Western Investor May 2012 Section B

▲ Paul Leier, Cavailier Enterprises, in Saskatoon’s first luxury hotel: “this city has changed forever.”

7 GET BACK TO THE OKANAGAN

Old inventory eaten up as buyers feast on recreational bargains

RIVERBEND - 760 MAYFAIR ST Kamloops, BC

“Saskaboom” developers gun into the fast lane

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250-372-2277 mona@mcmrealestate.ca

Mona M. Murray Dip. ULE, RI (BC), CPM

Entertainment Facility, Medical Office, Professional, Personal, Health Services, Community Care Facility SALE PRICE LOT A 1,937 sq.ft: $387,400ÊUÊ "/Ê Ê£]Ó£äÊõ°vÌ\Ê$242,000 "/Ê ÊÎ]ÈänÊõ°vÌ\Ê$721,600 LEASE RATEÊÊf£{ f£nÉõ°vÌÊ« ÕÃÊÌÀ « e net

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:

For Sale or Lease

27 SASKATOON HITS OVERDRIVE

13 INVEST 101: FINDING MONEY

SPECIAL SECTION • A13

LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES

RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT: 102 EAST 4TH AVENUE, VANCOUVER, B.C. V5T 1G2 PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT 40069240

411 Brink St. FOR SALE Ashcroft, BC

Medicine Hat was well prepared for plunge in its natural gas prices

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250-372-2277 mona@mcmrealestate.ca

Mona M. Murray Dip. ULE, RI (BC), CPM

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UNTAPPED POTENTIAL!

How to get backing when banks get tough and cash-flow slows

$4.29 MAY 2012 Vol. 27/Issue 5 INTERIOR B.C. • ALBERTA • SASKATCHEWAN • MANITOBA SECTION

B2 Interior British Columbia Colliers International Centre Group Commercial Realty Kelowna, B.C. 250.763.2300

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Colliers International Centre Group Real Estate Services Kamloops, B.C. 250.372.7000

www.colliers.com/kelowna

Indoor Car & Truck Wash w/ C-Store

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s SQ FT BUILDING W UNDERGROUND PARKADE FIXTURE RESTAURANT LIQUOR PRIMARY LICENSE Reduced to: $1,695,000 Highway 97 @ 43rd Avenue, Vancouver s SQ FT RESTAURANT WITH PATIO &OR 3ALE OR ,EASE JEFF HUDSON* www.bcip.ca

JACK SHABBITS & ERIC WEBER*

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MIKE GEDDES*

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s 3ICAMOUS " # s TOTAL DEVELOPABLE UNITS List Price: $15,000,000 Chad Biafore & Marshall McAnerney*

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230 CARION ROAD, WINFIELD s SQ FT TILT UP INDUSTRIAL BUILDING ON ACRES s SQ FT OF OFFICE SPACE ON FLOORS

DEVELOPMENT SITE KELOWNA NORTH s SITES ACRES AC s ,OCATED IMMEDIATELY . OF THE $ 4 s :ONED INDUSTRIAL REZONING MAY EXIST s 3ELLER MAY LEASE BACK A PORTION List Price: $10 M & $5.5 M %2)# 7%"%2 -!23(!,, -#!.%2.%9

247 BRIDGE STREET, PRINCETON

955 TIMMINS STREET, PENTICTON s SQ FT MANUFACTURING PLANT WITH OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE AREAS ON ACRE SITE IN 0ENTICTON

s SQ FT BUILDING FORMER GROCERY STORE s ON SITE PARKING STALLS SITE COVERAGE ON ACRE

List Price: $5,950,000

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201-1449 St . Paul St., Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 2E5

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250-862-8100 250-984-0803

Syd Berisoff

Larry Berisoff

Jody L. Miller

Agent/Broker

Associate Broker

Personal Real Estate Corporation

syd@syberrealty.com

larry@syberrealty.com

jody@syberrealty.com

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OKANAGAN LIQUOR STORE s 6ERY "USY ,IQUOR 3TORE s -OTEL 5NITS n .ICE #ONDITION s "USY 0UB 2ESTAURANT s %XCELLENT !CCESS 0ARKING ON .EARLY !CRE $ 2,475,000

OKANAGAN BEST WESTERN s 5NITS IN 6ERY 'OOD #ONDITION s %ASY TO /PERATE #LOSE TO 3HOPPING -ALL s )NDOOR 0OOL "REAKFAST 2OOM s %XCELLENT #ONDITION ,OTS OF 0ARKING $ 3,300,000

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RAMADA s )MMACULATE 5NITS s -INIMAL #OMPETITION %ASY TO /PERATE s 2ECENT 5PGRADES 46S 'RANITE 0AINT s /UTDOOR 0OOL 4HIS IS A .ICE 0LACE $ 3,249,000

OKANAGAN LIQUOR STORE s %ASY TO /PERATE ,IQUOR 3TORE s 'REAT 0ARKING AND !CCESS s 0UB AND +ITCHEN PLUS 2OOMS s -ANAGER S 3UITE 3ELLER MAY #ARRY $ 999,000

MOTELS s 5NITS IN #LINTON $ 219,000 s 5NITS !NISWORTH (OT 3PRINGS $ 599,000 OKANAGAN GROCERY s 3AME OWNER FOR ALMOST YEARS s .ICE #EMENT "LOCK "UILDING s 'ROCERY ,OTTO 6IDEO 3LUSH #HICKEN

)CE #REAM ETC #LEAN AND 4IDY $ 529,000!

REVELSTOKE s !CRES WITH FEET OF 4RANS #ANADA &RONTAGE s %XCELLENT "UILDING X WITH 3HOWROOM AND 3HOP s -ANY USES n STORAGE SNOWMOBILE 26 ETC s 3ELLER MAY 4RADE #ARRY OR ,EASE *UST REDUCED TO $ 895,000!

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$ 649,000

s 5NITS IN -ERRITT $ 779,000 s 5NITS IN -ERRITT $ 695,000 s 5NITS 'RAND &ORKS $ 499,000 s 5NITS IN 3ALMON !RM $ 498,000 s 5NITS IN ,YTTON $ 490,000 s 5NITS 3HOP #HRISTINA ,AKE $ 519,000 s 5NITS #RESTON $ 439,900

VERNON B.C. s -ODERN 'ROCERY # 3TORE WITH $ELI ETC s %XCELLENT "UILDING #LOSE TO (OSPITAL s "EDROOM ,IVING !REA 3EPARATE 0ARKING ,OT s %XCELLENT 0ROl TABLE &AMILY "USINESS $ 1,228,000

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s 5NITS 0RINCETON $ 899,000 s 5NITS &ERNIE $ 1,200,000 s 5NITS #RANBROOK $ 1,275,000

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On the cover Paul Leier, president of Cavalier Enterprises, relaxes in Saskatoon’s first boutique luxury hotel, The James.

Photo: Cindy Moleski

Chic “The James� is first luxury hotel in boomtown

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McLaughlin Commercial Group - RE/MAX Commercial - RE/MAX Kelowna PRIME DEVELOPMENT SITES WINFIELD TOWN CENTRE FULLY SERVICED & READY TO BUILD 2.93 Acres - Lots 1 & 2 1.31 Acres - Lot 1 1.62 Acres - Lot 2 0.90 Acres - Lot 3 2.67 Acres - Lot 4

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$ 3,399,000 $ 1,699,000 $ 1,699,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 3,250,000

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Zoned I2. 2 Exclusive loading docks and 1 - Zoned C10. Approx. 1,700 SF with multiple 10’x14’ overhead door. Multiple improvements RI¿FHV UHFHSWLRQ DUHD ZDUHKRXVH DQG already in place! boardroom. 1 x 14’x12’ Overhead door.

6.5 Acres – Asking: $6,500,000,00 + HST MLSŽ (Plus DLC – Latecomer Charges)

Asking: $355,000.00 + HST MLSÂŽ

Asking: $299,900.00 plus HST MLSÂŽ

APPROXIMATELY 115.68 ACRES LAND ASSEMBLY IN NORTH GLENMORE/ UNIVERSITY DISTRICT Minutes from Kelowna’s International Airport.

One side abuts golf course in Quail Ridge.

Gravel Pit is a permitted use!

70.80 Acres - Lot D 15.63 Acres - Lot 1 11.62 Acres - Lot 9 9.10 Acres - Lot 10 8.98 Acres - Lot 8

$5,318,000 $1,315,800 $ 962,200 $ 773,500 $ 763,300

This assembly comprises 5 lots that can be purchased individually or as a complete package.

Asking: $9,132,800.00 MLSÂŽ

SEARS WEST KELOWNA LOCATION

20+ YEARS OPERATING RESTAURANT WEST KELOWNA, B.C.

Gorgeous, new 12,000 SF distribution and highway exposure location. Turn-key package available with one of the best names in the business. Inventory is paid for by Sears and therefore there are no inventory costs!

Your First & Last Call!

Turn-key location available. Highway frontage and great exposure. Dining room has approx. 40 seats. Equipment and inventory are included within the price!

Asking: $325,000.00 + HST Exclusive Listing

Asking: $39,900.00 + HST MLSÂŽ LEASE OFFERINGS - Kelowna

- West Kelowna

NORTH GLENMORE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

Approx. 3.32 acres with C9 zoning.

