Category Archives: Penticton Real Estate

Penticton’s Jazz Festival

Hoping this September weather can make up for the lack of hot weather Penticton experienced at the beginning of our usual! But as summer is coming to an end, world class Jazz is coming to Penticton! September 9-11, 2011. You … Continue reading

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Joined Forces

For 6 years I have taken on this real estate world on my own, it’s been fun! I have primarily worked with buyers and have been recruited to join the listing force of the results team! Ill be introducing you … Continue reading

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How do you like Realty?

When people ask how I like real estate, I can’t help but think about all the lovely, interesting people and families I met originally as buyers or sellers who have turned into friends. It is much more than a career; … Continue reading

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Sad to see you go

Being a realtor brings with it a variety of interesting industry emotions… Buying, selling, downsizing, splitting, amalgamating, estate sales, foreclosures…. This wonderful real estate world brings about all sorts of different life situations and as the Real Estate Agent I … Continue reading

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First Time Home Buyers Strike Again

I had the opportunity of helping a pair of young first time home buyers. These folks have 2 little ones and were looking in the Penticton area for $310,000. After some frustration of just not finding that perfect place we … Continue reading

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Listing Inventory!

I recently was called by an awesome spunky lady in her late 70′s. She was contemplating selling her home on the West Bench. She just wasn’t too sure about the timing of selling her home without finding a house to … Continue reading

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Garage Sale for Shelter

This past Saturday Royal LePage Agents across Canada hosted the annual garage sale for shelter! In Penticton we were happy to announce the total funds raised at the garage sale was $13,000 We also had some generous donations from wineries … Continue reading

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Kitchen and Baths Sell Homes

Thinking of selling? Want to maximize your return on simple renovations. Where do you start and how much do you spend? The answer for this decade is Kitchens and Bathrooms. Kitchens and Baths sell homes!! I call these lipstick renovations. … Continue reading

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20 Years of Renting.

In my process of marketing a new listing at 110 Skaha Place, the unit is rent-able and there are lots of renters in the Okanagan. I decided to evaluate the true cost of renting over a significant period of time. … Continue reading

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March 2011 Stats

Here are the stats for Penticton obtained from the South Okanagan Real Estate Board. If one looks a little further in depth we find that single family homes year to date in comparison to last year units sold are down 36%. … Continue reading

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