Recent Blog Posts by CENTURY 21 Executives Realty Ltd.

Buyer Feedback, Today's Rules or Yesterday's Tactics

This is the title of a Real estate article printed in the March 2012 issue of REM magazine by Ronn James. I am sure that Ronn James is a good Realtor and a well intentioned guy. However, I view his stance on this as a little bit of laziness and selfishness. Yes we can all make a case for  respecting the feduciary duties of our buyers and therefore get out of the annoying task of providing feedback ...

October Newsletter Comment....

You must welcome change as the rule but not as your ruler. Denis Waitley When we examine the stats for October of 2011, if there is anything significant about the Real Estate market in the Okanagan /Shuswap, it is that there is nothing significant about it. Sales are constant. Prices are fairly constant. Absorption is fairly constant. Interest rates are fairly constant. From my perspective the reason ...

Rarearth Music Fest

Yes! It's that time of year again, the Rarearth Music Fest is back, and this year should be one of the best yet with the new venue of Silver Star mountain! Along with the change in venue there has been a change in date, this year the non-stop music will take place on July 23rd and 24th, you can also look forward to 60+ acts as well as many attractions such as mountain biking and horseback ...

Family Fun Day

Saturday, June 25th from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm at O'Keefe Ranch is Family Fun Day! Enjoy all of the classic favourites at the Ranch as well as some fun contests, face painting, and more! Visit http://www.okeeferanch.ca/ for more details. 

Alberta's Effect on BC Real Estate

The recent oil boom in Alberta has lead to an increase in jobs and wages for it's residents. These Albertan's are taking advantage of their monetary gains and taking up secondary residences in beautiful British Columbia! Not only are they buying homes, but land aswell, helping not only our BC homesellers, but providing work to home builders too! For more information on Alberta's effect on BC's housing ...

Sunshine Festival

Saturday June 18, enjoy the downtown Vernon festivities all day from 9am until 5pm. Activities for the whole family and great deals at downtown venues.

North Okanagan Real Estate Statistics

When it comes to predicting the real estate market...it's all in the numbers.  Increasing or decreasing inventories combined with absorbtion rates (the number of properties selling in a given period of time), have consistently proven to provide insight into the future trends.  For the past two months, we are experiencing higher sales volume and lower inventories, the beginning signs ...

Real Estate As A Career

Interested in a face to face interview with Bill Hubbard, Owner and Managing Broker of Century 21, Executives Realty Ltd to learn more about becoming a realtor.  Join us at 2907 32nd Street, Vernon Thursday at 4:00 pm or call 250-550-2109 for an alternative time.

OkanaganReal Estate Market Update

The Real Estate Market in the Okanagan Valley has taken a funny turn. The recession in the Okanagan Valley for Real Estate started in January of 2008 and finished in July or august of 2009. This was typical for a real Estate recession. They usually last about 18 months. By July of 2009 we were seeing the signs of recovery. Inventory of homes in Vernon and Kelowna was beginning to fall and the absorption ...

How's the Market? March 2010 North Okanagan statistics

Our group just published the updated North Okanagan real estate statistics for March 2010. If you have been following our stats updates for awhile - you will want to note that we have made a change - we are now reporting the AVERAGE sale price. This is due to the change in the software we are using -currently the process to obtain the median price is not available without massive tech work - while ...

Chairman's Circle 2010

Yours in Development Commercial Real Estate Bill Bill Hubbard, Broker Owner Century 21 Executives Realty Ltd  Vernon BC Broker Owner Century 21 Assurance Realty Ltd Kelowna BC Commercial REALTOR®  TheOkanaganRealEstateHub.com (250)549-2103 Office Reception 1-877-227-4073 Toll Free

Links for Development Land. Properties for sale in the Okanagan & Shuswap Feb. 6 2010

Attention developers and investors! Here is a list of our current development land for sale in the Okanagan and Shuswap regions of British Columbia. Click on the links for Information available for the following properties and development project opportunities: Vernon BC multi-family development site in Harwood area Multi-family development approved site and project plans at the Gateway to Turtle ...

This Week in Real Estate - Who's saying what... Feb 5 2010

How to turn your home into an income property (Globe and Mail) December sales surprisingly good, but supplies drying up (Globe and Mail)  Church project gets luxury builder's blessing (Globe and Mail) Why CIBC sees a double-dip in U.S. real estate prices (Globe and Mail) Toronto area building permits up in December (Toronto Star) Condo developers end year on a high (Toronto Star) ...

