Our Real Estate Market Update! As the first day of fall approaches, we hope that you are looking back on a restful summer filled with many special, memories. The bank of Canada left its target for the overnight rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent on Wednesday September 4th. The Bank noted tensions between the US [...]
Contrast is a powerful design tool that anyone can use to organize and add visual interest to their design. It is more than just black and white. Contrast shows the viewer where to focus their eyes - on the what you have highlighted via contrast. Like most things when everything is the same shape, size [...]
https://youtu.be/9qFWhp-7xxY RE/MAX Canada has been partnered with the Children's Miracle Network for over 27 years. Many RE/MAX agents in Canada are dedicated to giving back to their community through the Miracle Home Program. Agents donate a portion of their commission from each property transaction to the Children's Miracle Network, which supports the B.C. Children's hospitals. [...]
Our Real Estate Market Update! For the month of July in the South Okanagan listings are down 16% from July of last year. Year-to-Date listings are just off last year’s mark with 3088 homes listed. Current listing inventory for the South Okanagan sits 14% higher than the same time last year. Sales in the South [...]
Importance of community This BC Day we celebrate community! Communities are important because they allow people to interact with each other, share experiences, develop important and lasting relationships and work toward a collective goal. Without communities, people would live in isolation within their homes. The world has changed dramatically in the last decade with the [...]
So if you are like many of us you have already begun to receive your summer guests. Oh we knew that they were coming. It is no surprise. Treasured email messages started arriving in the early New Year…” we are looking at the calendar and either June 21st until the 2nd of July Or the [...]
Twenty-six per cent of single Canadians are considering purchasing a home on their own, with Atlantic Canada leading the pack at 34 per centFifty-two per cent of single Canadians said economic uncertainty and expensive home prices are the biggest factors impacting their decision not to purchase a home on their own As Canadians’ household debt [...]
Survey reveals Canadian Millennials’ interest in recreational property ownership higher than ever The RE/MAX 2019 Recreational Property Trends survey conducted by Leger finds that the majority of Millennials (56 per cent) are in the market to purchase a recreational property. This is up 14 per cent from last year, when just 42 per cent of Millennials were [...]
If you are looking to do some landscaping this Spring consider Xeriscape. Xeriscape landscaping, simply, is landscaping designed specifically for areas that are susceptible to drought, or for properties where water conservation is practiced. Xeriscaping considers not only the plant selected but also other techniques and practices such as grouping similar plants together who have [...]
Spring Cleaning – Window Washing https://youtu.be/JL1yExCk38U If you follow our blog you know that we recommend that you break up your annual home maintenance list into a monthly or bi-weekly schedule. After all there is much to do! I like to schedule my window cleaning in January as professional window cleaners book up fast and [...]