Currently being operated as a mobile home DQG 59 SDUN 6LWH FXUUHQWO\ DOVR KDV WZR residences. Neighbouring proposed Glenmore Rd. to UBCO bypass.

Asking: $3,300,000.00 Exclusive

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WEST KELOWNA INDUSTRIAL LAND & BUILDING FOR LEASE Approx. 6,000 SF building footprint.

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Asking: $5,000.00 per Month + HST & NNN

Kris McLaughlin - 250.870.2165

B4 Interior British Columbia

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SALMON ARM, B.C. Reduced to $459,000

Super 8 Motel 40 units, 27 built in 06, 13 older rms complete Reno. Built above standards with 2 bedrooms, L/Q, and a private deck. Office with breakfast area. Variety of rooms some with full kit all with queen or king beds. Built above standard. Hard wired. $4.2M

14 apartment condominiums to be built to complete the 38-unit Valley Vista on a two-acre sloping property. Excellent view of Shuswap Lake from one side, forest on the other. Onebedroom, 600 sq. ft., two four-plexes and a six-plex. Some suites are level entry. Can be rented. Quiet pets welcome. Modulars built

by SRI Homes in Kelowna. Foundations are ready and waiting for the two four-plexes. All services and driveways are in.

The Oldest Working Guest Ranch in Canada was on the trail to the gold rush and has the log buildings to prove it. Situated on the banks of Green Lake, BC. The heart of the ranch consists of â&#x20AC;&#x153;old westâ&#x20AC;? style log accommodations plus a new main lodge built in 2010, and other log buildings house the saloon, theatre, general store, 25 guest cabins, museum, jail, blacksmith shop, workshop, barns and hay shed. Very good numbers. Call for details

Dwight Vos 250.371.7992

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Tracy Mackenzie 250.318.2938

sallys1@telus.net or 250-833-2129

Great starter, 15 Unit Motel on .62 acre with 2 bdrm living quarters in desirable sunny south Okanagan area called Penticton. this property has on going upgrades. It is situated next to a medium rise condo project, which offers all kinds of possibilities.

Sicamous, BC

BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

This 72 Room Motel is large enough to be franchised. Newly renovated pool and 4700sq ft 180 seat restaurant with many upgrades which makes this an ideal stop over for the Bus tour industry and travellers.

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REDUCED TO $799,000 (sold in 2007 for $1,000,000) Approx mortgage payment on $520,000 is < $3,000/mo.

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Six year old attractive 6000 sq ft Concrete Block Building with National tenant. Building sits on 0.61 acres with private paved parking lot. Great Okanagan investment with national tenant and trouble free T/Net lease.

Price $869,000 Clinton, BC 4 acre, 26 bay mobile home park can be increased to 27 bays. Approximately 30 years old with all services underground including municipal water and sewer. 26 pads are rented as of May 1, 2012.

Asking $474,000 Kamloops 30 Units In Two Buildings also separate office with large living quarters. Outdoor pool property in good shape.

Asking $1.7M

www.premierhotelsandmotels.com

Jerry Dombowsky 1 877 717 1886 Premier Canadian Properties

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20 Room 4 Star Resort with full service 75 seat log restaurant, putting green golf course, situated on 60 acres overlooking Kootenay Lake. Balfour Golf and Country club located adjacent to the Resort. Breath taking views of the mountains and lake from your private balcony and the restaurant patio. Becoming known as the place to hold your wedding in the Kootenays.

Asking $2.5M

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YOUR CHOICE OF TWO PURCHASE OPTIONS Option 1 Business Only Lease Land & Buildings 9.5% Rate of Return Asking Price $1,899,000 Option 2 Business plus Land & Buildings.

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$700,000 and take over financing.

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Ron at 250.804.3305

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$1,695,000

Town Homes with Storage…for all your Toys!

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250-492-2233 / 1-800-567-6770 RE/MAX FRONT STREET REALTY, PENTICTON, B.C.

THIS TAKEOUT IS ESTIMATING "400,000" IN 2012.

HOTEL, LIQUOR STORE, RESTAURANT $499,000 LE

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1ST TRAIL REAL ESTATE LTD.

info@bighornmotel.ca

250-347-2439

250-861-5122

For Sale

Well maintained, 12 year old, privately owned arena centrally located in the Tournament Capital of Canada. With a fully licensed and established lounge, this rink is exposed to thousands of registered youth and adult hockey/figure skaters. This is a turnkey operation awaiting a passionate owner/ operator. The facility runs at near capacity during lucrative peak/winter season, as well as yielding year-round revenue during summer camp and tournament programming. An extensive list of assets will be available for both lounge and rink on request.

Call: 250-377-4282 or Email: ichockey@telus.net

LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

QUALITY INN 48 ROOMS RESTAURANT $2,190,000

DRY CLEANER $89,000 NICELY EQUIPPED. THE ONLY ONE IN THE CITY.

NICELY LOCATED AT THE CROSSROADS OF THE KOOTENAYS. GOOD VOLUME.

FURNITURE AND APPLIANCE BUSINESS INCLUDING 35,000 SQ FT BUILDING, PRIME LOCATION, OWNERS WANT TO RETIRE $1,995,000

Contact: BILL

Exclusively offered by DINO GINI PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION Realty Executives of the Okanagan Email: dinogini@realtyexec-kelowna.com

COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL WORLDWIDE MILANOS PIZZA $169,000

Located in the heart of Radium Hot Springs.

Comes with attached 2 storey living quarters.

Over $250,000 spent on renovations in the last year.

Owner will finance with $350,000 down payment.

Fantastic business, 1st time offered for sale!

1st class operation!

DEVELOPMENT SITE DUPLEX - SINGLE FAMILY GRAND FORKS

Asking Price

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$750

• Showing sales over 2 million • Long established & growing pool business • Prime location! Huge chemical sales, installation & maintenance of pools & hot tubs, opening/closing of pools

UÊ75 Sites with Full & Partial Services UÊ4.91 Acre Nicely Treed Property UÊClose to large public beach UÊEasy access off Highway 3 UÊFull facilities including pool UÊExceptionally well maintained UÊOperates May 1 to September 15 UÊÊPerfect for semi retired couple Asking Price $699,000

PRIME FARM-HOLDING LAND OSOYOOS

Asking Price

A unique shavings mill business manufacturing premium quality shavings from BC’s surplus pine. The material is compressed into industrial sized packages and is widely distributed.

Supply agreements pending. Owner is ready to sell. Business has had strong sales since the first of the year. Turnkey operation.

FABULOUS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

CHRISTINA LAKE CAMPGROUND FIRST TIME ON THE MARKET IN OVER 20 YEARS !

20 Room Motel

Established October 2010

VERNON SELF STORAGE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

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BUSINESSFORSALE NEAR CHASE, BC

MIDWAY STORAGE $1,290,000 NICELY LOCATED EXCELLENT SHAPE 100% FULL GREAT SELECTION OF TENANTS

GOLD’S GYM FOR SALE

Business and Property

GREAT BUSINESS

DEV. PROPERTY $595,000 600 FT OF HWY FRONTAGE FOR AUTO DEALER & BODY SHOP.

TRAIL MOTEL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BLDG $425,000 MH + RV PARK 4 LARGE LOADING DOORS. $895,000 THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH VERY STEADY INCOME.

OFFICES & MEZZANINE.

(250) 231-5222 (CELL)

www.cbcworldwide.com www.coldwellbankertrail.com

(250) 368-5508 (FAX)

$1.6 Million 101 North Star Road, Quesnel, BC Looking for a life change? This is a rare opportunity to own this popular Gold’s Gym franchise and property located in the growing City of Quesnel. This is a well established and profitable business operating since 1986. Entrepreneur’s franchise 500 Magazine has ranked Gold’s Gym in the top 100 franchises in the world for the last five years. 12,000 square foot building built new in 2007 on an one acre property.

Property is assessed at over $950,000, business includes over $600,000 in equipment.

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B6 Interior British Columbia $588,000

Commercial building in the heart of downtown Fernie, BC 3000sqft main ďŹ&#x201A;oor commercial space and two partially ďŹ nished residential suites upstairs waiting for someone to ďŹ nish the renovations. MLS K4100066

Abe Martens 250-430-1070 RE/MAX Elk Valley

SICAMOUS, BC 1/2 Acre lot on Shuswap Lake at Sicamous, B.C. 3700 sq. ft. house with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, sauna, 4000 sq.ft. of deck, double detached garage and double carport, beautiful location and landscape, with private boat dock. Offered for $ 925,000.00 Fully furnished as well.

For Further Information and Details, Call

RE/MAX GRANDE PRAIRIE

Thiry Kelemen 780-831-8804 thiry@telus.net

OKANAGAN OPPORTUNITIES

KAMLOOPS BC Building/Land Opportunity

Hurry on this building and land in an excellent location across from a major Kamloops retailer.

37000 sq. ft. lot with great parking, 12,000 ft. main plus 5000 ft. up, comprehensive C-6 zoning allows many uses, priced for quick sale at $899,000, currently vacant.

