & Vernon. When I first moved back to British Columbia I had the pleasure of living at Predator Ridge for three months. It didn’t take me long to figure out that one of the many reasons that homeowners have chosen to live at Predator Ridge is because it has the feeling that it is so far away from....

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Kelowna Real Estate Pros Don’t Take Weekends Off… very often.

Posted by on March 7, 2011 | No Comments

Kelowna Real Estate Pros Don't Take Weekends Off... very often.

Jennifer serves up a little gratitude for a weekend off. Ahh… the sweet life. Jennifer checks out the real estate scene (and gets in some riding) in Revelstoke, BC A few weeks ago, I seized a rare opportunity in the life of a REALTOR® – a weekend off – and took a last-minute road trip/adventure with one of my favorite travel partners, little sis Hayley, to beautiful Revelstoke, BC. While I wouldn’t call myself an avid out-door winter sports enthusiast by any stretch of the imagination, I am always up for trying something different, going s....

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February Market Update – Kelowna Real Estate

Posted by on March 4, 2011 | No Comments

February Market Update - Kelowna Real Estate

A flurry of new listings – like this ideal family home in Crawford Estate in the Upper Mission – made for a busy February! Is this what ‘Normal’ feels like? I have been in Kelowna now for 2.5 years and I really can’t say that I have experienced a ‘normal’ market here yet.   Its really been a series of slumps and rebounds, but it feels like we really are moving toward a steady, normalized market.  According to the February 2011 OMREB Report released today (detailing sales activity in the region), the stats also seem to be....

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