What a chaotically fun last few weeks highlighted by a grade 7 farewell and a grade 12 graduation, a couple of family birthday celebrations, a Father’s Day shared with my family watching the “C’s” at Nat Bailey Stadium with Wasabi taking the win in the mascot race, and a quick Whistler getaway with my wife! 

The weather has been absolutely phenomenal and we’ve taken full advantage with lots of time shared at the park playing frisbee, pickleball, and scootering the neighbourhood which, of course, is often followed by evening walks to the local ice cream shop and movies on the couch.

I hope that your summer is off to a terrific start too!

A big thank you to everyone who entered the Father’s Day Giveaway to Iron Butcher last month.  I loved receiving the Dad jokes and each of them gave me a good laugh.  Here are a few of them:

“I was going to try an all almond diet, but that’s just nuts.

“Who won the neck decorating contest?  It was a tie.

“Why did Dad sit on the remote?  He wanted to control the situation.”

And, a special congratulation to Connie S., the recipient of the $25 gift card to Iron Butcher, who sent in this gem that her Dad use to tell:

Question: Where does the General keep his armies?

Answer: In his sleeve-ies, of course!

Thank you for that, Connie!  It’s a great joke!

What’s not so funny for many would-be sellers in the Fraser Valley is the coolness of the housing market.  Inventory levels remain high and with the summer months upon us, further seasonal slow-down is to be expected.  While there is another interest rate announcement scheduled for the end of the month that could bring some additional relief to variable rate mortgage holders, any more significant change to current market conditions will likely need to come from a political source.  There remains a lot of uncertainty in the world stemming, in large part, from the United States Government whose decisions has impacts and ripple effects that are far reaching.  Should less tumultuous political times lay ahead, that may be the one domino that needs to fall to set everything else in motion.  We shall see.

If you are in considering a move, and would like to talk about market conditions in more detail, please reach out.  I’d be happy to hear from you.