My Real Estate Blog Posts

January 2026 Real Estate Scan! And 'new' BC ASSESSMENT numbers!

Posted on Jan 06, 2026





December 2025 was a disaster from a sales perspective — only 11 sales for the entire month through the entire Columbia Valley. However, year-to-date totals tell a different story: 521 sales, which is up 6.98% from the 487 total sales in 2024.

To put this December's poor performance in perspective, December 2021 was 34 sales, 2022 was 18 sales and la...

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Nov 2025 Real Estate Stats!

Posted on Dec 10, 2025



November this year tied exactly with November last year for the number of sales, with 37 sales (all property types from Canal Flats to Spillimacheen, including Invermere and Panorama).

Building on this steady performance, year to date at the end of November, we are at 510 sales for 2025, compared to 467 for 2024 (480 for 2023, 586 for 2022, and an u...

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October 2025 Real Estate Stats!

Posted on Nov 02, 2025

Real Estate Headlines: What Do You Want to Believe?


The way a headline or even the narrative of a story or post is positioned can twist and influence numbers and data to tell a certain story, or play to a certain fear or belief.

Let's compare these two headlines:"Sales are down 10.81%!" vs. "There were a total of 33 sales in the Columbia Valley (Spil...

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Invermere & Area Real Estate Stats to September 30th 2025

Posted on Oct 06, 2025

"Invermere real estate market analysis: Sales up 13.17% YTD despite mixed signals. Active listings down 17.91%. Potential buying opportunities this fall and winter."



I've mentioned it before, the Invermere & Area real estate market has felt like a roller coaster: up and down, hot and cold! But despite the short-term inconsistencies and a few counter...

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Invermere real estate market shows 9.6% sales growththrough August 2025. Inventory drops 13.91%

Posted on Sep 02, 2025


Real Estate Stats to the End of August (and July) 2025 for the Invermere & Area:

Highlights:

  • July delivered 55 sales compared to 52 sales last July, a 5.77% increase year over year. This remains impressive considering how strong June was (50 sales in June, which jumped 35.17% from June 2024).
  • August saw 53 sales, up slightly from 51 sales last August...

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June2025 Invermere real estate shows 35% sales increase despite slower market feel

Posted on Jul 07, 2025


The June 2025 real estate numbers for Invermere & Columbia Valley just dropped, and they tell a surprising story.I predicted a slower June, and on the ground it felt slower. But listings that I thought would get more attention were slower to move, and overall it felt like there were not many buyers in the market. The buyers that are out there did n...

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