2014 - Calgary Herald

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2014
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2014 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Deerfoot Inn & Casino 11500 35th St. S.E.
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The Trails at Windermere Lake — Windermere, B.C.
Lakestone — Okanagan Valley, B.C.
Ian Heath & Marilyn Ball — Victoria B.C. Real Estate
Bellstar Resorts — Canmore; Crawford Bay, Osoyoos &
Parksville, B.C.
Bigfork Landing & Bear Mountain — Montana
Sooke Pointe Oceanfront Cottages — Greater Victoria, B.C.
Sweetwater — Koocanusa, B.C.
Ponderosa — Peachland, B.C.
Luxury Resorts West — B.C.
Dominican Republic Properties — Dominican Republic
Elk Park Ranch — Radium Hot Springs, B.C.
Vivo Resorts — Puerto Escondido, Mexico
Trappers Ridge — Panorama, B.C.
Raymond Shores — Gull Lake, Alta.
Own Mexico — Huatulco
Living Riviera Maya Real Estate — Cancun, Mexico
El Cid Real Estate — Mazatlan, Mexico
Pacific Boutique Properties — Bucerias, Mexico
Ventanas Residences — Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Papaya by Sabatico — Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
Aldea Zama — Tulum, Mexico
Lemmus Real Estate — Cancun, Mexico
Bahia Principe Residences & Golf — Tulum, Mexico
The Fives — Playa del Carmen, Mexico
The Park — Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Loreto Bay Homes — Loreto, Mexico
Wilderness Club — Montana
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1:00 Mexican Consulate - Changes to Mexican
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immigration laws and how they affect snowbirds
1:30 Gabriel Jones (Mexi-Go!) 12:00
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Derick Kachuik (Olympia Trust Company) Managing your currency
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2:00 Jorge Garcia (Ventanas Residences) –
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2:30 Sarah Elengorn (The Park) –
property
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Why you should live in Puerto Vallarta
3:00 Jorge
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PMMiranda Christopher
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Riviera
Maya.
3:30 Brent May (Own Mexico) - How my wife and I
moved from Calgary to Mexico and how you can too.
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Judi Shaw
Riviera Maya Real Estate) Living in Riviera Maya
1:30
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2:00 PM Victor Gonzalez (Ventanas Residences) Living in Cabo San Lucas
2:30 PM
Carlos Cruz Rivero (Papaya by Sabatico) Welcome to Playa Del Carmen and why you should live here.
3:00 PM Carlos Solarzano (SMPS Legal) How to safely invest in Mexican Real Estate and a legal frame
work update.
3:30 PM Brent May (Own Mexico) How my wife and I moved from Calgary to Mexico and how you can too.
4:00 PM Judi Shaw (Living Riviera Maya Real Estate) I moved to The Riviera Maya for six months. That was Ten years ago!
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March 15t
Calgary herald recreation & Investment properties show
Lakestone, a master-planned community from Macdonald Development Corp., is 10 minutes from the Kelowna International Airport.
Strong buyer appetite the theme of 2014 show
A
s many recreation property
developers gear up for another
busy selling season, Calgarians
are still chomping at the bit to find
that perfect second home by the lake,
in the mountains, or down south.
Whether it’s in the Columbia
Valley, Montana, Mexico or the
Okanagan, rec properties are in
high demand for 2014, say experts
who will be on hand for the Calgary
Herald’s annual Recreation &
Investment Properties Show,
March 15 at Deerfoot Inn and
Casino.
“For us, things have been very
positive,” says Barry Ehlert,
managing partner with Wilderness
Club Montana, a development near
the town of Eureka, just west of
Glacier National Park.
In B.C., many properties are
experiencing similar growth as buyers
search for those elusive hidden gems,
says Scott Sauermann, of Royal
LePage Rockies West Realty Ltd.,
who works with Schickedanz West on
its master-planned Elk Park Ranch
development at Radium Hot Springs.
“The first thing everyone wants is
that mountain view,” he says. “And
they want space between the homes
… greenspace and trees. They want
more bang for their buck.”
Calgarians are also seeking
properties in less-crowded locations,
says Chuck Ashton, sales and
marketing director with Vivo Resorts,
adding he’s seen a “ton of interest” out
of Alberta for Vivo’s development in
Puerto Escondido on Mexico’s Pacific
coast.
“Many people are tired of winter
and want a place to escape to and
like the idea of a sunshine property
where they can rely on great weather,”
he says.
“People buying properties want
a place that’s quieter and they’re
looking at affordability. Generally,
when buying in a major resort
destination (like Acapulco), the peak
has already come. We offer the ability
to get into a market that’s still on the
growth swing.”
The Okanagan region has
similarly seen an increase in sales
— particularly since last spring,
Wilderness Club Montana.
says Jason Koverchuk, director of
sales and marketing at Lakestone, a
master-planned community from
Macdonald Development Corp.,
10 minutes from the Kelowna
International Airport.
“People from Alberta are considering
the Okanagan again,” he says.
The Okanagan Mainline Real
Estate Board reported a 13 per cent
jump in overall sales of all property
types in the region in 2013 compared
with 2012, and December sales are
up 44 per cent over December 2012.
Developers in the nearby Kootenay
Rockies are also seeing increased
buyer interest.
“This year is probably the strongest
it’s ever been,” says Craig McMorran,
president of Sweetwater Lake Village
at Koocanusa, near Fernie, B.C.
“Typically, we don’t start selling
until July, but we’ve probably done
over $1 million in sales so far this
year. Once the economy starts getting
stronger, people are looking to invest
in themselves.”
McMorran says there’s been strong
interest in Sweetwater’s new RV park
development, which he says appeals
to those who like the freedom of
RVing, but want the amenities of a
resort village like Sweetwater.
“A big push for us this year will be
the RV lots,” McMorran says.
“About 98 per cent of our sales
come from Calgary. They like the fact
it’s so close.”
Koverchuk says he’s looking
forward to this year’s Recreation &
Investment Properties Show because
it gives him a chance to convey the
beauty of the properties, one-on-one,
with potential buyers.
“If we get a chance to connect, I
can just share what life at Lakestone
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Vivo Resorts near Puerto Escondido.
would be like,” he says.
“I can’t bring the view, but I can
share some great images and answer
questions.”
Ashton, who is making his fifth
appearance at the show, agrees.
“We really like the opportunity
to connect face-to-face with our
clients,” he says. “It’s nice to speak
to people who may have been
introduced to Vivo, but now want to
get more in-depth details.”
Adds Sauermann: “Face time
is where it’s at. As much as I love
technology, I like that personal
touch of connecting with my
purchasers.”