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REGIONAL ROUNDUP End of HST sparks recreational revival in Kelowna and across Central Okanagan

1FBDIFT BOE CFBDIFT SUSAN M. BOYCE WESTERN INVESTOR ometimes called the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Land of Peaches and Beaches,â&#x20AC;? the Central Okanagan is home to a thriving wine industry, a diverse array of four-season recreational opportunities and a temperate climate blessed with plenty of sunshine. Small wonder generation after generation has considered this part of British Columbia a vacation wonderland.

Although hard hit by the economic downturn of 2007-08, today Kelowna and the Central Okanagan are claiming a renewed sense of optimism; and, while some industry insiders temper it to â&#x20AC;&#x153;a cautious optimism,â&#x20AC;? many are clearly excited and enthusiastic about the year ahead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 2010 the City of Kelowna undertook a comparative study of 15 major cities, and Kelowna not only came in second in the number of building permits issued but, more importantly, we came in second in the dollar value of permits issued,â&#x20AC;? said Corie Griffiths, business development officer for theCentral Okanagan Economic Development Commission. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Canadian Federation of Independent Business also named us the number one place for entrepreneurs in B.C. and one of the top places in Canada,â&#x20AC;? Griffiths said, adding she believes the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many creative, tech-savvy businesses are significant drivers of these results. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a unique asset base that communicates globally, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this creative class thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of our greatest strengths.â&#x20AC;?

While Griffiths acknowledges Kelownaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s median housing prices may appear high, she stresses thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a significant difference in the cost of owning a home in the Central Okanagan versus an equivalent dwelling in Vancouver. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to recognize that 44 per cent of the people who own a home within the

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Wineries and Okanagan Lake at Westbank near Kelowna: ranked among top spots for Canadian investors.

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And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not only out-of-town buyers who The recently revealed HST transition rules are getting out their chequebooks and getting have also had an immediate and dramatic off the fence. impact on the Okanaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stalled condo/resort â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe now is the perfect time to buy into market. the Okanagan market,â&#x20AC;? said Vince Taylor, partner at Pilothouse Real Estate Inc., the )45 FOEFE company that masterminded the wildly sucâ&#x20AC;&#x153;The new $850,000 HST rebate threshold on cessful one-day receivership sellout at Tuscany recreational properties and second homes locat- Villas. ed outside the GVRD and CRD was like draw- â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fabulous lakes, pristine mountains and ing a bullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye around the Okanagan and the unparalleled lifestyles that our various comarea surrounding Victoria on Vancouver Island, munities have to offer have not gone away,â&#x20AC;? then marking them with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;buy hereâ&#x20AC;? sign, said he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tuscany Villas was an indication a delighted Renee Wasylyk, president of the Kelowna buyers are still out there and are Kelowna chapter of the Urban Development anxious to stay in the community they love â&#x20AC;Ś Institute and CEO of Troika Group. if given good options. I think Tuscany repreâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Since the announcement weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen the sented a turning point in awareness of market activity in sales centres explode. The ripple conditions and signalled a turn in the Okanagan effect is huge. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve written more contracts market in general.â&#x20AC;?

Taylor adds itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his view the cause of the this March, after the threshold was raised, than in the previous four Marches combined.â&#x20AC;? past few yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; decline is â&#x20AC;&#x153;glaring and obvious

with hindsight. The collapse of the U.S. market and U.S. dollar, the collapse of the Alberta tarsands business and corresponding erosion of the Calgary and Edmonton cash pipeline to B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recreational markets, and over-heated prices.

Now, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing the U.S. slowly rebound, Alberta again in full swing and prices in Vancouver exceeding the highs of 2007 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this all bodes well for the Okanagan.â&#x20AC;?

However, he cautions new developments will need to respond to customer needs and ability to pay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grade A waterfront still costs between $7,000 and $10,000 per foot in the Central Okanagan. A million dollars for 100 feet doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sound like a depressed market to me.â&#x20AC;?

Randy Shier, principal of the Mission Group, agrees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing has changed about this destination. We hit an economic downturn and many Canadians put the decision to purchase on hold â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially the Albertans who were put off by the HST. Now we have transition rules in place, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re coming back. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d estimate the Alberta market is now 5 to 10 per cent of our business.â&#x20AC;?

Shier also notes there are exceptional values to be found for those who act now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unlike other urban markets that have posted yearover-year pricing gains, Kelowna has held relatively stable. But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the cusp now.

More traffic in sales centres translates into more offers. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re already seeing existing inventory dwindling and predictions suggest supply from 2007-08 will soon be completely absorbed.â&#x20AC;?

He adds that for the first time in some years Mission Group is totally sold out of condominium product, although it has two new townhouse projects underway: Winsome Hill and Dwell.

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outbound baggage system, improve the selfservice options and incorporate new ways to reduce energy consumption, including a geothermal system. The final phase will further increase the domestic arrivals level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is now a good time to buy a home or a second home in Kelowna? Absolutely,â&#x20AC;? Wasylyk said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a pivotal period in a fantastic market. Purchase prices are great, interest rates are low and, if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy now, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re missing out on an opportunity thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unlikely to be repeated. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that simple.â&#x20AC;?â&#x2014;&#x2020;

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erhaps the strongest evidence of a recovery in the Kootenay recreational market is the sale of ranchsized acreages at the exclusive Ranches at Elk Park just outside of Radium Hot Springs.

Prices range to nearly $3 million â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and that is just for the land. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have sold two lots and we have holds on two others,â&#x20AC;? said Rudy Nielsen, founder and president of Niho Land & Cattle Company, which is marketing the ranches through its subsidiary LandQuest Realty.

Prices roam from $9,000 per acre for small parcels to around $2,100 per acre for 400-acre and larger ranches.

The 3,500 acres at Elk Park, a gated ranch community and perhaps the only one in B.C., are divided into 16 ranches, from 36 acres to 480 acres.

The two lots that sold â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one to a retired Edmonton oil executive â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are both in the 100acre size, as are the two with pending sales.

The Ranches at Elk Park are what Nielsen calls a â&#x20AC;&#x153;rare collectionâ&#x20AC;? of recreational private estate properties. The ranches are framed by Kootenay National Park and the Columbia Valley and prices range from $390,000 to $2.95 million for 200 plus acres with a lake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a very exclusive opportunity,â&#x20AC;? said Nielsen, 70, B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prolific land dealer. In the last 40 years, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s put together thousands of successful real estate deals, involving tens of thousands of acres, from small plots to ocean islands, to entire town sites and huge farms

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Ranches at Elk Park: 200 acres with a private lake listed for $2.95 million.

and ranches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing else like this in British Columbia. South of the border, in places like Montana, similar ranch-style communities are far less pristine and their prices are much steeper.â&#x20AC;?

Calgary-based Schickedanz West, the owner of the Ranches project, is adding a comprehensive amenity centre outside the access point with fitness facilities and a private ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lounge, Nielsen said. He credited owner Fred Schickedanz for having the vision and patience to create â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the best recreational ranch developments I have seen in a long time.â&#x20AC;?

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eventually retire to the property. They share an common appreciation of nature, outdoor adventure, horse-back riding, hobby ranching and getting away from it all, â&#x20AC;&#x153;without going too far or spending too much.â&#x20AC;? Some of the ranches are lakefront, others have valley views and all have the security and privacy only big money can buy: there is only one access road and it is protected by a controlled locked main gate.

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In 2007, Albertans were big in the Kootenay

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With the BC/Alberta border so close to Calgary, the Kootenays were a natural lure. Then the oilfueled global economy stalled and Albertans went quiet; in 2010 Albertan purchases were off by more than 70 percent or 756 sales of residential properties. However, with the global economy swinging back and oil now north of US$100 a barrel Nielsen expects a resurgence of Alberta buyers into the Kootenays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our sales team says the number and quality of calls coming out of Alberta has increased substantially, compared to anytime from mid2008 to late 2010, â&#x20AC;&#x153; Nielsen said.

A recent survey by the Royal Bank forecasts Alberta will lead the entire country in economic growth this year and next, and likely into the next decade. One telling stat: the average weekly wage in Alberta is $1,036 a week, almost one-third higher than the rest of Canada.

And Albertans traditionally look to B.C. for recreational property. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can golf, ski, and catch a large rainbow trout, all in one day in the Kootenays,â&#x20AC;? Nielsen said. He notes that the ski hills of Panorama Ridge near Invermere and the amenities of Fairmont Hot Springs are close by Elk Park, with almost two-dozen golf courses within a 30-minute drive.

Nielsen said The Ranches will attract a select type of buyer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The price range is for individuals with a pioneering spirit ready to embrace a rare opportunity to own their own private ranch right at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.â&#x20AC;?â&#x2014;&#x2020;

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Approximately 80 minutes northeast of Winnipeg on the Bird River. This classic lodge is world famous for trophy bear and deer hunting. Located 1/4 mile from a Department of Transportation certified airport runway. Suitable for church camp, corporate retreat, training centre or private retreat. Commercial kitchen. Games room, sauna & conference room. Thirteen bedrooms, sleeps 27 plus master bedroom & ensuite. Approx. 6900 sq. ft. on +/-2 acres. Asking $1.85M.

