Jaime Briggs Kelowna Real Estate

    By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com Thanks to Rod Gibbings, Investors Group.If you waited until now, is it too late? For investors sitting on the sidelines, there’s good newsGlobal stock markets have surged dramatically since their lows in early 2009, with economic indicators improving and pointing ...

   By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com Thanks to Spagnuolo & Company Real Estate Lawyers for the following information : THE NEW HST TAX & HOW IT APPLIES TO RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATEGENERAL DISCUSSION On July 23, 2009, British Columbia announced its plans to implement a Harmonized Sales Tax ...

   By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com For immediate releaseBC Home Sales Moderate in JanuaryVancouver, BC – February 11, 2010. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province climbed 118 per cent to 4,619 units in January ...

     By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com  For immediate release Gold Medal Recovery Limited by Economy, Affordability  BCREA Housing Forecast Update - First Quarter 2010 Vancouver, BC – January 29, 2010. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its Housing Forecast Update ...

   By Jaime Briggs, REALTOR® www.BriggsOnHomes.com Owning a Home Vs. Renting  If you’ve recently decided to make the transition from renter to homeowner, you are about to make an important investment in your long-term financial wellbeing.  Still on the fence?  Consider the following benefits.  Owning ...

    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 ...

Credit conditions easing, banks no longer struggling to raise funds to make loans From Tuesday's Globe and MailMarch 17, 2009 at 2:00 AM EDT Canadian banks are turning down some of the funding that the government is making available to them, a sign that they are recuperating from the financial crisis. The banks have stopped selling the ...