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By Jaime Briggs, Kelowna Real Estate    February 22, 2012 Special thanks to Spagnuolo & Company Real Estate Lawyers http://www.bcrealestatelawyers.com/ for the following information: THE B.C. FIRST-TIME NEW HOME BUYERS' BONUS Subject to approval by the legislature, the B.C. government intends to implement ...

By Jaime Briggs, Kelowna Real Estate   February 20, 2012 HST Transition Rules for New Housing - Thanks so much to Peter Borszcz, Pihl Law Firms for letting us repost this great recent blog.  For more details and his full blog follow here.....http://bcrealestatelaw.com/2012/02/17/hst-transition-rules-for-housing/ The Province ...

   By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com REPOSTED ARTICLE FROM OMREB WEBSITE September 8, 2010 Kelowna, BC – The Central Zone of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) reported August 2010 sales activity of all MLS® property types picked up as summer comes to an end and the buyer’s ...

   By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com August 12, 2010 For immediate releaseHome Buyers in the Driver's Seat Vancouver, BC – August 12, 2010. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province declined 42 per cent to ...

   By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.comNEWS RELEASEFor Immediate ReleaseNovember 19, 2009Ministry of FinancePROVINCE INCREASES NEW HOUSING REBATE THRESHOLDVICTORIA – The Province is proposing to increase the threshold for the B.C. HST new housing rebate from $400,000 to $525,000 to ensure that, on average, ...

• 3,100 sq. ft., 3 bath, 4 bdrm "Rancher Walkout with full Basement" - MLS® $779,000 - JUST LISTED !! Wilden, North Glenmore  -  Upscale & Classy home at Wilden.. ! Nearly new walkout rancher with 4 Bdrms, 3 Bths, 3 gas fireplaces, 3,100 sq.ft. Open Kitchen with granite, highend appliances, built-in ...

    By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com  April 30th, 2009Here’s a great story from CBS news that talks about the strength of Canadian Banks.   http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4954339nOur market in Canada is very different than in the US. If you have questions on your own ...

  By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com Affordability Drives Home Sales HigherVancouver, BC – April 15, 2009. British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports residential sales dollar volume on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in BC declined 35 per cent to $2.3 billion in March, compared to ...

  By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com Wow!  Are we back to a busier real estate market?  Seems things are certainly heating back up in Kelowna again........ Just in the past 3 weeks, there has been 171 property sales in Kelowna, with an average price of $381K.  Personally, I have never been busier than ...

  By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.comHOME SALES INCREASED IN FEBRUARY!! ….This is great news for our markets here in Kelowna and around BC.  The low interest rates and awesome deals out there have spurred on a lot of fresh activity in the real estate market and an increase in sales!The February’09 Stats ...