Okanagan Real Estate Umbrella - Vernon BC REALTOR Brenda Ellis, aka Brell: August 2011

Brenda Ellis
REALTOR®

2749 30 Street, Vernon, BC, V1T 5C6

A growing team, a different approach
...we are better together!

Click here to read the whole post about what is going on in this part of Okanagan real estate in 2011

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Hyper Local: Adventure Bay Vernon Real Estate 2011 so far Market Report Stats

I have embarked on a Hyper Local Stat journey... and hope you will enjoy the trip with me! Yesterday, I wote about what the Adventure Bay area of Vernon BC real estate looks like so far in 2011. The post covers the make up of the current inventory of land, homes and multi family properties for sale, and also a look at what has sold.

Minimums, maximums and averages are displayed for list price, sold price, days on the market, bedrooms, bathrooms and finished floor area.

Check out our Adventure Bay Real Estate Page for more info about living in this Okanagan area and to see the historical real estate statistics

Brenda Ellis
REALTOR®

2749 30 Street, Vernon, BC, V1T 5C6

A growing team, a different approach
...we are better together!

Check out Vernon BC Real Estate or learn about other Vernon and North Okanagan Neighbourhoods

Visit our Website Blog for this same synopsis on individual region real estate

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

It's a great day for a Chardonnay!

While it is a tricky grape to grow, and the way it is grown and the soil it grows in all impact the taste of the wine, there is no denying that Chardonnay is a favorite among fans of the single varietal white.

Many of the local vineyards and wineries in the Okanagan cultivate and produce a Chardonnay as it is almost a formal rite of passage for a wine producing region to produce this wine in order to be seen as a player on the world stage.

Chardonnay is also an important component in many sparkling wines.

A small sample of some of the local options is pictured below, escallating in value from left to right

Okanagan Valley Cellars
Inniskillen
Gray Monk
Meyer

Grab a bottle of each and do a brown bag tasting! See how they compare and the differences in taste within the different wineries!

Cheers!

Brell

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Okanagan Shuswap Real Estate Market Update: The Weekly Sales Stats Aug 14, 2011

August 21, 2011

In the week of August 8 to 14^th, 95 residential properties sold in the Okanagan Shuswap region. This includes the sale of lots, land, homes, recreation or vacation homes and properties, townhomes, condos apartments and manufactured homes.

Okanagan Shuswap Residential Properties Sold (95) totaling $38,948,749
		List Price	Sold Price	DOM	Beds	Total Baths	Finished Floor Area
	Min	$49,900	$42,500	3	1	1
	Max	$1,950,000	$1,800,000	706	6	5	5290
	Avg	$429,940	$409,987	114	3	3	1867
	Sum	$40,844,300	$38,948,749

along with a break down as to the types of property classification sold in each zone.

Central Okanagan Properties: Sold 64 totalling $28,342,749
Visit our Central Okanagan Real Estate Stats Page for more information

North Okanagan Properties: Sold 21 totalling $8,182,300
Visit Our North Okanagan Real Estate Stats Page for more information

Shuswap Properties Sold: 10 totalling $2,423,700

Visit Our Shuswap Real Estate Stats Page for more information

Brenda Ellis
REALTOR®

2749 30 Street, Vernon, BC, V1T 5C6

A growing team, a different approach
...we are better together!

Thursday, August 18, 2011

VERNON'S VITAL SIGNS SURVEY #VernonBC

HI,

If you are part of the community in Vernon BC, please consider taking part in this survey from the North Okanagan Community Foundation about our area. The link is below.

Warmest regards,

Brenda Ellis

REALTOR®

2749 30 Street, Vernon, BC, V1T 5C6

A growing team, a different approach

...we are better together!

From the office of Dave Fletcher, Executive Director

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DISTRIBUTE THIS SURVEY REQUEST TO OTHER PEOPLE OR ORGANIZATIONS

WE REQUEST THIS SURVEY BE COMPLETED BY MONDAY, AUGUST 22^ND, 2011, THANK YOU

Please use this link to access the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7JH7V8H

Community Foundation of the North Okanagan

VITALSIGNS ®

Your Views Count! Remember - this opinionnaire is not about your in-depth knowledge of your community, rather it’s more about your thoughts about and opinions of your community.

