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Strong June sales help Okanagan, Shuswap real estate markets recover from COVID-19 impact
August 05, 2020 - 2:41 PM

The number of houses sold in June in the Okanagan Mainline region was actually up over last year and there was a huge jump from May.
Pandemic causes housing sales slump in Okanagan, Shuswap but prices continue to rise
May 05, 2020 - 3:50 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has not been kind to the housing market in the Central, North Okanagan and Shuswap as real estate sales dropped 58 per cent in April compared to the same time last year.
COVID-19 has hit Okanagan home inspectors hard but people are still buying and selling
April 14, 2020 - 8:00 AM

It’s taking some time for COVID-19 to work its way into the Okanagan real estate market as March sales increased over February, in part because many sales were already in stream.
Okanagan real estate market off to a great start in 2020
March 06, 2020 - 12:15 PM

Housing sales throughout the Okanagan grew by a healthy six per cent in February versus the same month last year.
Housing sales and prices drop across Central Okanagan
April 02, 2019 - 5:00 PM

Housing sales across the Central Okanagan were down by almost 25 per cent so far this year, with prices nearly five per cent lower compared to the same period in 2018. However, while prices dropped in the Central Okanagan, property owners in the North Okanagan saw substantial gains.
Central Okanagan real estate numbers for March give mixed message on spec tax
April 18, 2018 - 6:30 AM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - There are a lot of nervous real estate sales folk right now after the release of March sales numbers for the Central Okanagan, the first possible indication of the effects of the speculation tax.
Biggest jump in Okanagan real estate sales in seven years
January 09, 2015 - 2:14 PM

OKANAGAN – Real estate sales across the Okanagan had the biggest jump in seven years last December, according to the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board.
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OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: OMREB

Strong June sales help Okanagan, Shuswap real estate markets recover from COVID-19 impact

Pandemic causes housing sales slump in Okanagan, Shuswap but prices continue to rise

COVID-19 has hit Okanagan home inspectors hard but people are still buying and selling

Okanagan real estate market off to a great start in 2020

Housing sales and prices drop across Central Okanagan

Central Okanagan real estate numbers for March give mixed message on spec tax

Biggest jump in Okanagan real estate sales in seven years

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