My Real Estate Blog Posts

Invermere & Area Real Estate Stats, 2024 (& before) and what's to come?

Posted on Jan 14, 2025

A beautiful property in Rushmere I had the pleasure of listing and selling in 2024

Well, first and foremost, it has been almost four years since writing a formal blog post. I have done videos and social media posts on real estate stats, but to sit down and actually compile something more substantial, it has been something I have been putting off- fo...

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Will Real Estate Prices CRASH because of COVID-19???

Posted on Mar 27, 2020


It is impossible to truly know the Future

Although it is impossible to predict the true short term and long term impacts of COVID-19 and the real estate market in and around Invermere BC, Panorama, Radium Hot Springs, Fairmont Hot Springs, Canal Flats, Edgewater, Lake Windermere and the entire Columbia Valley, there are some important differences co...

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Invermere & Area Real Estate Statistics 2019 & early 2020!

Posted on Feb 16, 2020

We need to look at the past, to see where we are and where are going! Real Estate trends and statistics are important, recent historical data can give us important insights into what is currently happening and what is going to happen soon.

For REALTORS® in the East & West Kootenays the tail end of 2019 and beginning of 2020 represented some big chan...

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When is the Best time to LIST???

Posted on Feb 01, 2020

One of the really common questions that I get is; 'When is the best time of year to list my property?'

The common belief is that the Spring is the best time list. There is some logic behind this, a lot of people want possession in time for the summer (or after the school season ends). There are some other realities, road conditions are generally bet...

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What is 'Vendor Financing'? (and why does it matter?)

Posted on Oct 17, 2019

Although 'Vendor Financing' is a relatively simple concept, it is often confused with other very different things, like 'rent to own' or an 'option to purchase'. It is interesting that many otherwise savvy and experience home owners and real estate consumers- really don't understand what 'Vendor Financing' is, and why it could or should be consider...

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Real Estate Stats 2019, year to date (date at September 30)

Posted on Oct 06, 2019


Average single family home sold prices are up 59% compared to last year! ($638,800 average 2019 selling price compared to $400,800 in 2018) But what does that mean, is my home really worth 59% more? It is unlikely, what it means is that generally higher priced homes have been selling and lower priced recreational condos have been taking longer to s...

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