As of this month, the City Council has moved forward with adopting several Zoning Bylaw amendments to permit secondary suites and garden suites as permitted / allowable uses on single family lots in a number of urban areas. This is an incredibly exciting step Continue Reading
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June 2019 Market Statistics
Summer is in full swing, the kids are out of school, vacations are planned and houses are starting to pop up for sale on every other street! Compared to this time last year, seeing the same number of listings coming on market with a slight dip in sales. To be expected when Continue Reading
Property Taxes and Home Owner Grants
It's June which means City of Kamloops tax notices are out and property tax payments are due before July 2/2019. For some of you and many of my clients - this may be your first year paying property tax. If you have not had a chance to look at your tax notice, Continue Reading
May 2019 Market Statistics
With the first day of summer only three weeks away, the spring market is nearly wrapped up. We experienced a strong first quarter which has carried into the second with only a small dip in activity. Overall in comparing last year to 2019, we saw a nearly identical number of Continue Reading
How much is my home worth?
One of the many benefits of owning a home is creating equity over time and hopefully being able to sell it one day for much more than you paid. Most individuals use that equity to leverage against purchasing a larger home, investing into a rental or recreational Continue Reading
APRIL 2019 MARKET STATISTICS
The Kamloops real estate market is into full spring mode now - with over 500 properties listed this month. Compared to April 2018 we are off to a bit of slower start which is to be expected with the introduction of stricter lending rules and rising interst rates. However, Continue Reading