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For Sale: $112,500

Sold Price: $64,125 Rent: $850 City: Phoenix 9EAR "UILT Square Feet: 1,435

Sold Price: $69,000 Rent: $825 City: Phoenix 9EAR "UILT Square Feet: 1,343

Sold Price: $87,000 Rent: $995 City: Laveen 9EAR "UILT Square Feet: 1,763

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Rising employment is one of the factors Wasylyk says is fuelling the resurgence of consumer confidence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, we were lacking in that area, but no more. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a renewed optimism. Businesses are firing on all cylinders, especially those tapping into the global markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; businesses like Reidco Metal Industries, who went from eight to 85 employees in less than a year. One of our own companies, Rise and Run, has shown a 25 per cent increase in our gross revenues so far this year. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face it: when you start seeing more people getting jobs and/or people with jobs getting raises, it translates directly into renewed consumer confidence.â&#x20AC;?

Two of the newest employment superstars are Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) and Kelowna International Airport.

Pumping $880 million into the local economy is an ambitious P3 addition to KGH. The project includes a new 360,000-square-foot patient-care tower with a new emergency department located on the ground floor thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four times the size of the existing facility.

KGH will also become home to a 34,000square-foot clinical academic campus of the University of BC Medical School, which itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoped will encourage the next generation of doctors to train and, more importantly, stay

within the Central Okanagan when they take up practice. Interior Health will gain more space and be able to consolidate services.

Arguably even more significant is Phase 2, the International Heart and Surgical Project.

This will be the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first full cardiac center located outside the Lower Mainland or Victoria. When operational, the centre is anticipated to create a minimum of 80 new jobs, increase the survival rate of heart-attack victims to 98 out of 100 and reduce the wait time for angioplasty surgery from almost four days to 12 hours or less. For people who live in Kelowna and the surrounding area it will also eliminate the expense, stress and potentially life-threatening time delay of travelling to Vancouver for surgical procedures.

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FOR LEASE & SALE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9,000 sq ft cement block building on 2 Acres, fenced compound. 3-Phase Power.

LAND - 3,609 sq ft main ďŹ&#x201A;oor 120 seat restaurant specializing in authentic English ďŹ sh & chips. 1,559 sq ft second ďŹ&#x201A;oor living accommodations, may be converted to a banquet facility plus 2,227 sq ft basement.

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FOR LEASE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Highly visible 2,371 sq ft prime retail /professional ofďŹ ce space.

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Business FOR SALE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fully equipped automotive repair business. Owner retiring after 34 years of business. Equipment replacement value $150,000.00.

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44,080 sq ft total space. Well maintained with 11 loading doors, 13 O/H doors, 3 phase power & highway access.

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17 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Acre+ high quality rural residential lots. 78.8 Acres total. Within 14km of the Westgate Shopping Plaza.

2977 Ferry Ave.

1437 N. Fraser Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Quesnel, B.C.

FOR SALE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0.8 Acres on corner of Ferry Ave. & Ospika Blvd. C-6 zoning.

COURT ORDERED SALE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 38.5 Acre property. 604 sq ft stand along ofďŹ ce. Main 3,498 sq ft concrete block 4 bay truck shop, with 1,628 sq ft addition attached. A 2,160 sq ft storage building with a 648 sq ft wood frame storage shelter. A sand/gravel business historically operated from this site, however no licensing permits have been conďŹ rmed.

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100% occupied 90 pads Gross 359,000 Net 225,000

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Well established Towing and Recovery business in Dawson Creek BC. "Exceptional Towing & Recovery Ltd." 150 X 150 Chainlink fenced, grave/asphalt compound, 1 bay heated garage, dispatch/offi ce unit w/services, storage shed.

Zoned M-2 Light Industrial. All Equipment included with list available upon request.

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City Center Commercial Lot (services at lot line) 73.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x122â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ideal multi-use property MLSÂŽ N4505054 Fort St John

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Multi-Residential Lot (up to 25 units) 146.6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x150â&#x20AC;&#x2122; close to major public and commercial amenities MLSÂŽ N4505280 Fort St John

5.73 acre Industrial Land (great location for office/yard) Close to City amenities LESS CITY TAXES! Modular on site.

MLSÂŽ N4505213 Fort St John

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LLOYD SMITH 250-784-7116 lloydsmith@shawcable.com

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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss this opportunity . . .

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#135870: HIGHWAY FRONTAGE - Great visibility on this. 1.077 acre Industrial lot located on highway #2, all City services available. New developments in this area and this is the only lot left for sale along the highway Asking $159,000

$295,000 $495,000

#130083 - Popular new restaurant (Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Social Club) now open and Pizza Hut coming soon, lots of parking.

7.32 ac along the Nechako River $545,000 zoned res - not in the ALR - subdividable approx 460â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of riverfront, nicely treed easy access to downtown & UNBC Riverfront Townhome site $500,000 1.76 acres - approx 263â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of riverfront zoned RM1 - multiple residential preliminary drawings for 13 townhomes Prime, high profile location $739,000 Hwy access near Costco & Future Shop 3664 sq ft building on 1/2 acre lot zoned M3 - Business Industrial For Sale or Lease $575,000 9630 sf on 3 levels, separate entrances completely refurbished since 2006 ideal for retail, design & professional offices

Elaine Kienzle CALL 604-725-4872 or 250-826-2284

MLSÂŽ V4022639 Fort St John

MLSÂŽ N4504968 Fort St John

TOM MORAN 250-784-7090 tommoran@shaw.ca

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FOR LEASE 3200 SQ FT SHOP with an additional 1680 sq ft of office are on upper floor. 2 doors 12x14 into 40x40 shop. Zoned M2 (light industrial) on .23 of an acre. Asking $16.00/sq ft. #131876, 130050, 131875 - HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL LAND Situated across from the EnCana event centre, Chances casino and new Holiday Inn this is a very desirable location. Total of three lots each approx 4.5 acres each, excellent visibility and access. Priced at $450,000 - $500,000 each

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#132673 - In the centre of the City close to the traffic circle on Alaska Highway...1.55 acres of flat land with all new services to the property and bordered by 8th street and the paved roadway to the new apartment building. Excellent location, commercially zoned, will builld to suit.

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#129952 - FOR SALE OR LEASE Multi purpose building with 2 units now leased leaving 11,000 sq ft. available. Upgrades include updated roof and furnaces Asking price is just $397,000 #130029 RETAIL STOREFRONT on 102nd Ave. for sale, 3500 sq. ft on a corner location, paved parking, good visibility can be used for ofďŹ ce, retail, or your own small business. Owner will consider leasing as well.

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#129257: THE SOUTH PEACE UNITED CHURCH IS FOR SALE. OVER 11,000 SQ. FT. - Sanctuary, hall, kitchen, ofďŹ ces, and support services. Excellent corner location, zoned commercial, very good condition, ready for an ofďŹ ce or residential conversion. $495,000 #133401 - BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY located on the east side of Dawson Creek. Belsum Auto Recyclers Ltd has a proven track record and shows a good return. Includes 6.5 acres of prime industrial land on Hwy #49, a heated main shop with 3200 sq.ft. and an adjoining 2400 sq. ft. building used for stripping vehicles. Lots of inventory, and equipment includes 3 forklifts and a skid steer. Asking $1,200,000 for the land, buildings, and turnkey business with inventory.

#129953 - RETAIL BUILDING Great location on 10th St over 3,000 sq ft on main and additional 3,000 sq ft on second floor, located next to Scotia Bank. Ground floor now leased out to only video rental

#133128: NEW STRIP MALL has 4 available spaces left for lease, 1,750 sq ft each. Great location on 8th street between Tim Hortonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & The Brick.

Lease rates start as low as $16/sq. ft.

Start your business here.

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company in Dawson Creek. Asking price of $375,000

Also for sale at $1,800,000

L A N D #129635: RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LANDS, one parcel of 25 acres on the north west edge of Dawson Creek for sale, superb location for residential homes, the timing is right as we need more residential lots for our busy market place.

Asking $625,000

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#129877: ONE ACRE OF MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL LAND suitable for 37 unit apartment or condo complex.

Across from the hospital in a prime residential area of Dawson Creek. $179,000 #127836: SUBDIVISION FOR MOBILE HOMES! Total of 39 mobile lots are possible on this 4.6 acres, zoning in place, some services are already in, 3 lots have been subdivided. Call for more info.

Asking $300,000 #127441: 80 ACRES OF INDUSTRIAL LAND with highway frontage, railway tracks, water and sewer in the City of Dawson Creek.

Asking $31,250 per acre

#135241: COMMERCIAL LAND NEXT TO THE GOLF COURSE. Great location and potential! 10.33 acres that are zoned C-3 (highway commercial) between the driving range and regional district offices, close to a large campground. Lots of options, borders the Alaska Highway. $1,800,000 WILL BUILD TO SUIT - AIRPORT ONE ACRE LOTS Developer has 3 one acre lots in a row at the airport with highway frontage...will build a 5000 - 7,000 sq, ft. pre-engineered steel shop, provide a graveled and fenced yard with a 5 year lease starting at $ 14.00 per sq. ft. for the shell. Also willing to build and sell to tenant. One lot now leased and sold. Only 2 left! #127066: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION 0.74 acres at the intersection of 17 Street and Alaska Highway. Ideal location for strip mall, service station, etc. $295,000

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retail, industrial and multi-residential apartment – there’s just not enough product to satisfy demand,” said Ken Cloak, Colliers Victoria associate vice-president and multifamily specialist.

