.png)
.png)
The HOLM Stretch | July 24th, 2026
Chris Holm & Associates
We want you to know that our team is unique in the way we chose to approach real estate here in the North Okanagan. We are a true real estate co...
We want you to know that our team is unique in the way we chose to approach real estate here in the North Okanagan. We are a true real estate co...
Thanks for stopping by!
Three straight months of rising sales. Is the market finally turning?
Canadian home sales just posted their third straight monthly increase.
June sales edged up 0.5%, on top of a 5.5% jump in May. National activity is now about 7% above where it sat back in March.
Prices held steady, too. The national price index didn't move month-over-month in June, the first time that's happened since January 2025.
To be clear, it’s not a boom. The CREA lightly trimmed its full-year sales forecast again, but the freeze does seem to be thawing. Inventory is at its lowest point of the year and fixed mortgage rates have eased from their peak in April.
Here's what makes this more interesting: qualifying for a mortgage got easier at the same time.
The federal government raised the insured-mortgage cap from $1 million to $1.5 million, a big shift in areas with higher price points. First-time buyers can now also stretch to a 30-year amortization on an insured purchase, which can meaningfully lower a monthly payment.
All together, that means we have buyers with more room to qualify, a market that's stopped sliding, and rates no longer expected to climb. That's a different conversation than we were having six months ago.
If you've been waiting for a sign to jump back in, or just want to know what your equity or options look like today, let's talk.
Talk soon,
CHRIS, PATRIC, JULIE, JASMINE, KRISTI & BRELL
Scroll down for our regular real estate and community features.
In North Okanagan Real Estate
As of the morning of Friday July 24 there are 971 homes showing as active listings here in North Okanagan. July 17 there were 990.
Sales ranged from $125,000. to $1,633,000. Days to sell ranged from 5 to 301. 11 listings expired, 13 were cancelled.
57 prices were reduced over the last week.
Scroll down for our market recap for Vernon, Armstrong, Coldstream & Enderby real estate activity in the last 7 days.
$125,000.
Low Sale
44
New Listings
$1,633,000.
High Sale
28
Listings Sold
JUST LISTED
Grindrod, BC Real Estate | 240 Grandview Bench Road
A 4-bed, 4-bath home on 5 acres in Grindrod, BC — vaulted ceilings, panoramic va...
L
Lumby BC Real Estate | 1370 Creighton Valley Road
A renovated 2-bed home on ~20 private acres near Echo Lake in Lumby, BC — backin...
Vernon BC Real Estate | 4379 Painted Turtle Drive
Just listed in Vernon, BC: a brand-new 2026 Enns Homes rancher with 4 beds, 4 baths, 3,586...
Vernon BC Real Estate | 6550 Herry Road
A redesigned 5-bed home on a fenced 3.1-acre North BX acreage, 5 minutes from Vernon &...
JUST SOLD
SOLD!! Armstrong BC Real Estate | 2820 Burns Avenue
SOLD!! A 3-bed, 2-bath single-level rancher on a walkable corner lot in Armstrong, BC. Goo...
130–3780 Schubert Road, Armstrong BC
An end-unit townhome in Willowbrook Terrace — 3 bed, 4 bath, 2,241 sq ft, fenced yard, o...
Spallumcheen BC Real Estate | 4525 McLeery Road
Country living without the workload — 3 bed, 3 bath, 3,371 sqft two-storey on 0....
ICYMI...
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WHAT ELSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
The homes people can't stop saving have something in common
If you've been on Pinterest or scrolling listings lately and noticed something feels different about the spaces catching your eye, you're picking up on a real shift.
We go into what's behind it and what it looks like room by room in our latest post, now live on our blog.
What's Resonating in Home Design Right Now
Home design has shifted in a clear direction. Here's what's resonating right now...
IN AND AROUND OUR TOWNS
MAKING TRACKS
in
WEEKLY REAL ESTATE REPORT
Armstrong BC Real Estate Recap
A look at Armstrong Spallumcheen Market Activity for the last 7 days.
4
New Listings
7
Listings Sold
0
Price Up
4
Price Down
Vernon BC Real Estate Recap
A look at the Vernon market activity in the last 7 days
30
New Listings
17
Listings Sold
0
Price Up
41
Price Down
Coldstream BC Real Estate Recap
A look at Coldstream market activity over the last 7 days
2
New Listings
2
Listings Sold
0
Price Up
6
Price Down
Enderby BC Real Estate Recap
A look at Enderby /Grindrod BC market activity over the last 7 days
3
New Listings
0
Listings Sold
0
Price Up
3
Price Down
You'll get a person, not a phone tree.
| Chris Holm Personal Real Estate Corp. 250.309.0039 | Patric Tremblay Realtor® 250.306.4690 | Julie Lutz Realtor® 250.241.3114 | Jasmine Hall Realtor® 604.818.4597 | Kristi Boe Office Manager |
