There are lots of reasons that people choose to sell their home during the winter; sometimes it's a willing choice and other times it's not (work relocation/divorce are two good examples). No matter the reason why, there is no doubt that selling your house in the winter Continue Reading
Building permit values are up considerably in 2019 compared to the previous year. Driving the increase over the past two months are two big permits for the downtown area. A new 140 unit rental apartment building is under construction on the between 4th and 5th on St Paul Continue Reading
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
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
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
A question I often hear when working with my clients is what is the assessed value of the home? Especially right now in the Kamloops market; Buyers are often confused about why the the list prices of the houses for sale are more than the assessed value. First Continue Reading