The Colliers report noted that last year there were 12 apartment-building sales for owell River residents and current total sales of $46 million, down from 2010’s and pensioned mill employees are 22 sales totalling $98.5 million. The 10-year waiting to hear the fate of the town’s average is around $56 million. largest employer as Catalyst Paper “The only meaningful thing about that is Corp. seeks a $395 million restruche proposed and long-debated $1 billion we didn’t see any portfolio trades in 2011,” turing plan. Catalyst has been under Jumbo Alpine Ski Resort development Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act 57 kilometres west of Invermere in the West said Cloak.

Of the 12 large sales last year, the biggest (CCAA) creditor protection since late Kootenays has won approval from the provwas the 72-unit Westside Apartments (now January. ince, confirms Steve Thompson, minister Catalyst, whose restructuring plan of forests, lands and natural resource opera- Olympic View Terrace) at 885 Craigflower Road, which sold for $7.9 million in October. faced a creditor vote in late April, has tions . already shut down its pulp mill in “After more than 20 years of comprehensive Other big sales included the 64-unit Quadra Villa at 2835 Quadra Street, sold for $6.7 milCampbell River and is seeking court Powell River’s troubled Catalyst pulp mill. and exhaustive reviews, it was time to make approval to sell its remaining B.C. mills in Powell River and Crofton to the highest bidder, if a decision. I approved Jumbo Glacier Resort’s lion in June, and the 43-unit Don Quadra at 3244 Quadra Street, sold for $5.3 million. the restructuring plan fails. master development agreement after reviewCloak said the only thing helping the vacanRetired salaried employees of Catalyst stand to lose a substantial portion of their pensions ing all of the relevant documentation and if the company’s plan fails. meeting with both First Nations and the pro- cy issue is investment in condominium projects. He said investors are buying now while The company and its noteholders have put forward a sales and investor solicitation process, ponent,” said Thomson in a statement. interest rates are low and renting the suites. which includes a “stalking horse bid,” rumoured to be from a bond holder. This means some The province says the project will attract noteholders are prepared to become the new owners – and sellers – of the company. $900 million in investment and create 750 “All of us hope very strongly that Catalyst management is able to sail through this credipermanent jobs. tor protection and continue their operations,” said Jim Donnelly, who was the investment Once complete, Jumbo will feature up to recovery manager at the Powell River division before he retired in 2007. “If they do, then 23 lifts, a 3,000-metre-high gondola and a this is not a problem to any of us.” ski village with more than 6,000 units. The But if the company doesn’t sail through, Donnelly added, “Our pensions are at risk.” resort will be comparable in size to Silver There are between 1,000 and 1,100 salaried Catalyst pensioners affected by this, including Star in Vernon or about one-tenth the size of orty-six per cent of consumers in the about 200 living in Powell River.

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erhaps the strongest evidence of a recovery in the Kootenay recreational market is the sale of ranchsized acreages at the exclusive Ranches at Elk Park just outside of Radium Hot Springs.

Prices range to nearly $3 million â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and that is just for the land. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have sold two lots and we have holds on two others,â&#x20AC;? said Rudy Nielsen, founder and president of Niho Land & Cattle Company, which is marketing the ranches through its subsidiary LandQuest Realty.

Prices roam from $9,000 per acre for small parcels to around $2,100 per acre for 400-acre and larger ranches.

The 3,500 acres at Elk Park, a gated ranch community and perhaps the only one in B.C., are divided into 16 ranches, from 36 acres to 480 acres.

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The Ranches at Elk Park are what Nielsen calls a â&#x20AC;&#x153;rare collectionâ&#x20AC;? of recreational private estate properties. The ranches are framed by Kootenay National Park and the Columbia Valley and prices range from $390,000 to $2.95 million for 200 plus acres with a lake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a very exclusive opportunity,â&#x20AC;? said Nielsen, 70, B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prolific land dealer. In the last 40 years, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s put together thousands of successful real estate deals, involving tens of thousands of acres, from small plots to ocean islands, to entire town sites and huge farms

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With the BC/Alberta border so close to Calgary, the Kootenays were a natural lure. Then the oilfueled global economy stalled and Albertans went quiet; in 2010 Albertan purchases were off by more than 70 percent or 756 sales o f residential properties. However, with the global economy swinging back and oil now north of US$100 a barrel Nielsen expects a resurgence of Alberta buyers into the Kootenays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our sales team says the number and quality of calls coming out of Alberta has increased substantially, compared to anytime from mid2008 to late 2010, â&#x20AC;&#x153; Nielsen said.

A recent survey by the Royal Bank forecasts Alberta will lead the entire country in economic growth this year and next, and likely into the next decade. One telling stat: the average weekly wage in Alberta is $1,036 a week, almost one-third higher than the rest of Canada.

And Albertans traditionally look to B.C. for recreational property. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can golf, ski, and catch a large rainbow trout, all in one day in the Kootenays,â&#x20AC;? Nielsen said. He notes that the ski hills of Panorama Ridge near Invermere and the amenities o f Fairmont Hot Springs are close by Elk Park, with almost two-dozen golf courses within a 30-minute drive.

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Adding to this is the fact that mortgage financing has become increasingly difficult.

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And thanks to BMO and its 2.99 per cent promotional rate earlier this year, profitability on mortgages has decreased as mortgages have started to become banks’ loss leader. Placing a mortgage on your rental property has a much lower chance of bringing lenders new opportunities to cross-sell on higher-margin products like bank accounts and credit cards. It is likely that you are either already their client or you have relationships with multiple lenders already (as most investors will find becomes a necessity). In short: time to pucker up if you want $300,000 for that next investment.

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First, it is important to understand how banks qualify your first rental purchase and how it differs from financing your residence.

Most Canadians are qualified for their own mortgage based on their credit, down payment and most importantly their income. To determine how much you qualify for on a personal mortgage, take 40 per cent of your gross annual income and divide that number by 12 to get a monthly figure. Subtract any current loans and liabilities to get the total amount you can qualify for on a monthly basis for the property taxes, strata fees, heating and mortgage payment.

Example: A salaried employee earning $60,000 in income with a monthly car loan of $350/month. $60,000 x 0.4 = $24,000. $24,000/12 = $2,000. $2,000 - $350 = $1,650 in combined mortgage, tax, strata fees and heating expenses per month.

Qualifying for a rental property isn’t as simple. It surprises many to learn that most banks will only use a small portion of the rental income to help qualify your acquisitions. Most banks use what is called a “50 per cent add-toincome” method of calculating rental income.

Here’s the math on $1,000 in monthly rent: $1,000 x 50% = $500. $500 is added to your income, and 40% of your income is used to carry debts. So $500 x 40% = $200 of borrowing power. Based on today’s rates, $1,000 in rental income qualifies a borrower for about $40,000 on a mortgage.

The problem with the “add-to-income” method is this: not just the first rental purchase is tough, but each subsequent purchase gets tougher. As it is almost impossible for the rent to cover the expenses, each rental property becomes a loss on paper that your income needs to carry.

On top of this, instead of the minimum 5 per cent down available for personal residence purchases, the down payment was increased to

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20 per cent for investment purchases in March 2010.

Lenders have varying programs available for investors so it is advised to speak to a mortgage broker who can access the multiple lenders.

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Because of the roadblocks placed in front of investors, the initial setup is vital to purchasing multiple investments.

Make sure you arrange your personal residence mortgage properly and, if you don’t own a residence already, buy one. Your own home is usually the best and most expensive investment in your portfolio and will usually see the largest appreciation. This is important because your residence is not subject to taxes (capital gains) upon sale and is usually the hub for your investing career.

To set up your financing properly, you should make sure that you have extended your amortization as long as possible for the lowest minimum payment (but make sure to negotiate good pre-payment privileges). The low minimum payments will help qualify you for future purchases, but make sure you still utilize the lump-sum option to get off the never-never plan. Your mortgage should also be a re-advanceable mortgage, which allows you to

borrow back the principal you have paid down on your mortgage via a secured line of credit (LOC) or other mortgage portions.

Remember that you can use your line of credit against your residence to use for down payment on a rental property. This is a great way to borrow 100 per cent of the investment (20 per cent from the LOC and 80 per cent on the property). The interest portion of the payments is a tax deduction on both the borrowed down payment and the mortgage you place on the rental.

Once your residence is set up, it’s time to start analysing real estate and making acquisitions.

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The biggest mistake you can make is assuming that property values will go up. If you buy cashflow-negative property based on it appreciating you may be stuck selling the property at a loss or worse. If you invest in cash flow the only way to lose in real estate is if you are forced to sell the property. If it is putting money in your pocket each month, you can wait until the market recovers to sell and ensure you make a profit on your investment.

Most investors are advised to do a lot of networking, connecting with professionals who specialize in working with investors and perhaps joining large investment networks like the Real Estate Action Group in Vancouver. It’s always cheaper to learn from other people’s mistakes than your own.

When analyzing potential property, a free cash-flow analysis spreadsheet is available for download at www.mortgagesforinvestors.ca.

Don’t be afraid to put an offer in on a good property if your preliminary research looks good. You will always learn more from the experience than by reading books.

In summary, the only way to make money in real estate is to take action.◆ Kyle Green works with Vancouver-based Mortgage Alliance Meridian Mortgage Services, specializing in investment real estate.

