house prices in Kamloops/Kelowna
Jan 16th 2009, 4:35 pm
#16
Forum Regular
Joined: Mar 2007
Location: By the Ocean, NS
Posts: 270
Re: house prices in Kamloops/Kelowna
Too normal is on our list of negatives after our Kamloops reccie
I though it was a really great town. It would have been perfect for us if we had taken the plunge and done this 10 years ago (especially with the fabulous Sun Peaks Mountain Resort so close by), but now with the kids nearly ready to leave home and go to Uni, we are looking for more of a Canadian adventure. Sounds mad, maybe a bit of midlife crisis?
We are visiting other areas before we decide, but may come back to Kamloops which was the original choice.
I found last April $4-500k would buy us a lovely house that fitted our wish list in Kamloops, but those in the same bracket in Kelowna would be more of a compromise, it seemed the similar houses would set us back $5-600k. I think the prices have dropped a bit since then though. Vernon was in between the two (geographically and pricewise).
I though it was a really great town. It would have been perfect for us if we had taken the plunge and done this 10 years ago (especially with the fabulous Sun Peaks Mountain Resort so close by), but now with the kids nearly ready to leave home and go to Uni, we are looking for more of a Canadian adventure. Sounds mad, maybe a bit of midlife crisis?
We are visiting other areas before we decide, but may come back to Kamloops which was the original choice. I found last April $4-500k would buy us a lovely house that fitted our wish list in Kamloops, but those in the same bracket in Kelowna would be more of a compromise, it seemed the similar houses would set us back $5-600k. I think the prices have dropped a bit since then though. Vernon was in between the two (geographically and pricewise).
Jan 16th 2009, 5:09 pm
#17
Tea Drinker
Joined: Nov 2006
Location: Kamloops, BC
Posts: 5,387
Re: house prices in Kamloops/Kelowna
Too normal is on our list of negatives after our Kamloops reccie
I though it was a really great town. It would have been perfect for us if we had taken the plunge and done this 10 years ago (especially with the fabulous Sun Peaks Mountain Resort so close by), but now with the kids nearly ready to leave home and go to Uni, we are looking for more of a Canadian adventure. Sounds mad, maybe a bit of midlife crisis? We are visiting other areas before we decide, but may come back to Kamloops which was the original choice.
I found last April $4-500k would buy us a lovely house that fitted our wish list in Kamloops, but those in the same bracket in Kelowna would be more of a compromise, it seemed the similar houses would set us back $5-600k. I think the prices have dropped a bit since then though. Vernon was in between the two (geographically and pricewise).
I though it was a really great town. It would have been perfect for us if we had taken the plunge and done this 10 years ago (especially with the fabulous Sun Peaks Mountain Resort so close by), but now with the kids nearly ready to leave home and go to Uni, we are looking for more of a Canadian adventure. Sounds mad, maybe a bit of midlife crisis?
We are visiting other areas before we decide, but may come back to Kamloops which was the original choice. I found last April $4-500k would buy us a lovely house that fitted our wish list in Kamloops, but those in the same bracket in Kelowna would be more of a compromise, it seemed the similar houses would set us back $5-600k. I think the prices have dropped a bit since then though. Vernon was in between the two (geographically and pricewise).
Kamloops is great place for kids to grow up in, has a Uni, but I do worry about the career prospects of my children as they get older..
Jan 16th 2009, 11:31 pm
#18
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 152
Re: house prices in Kamloops/Kelowna
we've done some research, and we are coming over in the summer. Kamloops I am favouring, Kelowna, my OH is favouring. Question is, Ive looked at all the housing prices and roughly (scream at me if you will) the price for a decent 4 bed detached is it approx 500$ or is this a little on the low side...? or I am hoping high side.....
Jan 20th 2009, 4:26 am
#19
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 3,054
Re: house prices in Kamloops/Kelowna
Too normal is on our list of negatives after our Kamloops reccie
I though it was a really great town. It would have been perfect for us if we had taken the plunge and done this 10 years ago (especially with the fabulous Sun Peaks Mountain Resort so close by), but now with the kids nearly ready to leave home and go to Uni, we are looking for more of a Canadian adventure. Sounds mad, maybe a bit of midlife crisis? We are visiting other areas before we decide, but may come back to Kamloops which was the original choice.
I found last April $4-500k would buy us a lovely house that fitted our wish list in Kamloops, but those in the same bracket in Kelowna would be more of a compromise, it seemed the similar houses would set us back $5-600k. I think the prices have dropped a bit since then though. Vernon was in between the two (geographically and pricewise).
I though it was a really great town. It would have been perfect for us if we had taken the plunge and done this 10 years ago (especially with the fabulous Sun Peaks Mountain Resort so close by), but now with the kids nearly ready to leave home and go to Uni, we are looking for more of a Canadian adventure. Sounds mad, maybe a bit of midlife crisis?
We are visiting other areas before we decide, but may come back to Kamloops which was the original choice. I found last April $4-500k would buy us a lovely house that fitted our wish list in Kamloops, but those in the same bracket in Kelowna would be more of a compromise, it seemed the similar houses would set us back $5-600k. I think the prices have dropped a bit since then though. Vernon was in between the two (geographically and pricewise).
