The latest Kelowna Real Estate Buyers Survey Results are now out, for August 2020.

Move up Buyers and Recreational Buyers, together Two-Parent Families with Children were busier in the market last month.

There were slightly less local Buyers, and less Buyers in the Kelowna / West Kelowna area, whereas there were more Buyers in the Vernon / Coldstream area.

Here is the full report.

Best describe your most recent Buyer (moving to/from property type)

First Time Buyer – 14.22% (15.10%)

Revenue Property Investor – 9.71% (8.92%)

Moving Up – 23.48% (21.28%)

Similar Property Type – 20.54% (21.74%)

Downsizing – 14.00% (11.44%)

Single family Res to Strata – 2.26% (5.26%)

Recreational Property – 11.06% ( 8.47%)

Retirement Community – 0.90%(2.29%)

Strata to Single Family – 2.03%  (3.20%)

Describe the Buyer (family dynamic):

Couple without children – 25.23% (25.28%)

Two Parent family/children – 33.11% (28.44%)

Empty nesters...

The latest Kelowna and Central Okanagan Real Estate Buyers Survey Results are now out for July 2020.

First-time buyers were less busy in the Market last month, while Investments and Recreational Property Buyers were busier.

There were also a lot more Buyers from the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

Here are the full results -:

Best describe your most recent Buyer (moving to/from property type)

First Time Buyer – 15.10% (20.82%)

Revenue Property Investor – 8.92% (5.91%)

Moving Up – 21.28% (20.57%)

Similar Property Type – 21.74% (19.54%)

Downsizing – 11.44% (12.85%)

Single-family Res to Strata – 5.26% (5.66%)

Recreational Property – 8.47% (7.71%)

Retirement Community – 2.29% (1.80%)

Strata to Single Family – 3.2% (3.34%)

Describe the Buyer (family dynamic):

Couple without children – 25.28% (28.02%)

Two Parent family/children – 28.44% (27.76%)

Empty nesters or retired – 21.67% (17.99%)

Single female – 9.93% (14.65%)...

In the latest Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) update the latest Buyers
Survey results show Revenue Investor Buyers were fewer last month while move-up Buyers and Buyers moving from Strata to Single-Family home buyers were up. This was backed up by the increase in Two-Parent Families with Children buying this month.

Interestingly there was quite a reduction in the number of buyers from Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, but an increase in buyers from Alberta and other areas of BC.

There was an increase in buyers in Salmon Arm and the Shuswap. Buying numbers were slightly up in Kelowna and West Kelowna, and down in Vernon and Coldstream.

Here is the full report -:

Best describe your most recent Buyer (moving to/from property type)

First Time Buyer – 20.82% (20.79%)

Revenue Property Investor – 5.91% (9.41%)

Moving Up – 20.57% (17.33%)

Similar Property Type – 19.54%. (18.81%)

Downsizing – 12.85% (11.88%)

Single family Res to Strata – 5.66%...

Move-Up Buyers & Buyers purchasing similar Properties were busier last month. Whereas First Time Buyers and Downsizing Buyers were not as busy. There was an increase in buyers from the Lower Mainland, as Covid-19 restrictions eased & Buyers in the Vernon area were busier with fewer Buyers in the Kelowna area according to the  Buyer Survey Results for the Kelowna and Central Okanagan Real Estate Market area during May 2020.

Here is the full report -:

Best describe your most recent Buyer (moving to/from property type)

First Time Buyer – 20.79% (25.00%)

Revenue Property Investor – 9.41% (7.58%)

Moving Up – 17.33% (14.39%)

Similar Property Type – 18.81% (9.85%)

Downsizing – 11.88% (22.73%)

Single family Res to Strata – 1.98% (3.03%)

Recreational Property – 7.43% (4.55%)

Retirement Community – 3.47% (2.27%)

Strata to Single Family – 1.49% (3.79%)

Describe the Buyer (family dynamic):

Couple without children – 28.71% (21.37%)...

First Time Buyers and Two-Parent Families were busier, and more Buyers were Buying in the Kelowna / West Kelowna area according to this latest month's Buyer Survey Results for the Kelowna and Central Okanagan Real Estate Market area during April 2020.

Here is the full report -:

Best describe your most recent Buyer (moving to/from property type)

First Time Buyer – 25.00% (19.28%)

Revenue Property Investor – 7.58% (7.63%)

Moving Up – 14.39% (21.69%)

Similar Property Type – 9.85% (18.47%)

Downsizing – 22.73% (16.87%)

Single family Res to Strata – 3.03% (4,42%)

Recreational Property – 4.55% ( 2.41%)

Retirement Community – 2.27% (3.61%)

Strata to Single Family – 3.79% (4.02%)

Describe the Buyer (family dynamic):

Couple without children – 21.37% (25.6%)

Two Parent family/children – 31.30% (21.2%)

Empty nesters or retired – 17.56% (23.2%)

Single female – 17.56% (13.6%)

Single male – 12.21% (12.4%)

Single parent...

The Kelowna Real Estate Buyers Survey results for March 2020, showed more move-up Buyers and Empty Nesters buying in our Central Okanagan Market.

Due to the travel restrictions that started to impact mid-March, it is not surprising to see local Buyer numbers up.

Here are the full results -:

Best describe your most recent Buyer (moving to/from property type)

First Time Buyer – 19.28% (20.63%) 

Revenue Property Investor – 7.63% (9.52%)

Moving Up – 21.69% (17.46%)

Similar Property Type – 18.47% (19.58%)

Downsizing – 16.87% (14.29%)

Single-family Res to Strata – 4.42?% (5.29%)

Recreational Property – 2.41% (4.76%)

Retirement Community-3.61% (1.06% )

Strata to Single Family – 4.02% (3.70%)

Describe the Buyer (family dynamic):

Couple without children – 25.6% (25.40%)

Two-Parent Family /children – 21.2% (24.87%)

Empty nesters or retired – 23.2% (17.46%)

Single female – 13.6% (11.64%)

Single male – 12.4% (11.64%)...