Contact him at 778-373-5441 or kgreen@ mortgagealliance.com.

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REGIONAL ROUNDUP Medicine Hat looking to the future as natural gas price plunges to a decade low

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Market demand will have a say in how neighbourhoods are built or redeveloped,â&#x20AC;?

Reddy said.

Still, he notes, some of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existing subdivisions already sport housing densities higher than that benchmark.

Medicine Hat should have no problem meeting demand for land, at least for the short term â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the enviable position of having enough lots in inventory and approved for about 2,600 more people,â&#x20AC;? with land already zoned to accommodate up to 10,000 more, Reddy said.

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As of press time, natural gas was trading at US$2 for 1,000 cubic feet, the lowest level since January of 2002 and far below the 2011 peak of $4.85.

But this southeast Alberta service centre is looking past the current gas cycle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it has seen them before â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to 50 years down the road. The city, after all, has a 4.6 per cent unemployment rate (the Canadian average is 7.2 per cent) and remains a muscular trading and transport hub with two military training bases.

Rudyard Kipling once quipped Medicine Hat had â&#x20AC;&#x153;all hell for a basement,â&#x20AC;? but it may also have a helluva future.

And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a future based primarily on helping real estate investors by cutting red tape and delays on projects, especially industrial and high-density residential developments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping to produce a much more simplified land-use bylaw with a much simpler and hopefully less expensive manner of â&#x20AC;Ś getting through the system,â&#x20AC;? explained Chris Reddy, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new general manager of planning, building and development.

Reddy, who moved to the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hat from Fort McMurray, understands a little about moving building activity along.

His department is currently working through the introduction of a new municipal development blueprint for the city, as well as the new land-use bylaw. The overarching MDP, known as the Medicine Hat Plan, has already been to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planning commission and will now undergo scrutiny from the public and city coun-

TOP: Medicine Hat sees population swelling by 10,000 each decade for the next 40 years.

And it has the land to handle it. INSET: British Army AS90 tank in training exercise at CFB Suffield near Medicine Hat.

cil. It may well pass from talk to action this year.

The document focuses on expanding industrial development in the city, as well as adding residential density.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to put a lot more emphasis on the industrial sector, the area around theCanadian Fertilizer site, as our future employment growth area,â&#x20AC;? Reddy explained.

The area immediately around the fertilizer plant site in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s north end is not likely to attract housing or retail but is seen as vital for industrial businesses, everything from manufacturing to staging yards for the energy and transportation sectors.

Industry-wise, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a silver lining for Medicine Hat in the cloud of lagging gas prices. Multinational giant Enerflex re-opened

its mothballed Medicine Hat methanol plant last year because lower gas prices improved the plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competitiveness.

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The Medicine Hat Plan envisions a greener city with more than 100,000 residents in 2060 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; up from 60,000 today. The plan also calls for more compact neighbourhoods, â&#x20AC;&#x153;sensitive infill,â&#x20AC;? greater reliance on â&#x20AC;&#x153;alternative energy, from solar and windâ&#x20AC;? and the usual utopianstyle boilerplate. But it backs up the platitudes with some hard numbers and a respect to market realities.

The housing-density scheme envisions up to 17 homes packed into each hectare â&#x20AC;&#x201C; twice the current average in Alberta cities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but Reddy admits this could be a hard sell in a car-loving Prairie city that covers more than 11,200 hectares.

While the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hat hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t boomed by Alberta standards, it saw a 21.8 per cent hike in population for the 10-year period ending in 2009, or an average growth rate of about 2.2 per cent.

Much of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population growth has come from people moving in from Saskatchewan, which is very closeby, bu t city officials wonder if that will continue as the Saskatchewan economy continues to improve.

The biggest growth pressure in Medicine Hat has been on the south end of the city, with residential and commercial developments part of the mix. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve both led to some congestion along the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) through the city, but the province has announced plans to build a long-awaited interchange at the TCH and Dunmore Road, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen as a big plus in the battle against traffic problems in the southeast. The project is going to tender in 2012, with completion likely in 2014.

The provincial government is also spending to redevelop the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existing regional hospital, under an ongoing $200 million budget.

Meanwhile, CFB Suffield and British Army training bases pump an estimated $60 million into the local economy each year.

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The city thought it had landed a developer to move ahead with a major office and mixed-use development on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known as the Glanville site downtown, but that fizzled this spring when River City Development Corp. nixed a plan for a seven-storey tower on the vacant site near City Hall.

Mayor Norm Boucher called the setback unfortunate, but said development of the property â&#x20AC;&#x153;remains a high priority of council, and we will discuss the next steps in ensuring its development.â&#x20AC;?

The collapse of the project signalled thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not sufficient appetite for Class A office space priced higher above existing lease rates in the city right now.

March did bring some positive news for the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alternative energy industry â&#x20AC;&#x201C; approval of a major transmission line to hook up the Wild Rose wind-generation projects being developed by Calgary-based NaturEner. The approval moves two large wind-power projects in surrounding Cypress County closer to reality.

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FEATURE Coal, gold and energy speculation lure investors to Northern B.C., but some see trouble ahead

/PSUIFSO HBNCMF GLEN KORSTOM/WI STAFF WESTERN INVESTOR n Tumbler Ridge, where houses sold for $25,000 a decade ago, it is hard to find one now for $200,000 as three coal mines hit their stride.

In Fort St. John, gas and oil plays have driven house prices up 15 per cent in the past year, and long-suffering Kitimat could be poised for a pipeline-fuelled housing boom.

It is expectations that northern B.C. will drive most of the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth during the next decade that has sparked a real estate revival. But some warn the north could be a minefield for investors.

Real Estate Investment Network CEO Don Campbell said it makes sense to invest in rental properties in towns like Fort St. John and Dawson Creek because of area mega-projects, high rental rates and relatively low vacancy.

But he said investing in homes in other parts of the north, such as Prince George and Kitimat, is riskier because few of the planned mega-projects have been confirmed.

A March Canada 1 Credit Union report projected that strong demand for coal, natural gas and copper would spur development across B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s north in the next few years and drive a more robust economic growth than Metro Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Campbell agreed with the report. He said B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s north provides some of the best real estate investing opportunities in the province.

But he cautioned that investors could get caught up in speculation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We saw that happen in the leadup to the Olympics,â&#x20AC;? Campbell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody ran to Squamish because they thought it was next to Whistler. The thing they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand was that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no mountain there for skiing.â&#x20AC;?

Speculation over northern B.C. mega-projects and job creation includes the possibilities that:

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â&#x20AC;˘Enbridge Inc. will win approval Community Price March 2011 Price March 2012 to build its $5.5 billion Northern $242,936 $241,704 Gateway pipeline from the Alberta Prince George $171,909 $168,907 oilsands across northern B.C. to a Prince Rupert Fort St. John $308,622 $340,207 new marine terminal in Kitimat; â&#x20AC;˘BC Hydroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $8 billion Site C Fort Nelson $321,845 $344,050 dam project in northeast B.C. will be Terrace $220,213 $200,926 approved; Kitimat $142,137 $170,103 â&#x20AC;˘eight mines generating $3.5 bilSource: BC Northern Real Estate Board lion in economic activity will open following the $400 million electrification of $3.3 billion, has seen its share values cut in half Highway 37; and since then as the price of coal has plunged. â&#x20AC;˘ high demand for coal from Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s steelYet real estate investors are salivating at the makers will continue to keep three Walter prospect of new jobs creating a population Energy Inc. metallurgical coal mines near boom and a housing crunch.

Tumbler Ridge running near capacity.

But there are red flags waving: 1SJDF TVSHF â&#x20AC;˘ the Northern Gateway pipeline threatens to At the end of 2011 the price for an average be derailed by loud and local opposition: every detached home in Fort St. John was $323,608. major town council along the B.C. route, plus By March, according to BC Northern Real most native bands and environmentalists, are Estate Board statistics, that price was 15 per strongly against it. As well, TransCanada cent higher at $372,143.

Corp. has presented an alternative pipeline Fort St. John realtor Mitch Collins said the option that would link the Alberta oilsands to communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small size adds to housing-price Quebec refineries and Atlantic ports; and volatility and that home values have actually â&#x20AC;˘ Walter Energy, the Alabama-based mining risen about half that 15 per cent figure. giant that bought Western Coal last year for He added that even if BC Hydroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed

Site C dam hits snags, investing in the region makes sense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just seeing the tip of the iceberg.

There are major projects that are moving forward right now that will have dramatic impact.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of people investing in this region.â&#x20AC;?

Maple Ridge chiropractor Matt Boser started buying multi-family properties in natural gas-rich Dawson Creek in 2008. He now owns 20 units in Dawson Creek and nearby Fort St. John, where a $297.9 million hospital is under construction.

All of Boserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homes are rented. The average one, he said, brings in about $2,500 per month in rent whereas his mortgage, taxes, property management expenses and utility costs are about $2,100. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mortgages are being paid down every month [in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek],â&#x20AC;?

Boser said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s positive cash flow, and the value of the properties are going up. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the key. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to buy a place that has great cash flow but is going down in value.â&#x20AC;?