Vital Signs is a program being undertaken by the Community Foundation of the North Okanagan that will review the “Social Health” of our Community. The Vital Signs report card, to be released October 4, 2011 will present data and perceptions on 11 key areas of our community life – areas that are critical to our region’s quality of life and well-being.

This is your invitation to share your views as a Vital Signs Grader for the

Community Foundation of the North Okanagan’s Vital Signs 2011 report!

The Survey: Please complete the survey that follows. The survey asks you to rate 11 key areas of community life. Each of the key areas will provide examples, but feel free to add your own perspectives on our City. We’re also asking you to suggest two priorities for community action in each area.

The City: As you do the grading, please think about Vernon as a whole, geographically, and including all our residents and civic institutions – our businesses and commercial services, community services, our local governments, school districts, health authority and police services, our voluntary sector organizations, including recreation, sports, arts and culture, our neighbourhoods and neighbours, and our residents.

The Grading: As you go through the survey, you’ll notice that the key areas we are asking you to grade are very broad, so we have provided some specific examples of what we’re thinking of in each area. We know this can make it difficult to grade because within a given area there will be some things that are going very well while others are going poorly. So please think about it all together as a package and assign the city a grade based on your opinion of the OVERALL performance in this area.

Vital Signs Marks: To do the grading we are using a five-point numerical grade: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The top mark is a “5” indicating that you feel Vernon is excellent in a given area and the lowest grade is a “1”, indicating that Vernon is failing and needs to significantly improve in a given area.

Community Priorities: Once you’ve assigned a grade to a key area, we want your opinion on the two top priorities for action you would like to see in that area. What would you do?

Thanks again for sharing your views. The North Okanagan Vital Signs 2011 report will be released on October 4, 2011 and will be available on the Community Foundation of the North Okanagan’s website at www.cfno.org.

Please use this link to access the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7JH7V8H

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Wine Wednesday - A look at Pinot Noir in 2010 and forcast for 2011

Pinot Noir is both a grape varietal (a black grape variety from the species vitis vinifera) , and may also be applied to the wine made predominantly from Pinot Noir grapes. The name is French and refers to the way the fruit grows in cone shaped tightly clustered dark purple bunches.

The Pinot Noir grape is cultivated around the world, but it is a challenge to grow and to transform into wine. It generally prefers a cooler climate, and thus you will find Pinot Noir in many of the Okanagan vineyards. The cooler and later spring this year in 2011 bodes well for Pinot growers. Let's hope for a good harvest!

Here is a link to a report about the 2010 Canadian Wine Access 2010 Pinot Noir Winners

Pinot Noir is also grown for Champagne and sparkling wines. Maybe I'll talk about that in a later post.

Cheers,

Brell

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Fabulous New Okanagan Art Event in #VernonBC in August at Caetani Cultural Centre

As you may know, I am an ardent supporter of art in general, and all things Caetani!

Here is an intro to the latest and the coolest art event to hit Vernon and the Okanagan. hope to see you there! Thanks for taking time to read the note below about A Splash Of Red.

Brenda Ellis
REALTOR®
Sutton Group - Lakefront Realty
2749 30 Street, Vernon, BC, V1T 5C6
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Dear Members,
The Caetani Society needs to raise funds to pay for the new roof. Plumbing and electrical upgrades are the next on the list, with the aim of eventually being able to open the house to the public.
Please lend us your support to maintain and preserve the Caetani house for the benefit of the community.
A group of Artists has arranged a unique fundraising event for you to get maximum enjoyment while giving us your support. Please come, and ask your friends to come and support the Caetani Centre, one of the gems in our community.

Judy Katalinic
Executive Director
Caetani Cultural Centre
www.caetaniculturalcentre.org
3401 Pleasant Valley Road
Vernon, BC