Kids and downtown Kelowna real estate

Posted by paige on April 6, 2010 | No Comments

Would you pack up the kids and move downtown? Vancouver, a city which we tend to generally follow in terms of real estate prices and trends, has been able to attract more families then ever to it’s urban centers. There are an estimated 7,200 hundred children living downtown with under half that number in Point Grey, area viewed traditionally as the choice family neighbourhood. Higher density city planning and soaring house prices in the 2000’s have largely contributed to that. With this trend, quality of life is paramount to developers and city planners. Families are able to bike, walk, eat, shop, and visit many themed parks right from their front door. The biggest hurdle is that 3 bedroom condo’s are hard to find!

Our Kelowna city council has been struggling with this issue for a long time now… an example in point is the CD21 zoning in the Kelowna downtown waterfront area. We’re also lucky to have some organizations like Blue Green Living Communities (http://www.livingcommunities.ca) who forge ahead with a different game plan geared to urban and sustainable living.

I think we’re right on the cusp of a change in the way we think about our Kelowna real estate. There are currently some pretty cool places available right now. Would you move downtown with your kids?

Talk to you soon…

Paige