In Kitimat, average house prices have shot up from $142,000 in the first quarter of last year to $170,103 as of March 31 of this year, but house prices in Prince Rupert have fallen from two years ago, as they have in Prince George.

Chris Mapson has experienced that fall. He and his wife lived in Prince George between 2007 and 2010, then moved to Kelowna.

They had bought a home in Prince George for $329,000 in 2007 but were unable to sell if for $290,000 in mid-2010. After showing the home 65 times and getting no offers, they decided to rent it because the cash flow was more than their cost to rent a place in Kelowna.

The experience has left Mapson skeptical about home prices spiking across the north.

He said there are pockets of northern B.C. that are great places in which to own property, but investors should do their homework and not be lulled into a sense of false security by projections. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are spin doctors who are cooking it up and northern economic development people who are spinning it one way,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of smoke and mirrors.â&#x20AC;?â&#x2014;&#x2020;

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$58,000 housing lots hit market

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he prospect of finding a more affordable place to build your dream home in the Highway 2 corridor between Edmonton and Calgary recently improved in the community of Didsbury.

A developer there is now offering singlefamily lots in the range of $58,000 (including GST), down from around $95,600.

The lots are in whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known as Phase 4 of the Valarosa Crossing subdivision, a sixphase project being developed by Terra Sar Developments.

Didsbury, which has grown to a population of more than 4,000, is situated just west of Highway 2 about 40 minutes north of Calgary International Airport. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first community north of Airdrie, Calgaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest source of commuters.

Didsbury has been rated in the past as one of Albertaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top-five growth communities, an honour the town trumpets on its web page.

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The city-owned CMLC opened a $2.4 million experience centre in late March. The 8,000-square-foot centre will showcase planned developments in East Village, including those ready for construction in the former slum area thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s located just east of the heart of downtown.

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The City of Edmonton granted permits for just over $441.3 million in construction in January and February of 2012. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a healthy increase of about 29.2 per cent from 2011, according to city statistics.

Things were similar in Calgary, taking out one mega project at the airport that was approved in early 2011.

According to City of Calgary figures, the city issued permits worth $609 million for the first two months of 2012, including permits for 838 new residential units. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an 88 per cent hike in new residential units over the same period last year.

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The result: rents could increase by up to 20 per cent.

According to Avison Young, while office vacancy actually jumped slightly in Edmonton for the first three months of 2012 to 9.7 per cent from 9.5 per Edmontonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office rents could rise 20 per cent. cent, the fundamentals of the economy point to increased space demand. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As [drilling] rig activity increases, administrative office requirements for energy companies grow, in addition to those for construction, engineering and professional service firms, which supply the energy sector,â&#x20AC;? Avison Young noted in its2012 Q1 Edmonton Office Report. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With strong rig activity expected to continue in Alberta, we are forecasting sustained demand for office space and consistent increases in lease rates.â&#x20AC;?

There was net negative absorption in the first-quarter office market in Edmonton, according to Avison Youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s figures, though that was linked primarily to the suburban andgovernment sectors of the market.

Energy and pipeline companies such as Enbridge have been very active. In just over six months Enbridge has swallowed up over 223,000 square feet of space in three different buildings in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial district, where asking base rents for the best space are in the $25-per-square-foot range.

Enbridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s space acquisitions have financial-district landlords looking at rent hikes in the range of 20 per cent, according to Avison Young. Without the pipeline giantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pickups in early 2012, the downtown financial district vacancy rate would have been 2 per cent higher in the first quarter.

Avison Young is predicting a â&#x20AC;&#x153;healthy and robustâ&#x20AC;? Edmonton office market in the near term. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tenants should prepare for rising rental rates, and landlords can expect existing tenancies to expand while developers capitalize on market demand and build new office buildings, beginning in the suburbs,â&#x20AC;? Avison Young predicted.

The court essentially ruled that Okotoks was imposing off-site levies not allowed for under the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Municipal Government Act (MGA), and that those levies were not obtained under a voluntary agreement between the developer and the town.

The issue was summed up in a circular from the prominent Alberta municipal law firm of Fraser Milner Casgrain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The result for now is that these sorts of [non-voluntary] levies [for recreation facilities, engineering reviews, water licences] are no longer legally permissible,â&#x20AC;? the firm said.

The court found â&#x20AC;&#x153;that a municipality cannot use its natural person powers in a coercive fashion such as this and has no lawful authority to impose payment of offsite levies which are not specified in Section 648 of the MGA.â&#x20AC;?

While Canmore has ceased collecting recreation levies in the short term, the Bow Valley Builders and Developers Association, which represents the local development community, says it will continue to pay such levies in the long term, acknowledging their benefit to the community.â&#x2014;&#x2020; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Compiled by Dave Husdal

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COVER Saskatoon’s economy leads the nation, and high-end developers are eagerly jumping on board

WESTERN INVESTOR askatoon-born Paul Leier, 47, president of Cavalier Enterprises Ltd., has had a front-row view of the city’s transformation. Now, as his company opens Saskatoon’s first ultra-luxury hotel, Leier says his hometown has shifted into a new high gear.

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Some would say overdrive.

With the lowest office vacancy rate in 20 years, a booming retail sector, surging job growth and an accelerating economy that puts Alberta’s biggest city in the dust, Saskatoon is among the fastest-growing cities in Canada. In fact, according to some analysts, the only city that can match Saskatoon’s stride is Regina.

The Conference Board of Canada’s spring metropolitan outlook puts Saskatoon on top in the country for 2012 with gross domestic product growth of 3.6 per cent, followed by Calgary at 3.5 per cent and Edmonton at 3.2 per cent.

When Saskatoon recently commissioned consultants to look at the future, even the most bullish of its residents were likely surprised.

Basically, the experts told the city to forget about its go-slow past and get ready for a fastforward future.

Vancouver-based MDX Development’s 215-page report forecasts: •a population increase of 100,000 people within 16 years, to 350,000; •a 40 per cent increase in office space to 6.8 million square feet; •a 7.5 million-square-foot increase in industrial demand, to 22.3 million square feet; •3.1 million square feet of new retail space; and •at least six more new hotels.

“This city has changed forever,” said Leier.

“We have reached a new plateau.”

He says it was spike in housing prices and

stars that gave him his first signal of a seismic shift in Saskatoon’s economy. For years, he said, $100,000 would have been considered a high price for a Saskatoon house. “Then, suddenly, new-home prices were $250,000 or more.”

This March the average resale house price was $318,946, up 9 per cent from a year ago according to the Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors (SRAR). Sales in the first quarter of this year were up 14 per cent from the same period in 2011. Most notable: sales of houses priced in the $450,000 to $500,000 range soared 243 per cent in March compared with March of 2011, said SRAR executive officer Jason Yochim.

The economic uplift is also seen in what Cavalier Enterprises – which includes three Leier bothers – has just opened: a high-end boutique hotel, where south Saskatchewan River-view suites go for up to $329 per night.

The building was created through the upscale renovation of a Leier-owned apartment site.

“The calibre of The James sets it apart from all other hotels in Saskatoon,” said Leier, “It is a testament to the strength of the local economy and the type of traveller the city now attracts.”

These travellers include engineers, investment bankers and other high-rolling resource executives riding Saskatchewan’s current potash, mining and oil boom, he said.

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The province, however, does not appear to be in a boom but, rather, at the beginning of a perhaps decades-long upward trajectory.

Saskatchewan has the world’s largest potash reserves – it accounts for 70 per cent of world sales – and prices are expected to soon hit record levels of around US$477 per tonne for a key fertilizer product with intense global demand.

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climb to $1.6 billion in 2012, up $129 million from 2011, on forecasts for higher prices and production, mostly from the giant “sweet crude” Bakken oilfields. It is estimated Saskatchewan also has two billion barrels of heavy oil locked in its untouched oilsands deposits.

In addition, the province is rich in diamonds and uranium, which have each fuelled a parallel exploration wave.

Little wonder then that Saskatchewan’s public debt was estimated at $3.8 billion as of March 31, its lowest level in 25 years.

Saskatoon, the largest city in the province, is where the resource boom is being felt the most.

A Porsche dealer opened in 2010 and other high-end retailers are rolling into the city.

Cavalier is planning to join this rush by planting a new hotel in River Landing, now being developed as a mixed-use retail, residential and entertainment enclave near downtown Saskatoon.

River Landing is divided into two phases. In Phase I, the city will be developing the former Gathercole industrial site and area east of the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge and south of 19th Street. Phase 2 will include parcels of land along the riverbank bounded by the bridge to the east and Victoria Park to the west, the former A.L. Cole Power site, and a number of old city electrical buildings and adjacent properties.

Overlooking the river in the downtown, River Landing represents the most significant undeveloped real estate lands in the province, according to the city.

Victor Majors Investment Corp., Tonko Realty Advisors Ltd. and Cavalier are leading the development. The team’s vision is for a 10-storey hotel – to be developed by Cavalier – residential towers up to 27 floors, retail space and a 17-storey office tower, all around a central plaza. Public amenities also include the

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Despite its strong economy, Saskatoon continues to offer incentives to those building rental housing, in recognition of one of the lowest rental vacancy rates in Canada.

