Residential sales in the Okanagan and Shuswap, from Revelstoke to Peachland, dropped slightly in July, with 961 sales posted to the Multiple Listing Service , down six per cent from June.

According to the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board, the number of sales was two per cent lower than in July 2016.

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At $504,712, the average July price in the region was one per cent lower than in June and six per cent higher than this time last year. Days on market, or the average time it takes to sell a home, was 63 in July, compared to 73 in June and 79 last year.

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OMREB latest monthly report says were in this area, buyers are primarily those who already live here. They account for 56 per cent of the market. First-time buyers account for 20 per cent, followed by 香蕉视频直播渕ove- up香蕉视频直播� buyers at 17 per cent. Buyers from the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island account for 19 per cent of the market, followed by buyers from Alberta at 10 per cent. Buyers from outside Canada comprise just two per cent of the regional market.

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OMREB breaks the area it covers into three separate markets香蕉视频直播攖he Central Okanagan Zone (Peachland to Lake Country), the North Zone (Predator Ridge to Enderby) and the Shuswap- Revelstoke Zone (Salmon Arm to Revelstoke).