Incoming Inventory
As we slowly make our way into the New Year, the usual speculation about future market conditions continues. Like we talked about last month, there are plenty of market influencers to consider in early 2024 that will set the tone for the rest of the year, like the...
New Year, New Market
Happy New Year everyone! Am I the only one who feels like 2024 snuck up on us way too fast?! With the New Year underway, a lot of folks are starting to wonder what lies ahead in 2024 for the Okanagan housing market. Market speculation is always a popular topic around...
Winter Growth Spurt
As we head into another winter, the expected rumors and reports of a market slowdown are once again the hot topic in Kelowna real estate. But, speaking from experience, this isn’t an unnatural turn of events. Sales activity in Okanagan housing naturally tapers off...
Rental Relief
Last month we took a closer look at how much our community has grown in such a short amount of time. Kelowna saw a municipal growth rate of 14% from 2016 to 2022, and with a significant downtown population increase projected with the addition of a new UBCO campus, a...
Downtown Boom
Over the last few years, the secret is out about the Okanagan - Kelowna in particular. Our incredibly high quality of life ratings led to an incredible boom in both the residential and commercial real estate markets, leading to growth that’s pushed us beyond the...
Coming Together
The last two weeks have inarguably been some of the most challenging our community has seen in 20 years since the Okanagan Mountain Park fires. It goes without saying that the McDougall Creek Wildfire took everyone by surprise and has created really trying times in...
Continued Success
Over the last couple of months there’s been a lot of questions asked about market stability - in British Columbia and the Okanagan alike - with residential sales appearing to dwindle as the Kelowna summer continues to heat up. Then again, when your market’s been as...
The Road Ahead
The Okanagan summer is officially here as the sun takes its stand and we say goodbye to a more-than-average rainy June. Now, what can we expect from the Kelowna real estate market as we head into summer? Earlier this month, the Bank of Canada raised its benchmark...
Okanagan Spring Heats Up
Can you believe that summer is already around the corner? With the change of seasons we typically expect the market to follow suit in the Okanagan, and this year is thankfully no different. As the sun starts to show itself more and more we’re noticing a similar rise...