Under the Saskatoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Rental Construction Land Cost Rebate Program, a developer can receive a $5,000 capital grant for every rental unit created, plus a five-year incremental property tax abatement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the incentives and the tax holiday that the city is offering definitely brought us in early into Saskatoon,â&#x20AC;? developer Sean Roy, CEO of B.C.-based Broadstreet, told the CBC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Saskatoon itself has a 2.6 per cent vacancy rate and it was a community that we

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The office space will be welcomed in Saskatoon, according to Colliers International, which notes the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall office vacancy rate has fallen to around 2.2 per cent, the lowest level in at least two decades.

Tom McClocklin, president of Colliers McClocklin Real Estate Corp. , said the vacancy in all asset classes will remain low in 2012, rental rates will be stable or even rise and development will continue in industrial, retail and office sectors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Demand for office space has been exceptional as existing tenants in Saskatoon require additional space and many new companies related to the resource and engineering sectors locate to our city,â&#x20AC;? McClocklin said.

SNC Lavalin, Golder Associates and K+S Potash Canada are all in, or moving into, new spots downtown, he noted.

Besides new space, renovated buildings are acquiring major clients. Some major transactions include WorleyParsons Ltd. leasing two floors in the Birks Building, Stuart Olson Dominion occupying the Arthur Cook Building on 24th Street East and Canpotex expanding its space by 30 per cent in theScotia Bank Building.

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All of the new construction has created an employment boom in the city and across the province. Saskatchewanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Construction Sector Council reports the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s construction jobs have increased by almost 70 per cent since 2001, from 23,000 construction workers to 37,500 workers in 2011.

Industry leaders now predict that new housing construction and renovation work in the province will likely continue at a steady pace until 2020.

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This is the biggest gain in rental construction since the 1970s, according to Alan Wallace of Saskatoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planning and development services branch.

The typical rent for a two-bedroom suite, $1,200 per month, puts the Broadstreet projects on the higher end of the rental market.

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In Fernoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro, a mainstay in Frenchspeaking St. Boniface for the past decade, has opened a second location in primarily English River Heights.

Chris Kirouac and his father, Fern, have partnered in the new location, continuing a family tradition that dates back more than three decades.

Fern Kirouac Sr., Chrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; grandfather, bought the Red Lantern in 1980 and La Vieille Gare three years later. Chris said many of In Fernoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular clients came from outside of the French neighbourhood anyway, so he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see a problem moving into an Englishspeaking community.

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The Winnipeg-based advertising agency has brought Adam Speirs, a two-time winner of the Manitoba Amateur who played a decade on the Canadian tour, on board as an account co-ordinator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Business and golf go hand in hand, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t they?â&#x20AC;? he said.

When the 33-year-old decided it was time to hang up his golf spikes, one of his longtime sponsors, Drew Cringan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a partner in his new firm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; convinced him to pass along his resume.

Peter George, the firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEO, said Speirs brings a world of experience from the school of hard knocks. Plus, having an employee who has rubbed shoulders with golfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greats is pretty cool, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He needed to raise money and sponsorships for his career. He has made connections on his own with the business community to raise money.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adam has competed in the U.S. Open twice. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never had anybody working for me who has done that,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Nearly 1.3 million fans were scanned in â&#x20AC;&#x201C; turnstiles seem to have become a thing of the past â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to see the Winnipeg Jets, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Winnipeg Goldeyes. The previous high of less than 1 million tickets sold was set nearly two decades ago.

The reborn NHL franchise led the way with a sold-out MTS Centre for 41 home games, good for more than 660,000 butts in chairs.

The Bombers had the best year in their history, too, selling out eight consecutive regular-season games and one playoff game, for a total of more than 325,000.

The American Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Goldeyes, meanwhile, led their minor league in attendance with more than 286,000 fans taking in 50 regular-season games and a pair of playoff contests.

The unprecedented fandom for the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sports teams, however, has had a corresponding negative impact on attendance in the arts. The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Manitoba Opera, Winnipeg Art Gallery and Royal Winnipeg Ballet all saw their attendance fall this past winter season.

The Jets, meanwhile, are sold out for the next two years.

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he weather bomb of 2010 is finally receding from the minds of Manitobans.

The two-day October storm whipped up near-tidal waves that pounded the shorelines of Lake Winnipeg and threatened to swallow many of the most valuable cottages in the province.

Not surprisingly, the bottom of the market subsequently fell out as many cottage owners were forced to stem the tide Lake Winnipeg cottage prices have recovby erecting revetments to prevent further ered. This one is priced at $750,000. damage.

As the hysteria has died down, the market for lakefront cottages has rebounded, according to Melodie Ateah, owner of Ateah Realty Ltd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a rough couple of years. People had to fix up their properties but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m finding [the storm] isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as much of an issue now. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starting tomove lakefront lots,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Lakefront cottages in communities such as Victoria Beach, Lester Beach and Hillside Beach are listing from $169,999 to $939,900.

Ateah cautions that not every cottage is out of danger as there are still some erosion problem areas at Victoria and Lester beaches. Unfortunately, that comes with the territory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is that risk when you buy lakefront. There are always going to be erosion issues with lakefront cottages because of the water and the slumpage of the land,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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the centrepiece of a more-than-$600-million revitalization of downtown Winnipeg called the SHED (sports, hospitality and entertainment district).

The latest project designed to attract ortage Avenue has always been bustling Winnipeggers to live downtown is the brainwith people in downtown Winnipeg but child of brothers Mark and Rick Hofer. They it has been restricted to street level â&#x20AC;&#x201C; until were helped along by $3.8 million in financial assistance from the city, the province now. and CentreVenture Development Corp., Twenty of 75 apartment units in the Winnipegâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downtown development agency. refurbished Avenue and Hample buildings The units range from 400 square feet to are now occupied and the developers are optimistic the rest will be leased out shortly. more than 1,000 square feet.

The $12.4 million conversion was unveiled Typical rent for a one-bedroom is $925 per just days after demolition began of the nearby month.

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John DeHard, co-founder of Nurse Next Door, said, “We’ve worked very had to find the right partners to launch our initial U.S. franchise locations. We’ve built a very successful model in Canada and we’re excited to Carstar president Sam Mercanti (centre) bring this success to the U.S. market.” with members of the Carstar executive The company plans to open 15 to 20 more team. locations in the United States in 2012, while continuing its growth in Canada. Nurse Next arstar Automotive Canada Inc. was named one of Canada’s 50 best-managed Door was recently named among BC Business magazine’s 2011 best companies to work for companies for 2011 by Deloitte. The in B.C. Hamilton, Ontario-based company, with “All of the new franchise locations will more than two-dozen locations in Western bring a unique caring experience into their Canada, primarily across Alberta, was recognized for its comprehensive management, clients’ homes and also create jobs for local residents,” said co-Founder Ken Sim. staffing and technical strategy.

A Nurse Next Door franchise costs between “We are very honoured to receive this award,” said Sam Mercanti, Carstar president $85,000 and $120,000 and has an initial franchise fee of $30,000. and CEO, who passed on thanks to his franchise partners for “their involvement in helping us achieve this milestone and for their ongoing contribution in the improvement of our business.”

Canada’s 50-best-managed companies is a national awards program recognizing firms that have established world-class business iscount realtor PropertyGuys.com is practices. Winners were honoured at the pushing hard into the Calgary residenannual awards gala in Toronto last month. tial real estate scene, says president and Other national franchise winners for CEO Ken LeBlanc.

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new low-cost tobacco retail concept has proven a cash-flowing franchise in Airdrie and Olds, Alberta, and is set to expand across Western Canada, according to Ed Alfke, chairman of Cheap Smokes & Tobacco.

Alfke, founder of Rent-A-Wreck, said Cheap Smokes could be a similar franchise sleeper.

“I am amazed at the sales volume. I have never seen a franchise achieve $1.2 million in its first year of sales in a town, like Olds, with a population of just 9,000,” Alfke said, adding that the Olds outlet was hitting sales of $140,000 per month after just 10 months in operation.

Cheap Smokes proves an The Cheap Smokes franchise, owned by Lisa and Jeff Alberta cash cow.

Lawrence, is a simple concept: undercutting competition on prices to draw in customers and then upselling with smoking accessories and higherpriced cigars.

In Alberta, a pack of 25 major brand-name cigarettes costs an average of $11.32, with a carton of 10 usually selling for more than $100. Cheap Smokes sells a carton for $88.50.

“Our pricing structure makes us just a bit lower than Superstore and much more competitive then 98 per cent of the other locations [where] you can purchase smokes.However, the biggest difference is we are specifically servicing our smoking customers and have built a happy place just for them,” Jeff Lawrence said.

This may be a key advantage; in most of Canada smokers have become a social pariah, though Health Canada estimates that 21 per cent of the adult population still lights up.

Alfke said a Cheap Smokes & Tobacco franchise would cost about $25,000 and “is an ideal investment for a small-town market.”

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Last year, Tim Hortons Inc. stock went into a tailspin and the company was criticized for expanding too quickly after the sudden departure of Donald Schroeder as president and CEO. But House said Tim Hortons plans to open between 155 to 175 new locations in Canada and up to 100 full-serve restaurants in the U.S. in 2012. At the same time it wants to increase same-store sales by 3 per cent to 6 per cent in Canada and the U.S. A Tim Hortons franchise costs from $430,000 to $480,000 to start.◆ – Compiled by Kevan O’Brien

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