Recovery and Government Yields

Here's what RBC had to say this week about the underway recovery and government yields.   Find the article here.   Bill Bill Hubbard Broker, Owner of Century 21 Offices in the Okanagan. The Okanagan Real Estate Hub  - Century 21 Vernon, BC

Olympic Torch in Vernon! Easter Seals Fundraising BBQ!

Come and join us in welcoming the Olympic Torch to Vernon, which will take place in Polson Park during our charity BBQ for the Eatser Seals! Tuesday, January 26 11:00am - 3:00pm in the parking lot of the Fruit Union Plaza. I will be barbequing so don't miss it!  Hope to see you all there! Darcy Sochan

Vernon BC and North Okanagan Real Estate Markets end 09 on a strong note.

We have just published our monthly Cool Little Update Electronically to our blog. The number of sales that occurred is up dramatically, and the Median price hit the highest point in ages!  Find out how many listings were taken, how many houses, apartments, townhomes and lots sold and where the hottest neighbourhoods are in North Okanagan real estate.  In addition discover the median ...

Foreclosure - Development Land Offered in Kelowna BC.

Hi, The Century 21 Development Commercial Realtors have just listed a great piece of development real estate in Kelowna BC. This site has been proposed as a 30 unit townhome property - and is located in the trendy Lower Mission Neighbourhood. Click here to see more about this Okanagan Foreclosure real estate opportunity in Kelowna BC. Yours in real estate, Bill Bill Hubbard Broker, Owner ...

Century 21 Television Ad from 1986!

Century 21 has been around for a long time, check out this television commercial from 1986!  Thankfully technology has moved forward a lot since then.   Call us today on 250-550-2125 for all your real estate needs! The Don Miller Group Your real estate consultants for life!!!     Bookmark & Share

"How's the Market?" Who's saying what about real estate and the economy - Dec. 2 edition

You can find the answers to the question that is on most people’s lips when it comes to real estate..."How’s the Market” by visiting our collection of links to articles about real estate and the economy on both sides of the 49th parallel. We are considering going global with this list. What are your thoughts about that? We’d like to know! Feel free to comment. Yours in real ...

North Okanagan Real Estate Market Update for November 2009 - Dec, 2 09

Here is the November North Okanagan real estate market update. This report covers  Vernon BC, Coldstream BC, Armstrong BC, Enderby BC, and Lumby BC as well as the outlying communities from Grindrod to Falkland and Cherryville BC. Click here to get a CLUE to previous North Okanagan real estate market updates View our two year rolling overview of North Okanagan real estate key performance ...

North Okanagan Real Estate Market Activity - November 2009

We just published the latest North Okanagan real estate statistics on our Burning Questions Blog. This information will give you the number of new listings, number of sales and median price for homes, apartments, townhomes and condos and building lots sold in the month of November 2009. Geographically, this report relates to real estate in Vernon, Coldstream, Armstrong, Enderby and ...

Home Inventory Plummets, Pushing Prices Higher

The supply of newly-built homes fell to its lowest levels since 2006, offering additional proof of a housing market in recovery. Home supply is defined as the amount of time it would take to sell the current inventory of homes at the current pace of sales. In October, for the 8th consecutive month, home supplies fell. Since peaking in January 2009, it's now down by almost half. Lower ...

What Sold In North Okanagan Real Estate Nov. 29 edition

Here is our synopsis  of the real estate sales activity in North Okanagan  from November 23rd to 29th, 2009. This report covers cities and rural areas in Vernon, Armstrong, Enderby, Lumby and Falkland BC. For more details on the homes, lots, acreages, apartments and townhomes that sold please visit our Okanagan Market Stats web page for a free downloadable pdf report. Lots and Acreages ...

Are you curious about what is selling in Vernon BC real estate?

I wanted to let you know that we run reports on what sold in  North Okanagan  real estate each Sunday, and post the information on our website, available for  you to download. For North Okanagan real estate statistics click here. Bookmark the page and check it out each week to be in the know about what the Vernon BC and area real estate market is doing. If you are intersted ...

Check out our New features to make our site better for your Vernon BC real estate search

 We’re thrilled to advise that exciting and new updates to the Century21.ca platform will be released tonight.  Read on and find out how the world’s best real estate website has been enhanced and will only get better…ensuring that the consumer – you – continue to have a most rewarding experience on Century21.ca!  Splash Page Update   The Century21.ca  ...