Recent Blog Posts by Jason Neumann

YouTube now offering full widescreen format videos.

Pretty exciting stuff when you consider what the goal of YouTube and ultimately its parent company Google Inc. is for this type of formatting.  There is a move amongst technology based companies to make interent based television a reality and perhaps a lot sooner than most of us think.  Not long from now a consumer will be able to watch real time tv on their cell-phone via next generation ...

Goodbye to the Grand and welcome to the new Delta Grand Okanagan Resort

Photo courtesy of Terry Peters The above photo was taken as workers were changing the signage over to the new Delta logo.  With a new renovation budget and the adjoining Lake City Casion addition should draw more tourism dollars back to the downtown core! Sincerely, Jason Neumann Kelowna Real Estate Blog Goodbye Grand -- Hello Delta by Castanet Staff - Story: 43080Nov 12, 2008 / 5:00 ...

Obama's Harmony of Intellect and Intuition by U2 frontman Bono

Without getting too political here is a heartfelt and well written blog-post by U2's Bono.  There is so much anticipation of what President Elect Obama will do during his first four years of office and the administration he will ultimately bring to the table.  I have always been a big fan of U2 and I feel Bono captured in words beautifully what so many are thinking, feeling and ...

City of Kelowna puts hold on land density plans.

Land density plan put on hold by Dean Unger - Story: 43064Nov 12, 2008 / 10:43 am"Initial optimism about a plan that would allow developers to make cash-in-lieu donations at par to the city in exchange for increased density allowances, has been put on hold by Kelowna Council. Developers would make cash donations to the city in exchange for higher land density allowances. The money would then go into ...

RedKey.ca is helping Buyers find their new homes in the Sunny Okanagan!

RedKey.ca is truly a must have bookmark when shopping online for a new home in the Thompson Okanagan.  I have personally utilized this site in sourcing out new home developments for my Buyers.  One of the reasons I started using RedKey was due to the rapid rate at which new projects were hitting the local real estate market.  I particularly like the ease of navigation ...

Kelowna Internatinal Airport runway expansion has now been completed

Runway expansion complete by Wayne Moore - Story: 42999Nov 7, 2008 / 5:30 pm"The $8 million expansion of the runway at Kelowna International Airport is complete. Airport General Manager, Sam Samaddar, officially opened the runway during a ceremony Friday afternoon. While the additional 1,600 feet of runway was the main attraction, a DC10-30F, the largest plane to ever land at the airport, was the ...

Official Community Plan (OCP) for Kelowna is now onto Stage Two Review

OCP review moves to stage two by Wayne Moore - Story: 42919Nov 5, 2008 / 5:00 amPhase one of Kelowna's review of its Official Community Plan is complete. The first phase of the review focused on land use and development. The final phase, which will begin in early 2009, will look at future land use, transportation networks, service plans and financing strategies. "We are in changing times and legislation ...

Somebody needs to make a decision on how many units there will be in the McKinley Resort Development

McKinley development confusion by Wayne Moore - Story: 42899Nov 4, 2008 / 5:00 amIs it 1,000 units or 3,000 units? That's what Kelowna Council wants to determine before it will approve changes to a major development on the books for the McKinley Landing area. The proposed $500 million McKinley Resort Development has been in the works for more than five years. The developer, Kinnikinnik Developments, ...

Rykon Construction is offering affordable townhomes at Sonoma Pines

Recently, many agents from my office at Century 21 Assurance Realty visited Rykon Construction's latest offering of townhomes at Sonoma Pines.  These townhnomes truly offer a lot of value for their $249,000 asking price.  The layouts are open and spacious with vaulted ceilings and single floor living space.  The thing that really struck me is how beautiful the location is with staggering ...

BCREA Fall Housing Forecast

October 29, 2008 BCREA Fall Housing Forecast: Consumer Confidence Key to Housing Market Conditions Vancouver, BC -The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its fall 2008 Housing Forecast today. "BC Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales are forecast to decline 28 per cent from 102,805 units in 2007 to 73,700 units this year. A modest 4 per cent increase to 76,500 ...

Virtual Westbank project

Virtual Westbank project by Castanet Staff - Story: 42870Nov 2, 2008 / 12:30 pmA new photo system will let people see Westbank in a whole new way. The Westbank Chamber of Commerceand Tourism Westbank are launching a new interactive photo system called the "Virtual Westbank Project," which will showcase Westbank through a collection of photos and big-screen virtual tours. Many local businesses are taking ...

New Westside Municipality is looking at sewer levy once again

Westside gives sewer second look by Wayne Moore - Story: 42790Oct 31, 2008 / 12:30 pmWestside landowners scheduled to receive sewer service over the next six years got a break from the municipality. A week ago council decided to go ahead with the entire sewer extension project, despite the fact government grants would be a lot lower than originally anticipated. It was anticipated the municipality would ...

Send a Kid to Camp with Century 21 Assurance Realty Ltd.

What is your favorite summer memory? Not all kids have the opportunity to participate in summer activities - kids with disabilities need constant care and specialized equipment that their families cannot always afford. This year, I'm taking part in Century 21 Kids to Camp, a campaign with Easter Seals. Century 21 realtors have been asked to raise money to send kids with disabilities to camp - and ...