Today is your day Boomer! Yesterday, I told you Carpe Diem was a main theme of my blog. Today, my other focus comes out.....Boomer lifestyle, activities, and connected current events. For example, are you thinking of selling that ol' family home and downsizing? Better get to it. Economists are now predicting a house price "correction" of up to 25% by the end of 2023. That means a million dollar home will drop in value to about 750,000! That will be a huge drop since February of this year when we hit the all-time high, and here is the main reason: "The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point in July, pushing up the borrowing rates linked to mortgages, and further increases are expected this year". I guess there are some positives here: it means your annual taxes will decrease, it may be easier to sell your high-priced home, and it means more discouraged young people may enter the market. Whatever happens, there had to be a correction because house prices just went nuts there for awhile. Good luck selling or buying Boomers. It is so expensive to move.....cheers!
Today is your day Boomer! Well, yesterday was my day! My long-awaited dream of building and opening a new high school gym in Summerland came true! 550 students watched, smiled and vigourously applauded as the SD67 school trustees officially cut the ribbon and opened the facility. The kids played in their new gym, in a so-called Rocket Rally, right after that and then 200 more mostly-Summerlanders attended a two-hour opening fundraiser that evening. There were people, young and old, every where: going on tours, eating food, watching volleyball and basketball, listening to speeches, and investing money in 30 community-donated silent auction items and a huge 50/50 raffle...organized by the school's Parent Advisory Council. The final fundraiser tally was about 7000$...made in only two hours! Congratulations students and staff of SSS. Your new gym is finally here, the first new one since 1951! Play on....
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