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Create instant appeal
Wendy-Lynne Burgess used to design clothing, but got into interior decorating and design when a friend saw the drapes that Burgess had made for her daughter. Now, more than 30 years later, Burgess is a successful interior decorator.
And now for something completely different
Sheldon Isaman, the owner of a parcel of land on the East Hill bordering Cranbrook, B.C., takes his vision to a whole new level.
Winning designs
In the late 90s, Dave and Doris Penner moved to Invermere to build custom homes in the Windermere Valley.
A formula for success
Stuart Koch and Joe Valentine, the two principals of Whiskey Jack, partly attribute their success to their own $9-million investment into this 675-acre project.
Building more than homes
Jason Wheeldon, a realtor for Royal LePage East Kootenay Realty Ltd., said that in 2008, there were 174 housing starts that totalled more than $48 million in permit values. In 2009, there were 62 housing starts worth over $17 million and in the first quarter of 2010 there have been 43 housing starts that total over $14 million in permit value—a huge leap forward from the 1990s.
Three different homes, three different experiences
Steve Stockwood, a realtor for Re/Max Caldwell Agencies takes On Site columnist, Kali Love, on a tour of three different homes.