Penticton Real Estate - Lakeside Houses



The wonderful climate of Penticton fuels its two major sources of jobs and income, wine production and fruit farming, on the agricultural side and tourism on the service side. Seasonal increases in population provide extra jobs in tourism and harvesting in the fall adds yet more. The winter months were traditionally quieter, but recent further development of the Apex Mountain Ski Resort has enlarged the amount of guests choosing to visit in the colder months.



With over 50% of its population between the ages of 35 to 70 years old, the property market is lively with approximately 20,000 private homes, 13,000 of those owner occupied. Every type of property is available in the Penticton area, from lakeside ranch spreads to small down town condos and medium sized family houses. Typical average costs are hard to tie down, because of the great variety of property on the market, and also, in certain areas, developers buying housing to convert into rental properties to take advantage of tourist dollars. Canadian real estate experts tell those seeking budget homes that the $150,000 condo can still be found in the area, and as the housing boom in the area shows no signs of slowing, buying property in Penticton is a very good investment, right now. Average prices for detached dwellings in March were $374,960, with condos fetching $229,918. Townhouses were close to condos in price, costing $269,943 and luxury homes $750,000 and up.

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