Katrina Somers : Royal LePage Locations West : Archived blog posts for : April 2024

Prospective homebuyers may need to exercise patience as the Bank of Canada revealed today its decision to maintain the overnight lending rate at 5%. This marks the third occasion this year that the Bank has opted for stability in interest rates. While numerous economists anticipate rate reductions in the upcoming summer, the precise moment for the initial rate cut in four years hinges on the economy's growth trajectory.

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KATRINA SOMERS

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Open Houses in Penticton Saturday April 6, 2024

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Katrina Somers

Here are the open houses in Penticton tomorrow! If you would like a private showing or more information on any of them please contact me!

Katrina Somers
C: (250) 948-6419
Email: yourokanaganrealtorexp@gmail.com

201-93 Winnipeg Street | $525,000 | MLS® 10307905
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.10307905-93-winnipeg-street-unit-201-penticton-v2a-5l9.101315399

114-3315 Wilson Street | $518,800 | MLS® 201715
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.201715-3315-wilson-street-unit-114-penticton-v2a-8j3.100469020

549 Red Wing Drive | $419,000 | MLS® 201944
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.201944-549-red-wing-drive-penticton-v2a-8n7.100610914

935 Argyle Street | $899,000 | MLS® 10305618
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.10305618-935-argyle-street-penticton-v2a-5p1.101149524

115 Heron Drive | $469,000 | MLS® 10305153
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.10305153-115-heron-drive-penticton-v2a-8k6.101152300

531 Red Wing Drive | $535,000 | MLS® 10305940
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.10305940-531-red-wing-drive-penticton-v2a-7k8.101163720

2615 Dartmouth Drive | $669,900 | MLS® 10306642
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.10306642-2615-dartmouth-drive-penticton-v2a-7s3.101236202

104-2255 Atkinson Street | $382,000 | MLS® 10302412
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.10302412-2255-atkinson-street-unit-104-penticton-v2a-3e5.100864898

104-849 Winnipeg Street | $510,000 | MLS® 10303420
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.10303420-849-winnipeg-street-unit-104-penticton-v2a-5n4.100956043

3988 Finnerty Road | $1,485,000 | MLS® 10306287
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.10306287-3988-finnerty-road-penticton-v2a-8w2.101205524

150 Vancouver Place | $3,199,900 | MLS® 10306359
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.10306359-150-vancouver-place-penticton-v2a-1a7.101229182

105-112 Regina Avenue | $644,900 | MLS® 10308200
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.10308200-112-regina-avenue-unit-105-penticton-v2a-2k8.101374092

1290 Government Street | $625,000 | MLS® 10303539
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.10303539-1290-government-street-penticton-v2a-4v4.100967232

121 View Road | $1,249,900 | MLS® 10305276
https://okanagan-realty.ca/recip.html/listing.10305276-121-view-road-penticton-v2a-0a6.101155949

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Lemon Meringue Cheesecake!

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Katrina Somers

If you are like me, you love cheesecake!! We’ve started making our own, and this time we decided to try something a little different. So for our Easter dinner we made this Lemon Meringue Cheesecake, and boy was it a hit!!!

We tweaked it a little by using the Sheriff Lemon Pie filling which gave us a huge amount of lemon filling, making a graham cracker crust instead of shortbread cookie, and using plain greek yogurt instead of sour cream!!!

Ingredients

Crust:

2 cups shortbread cookie crumbs
¼ cup melted butter

Filling:

3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
1 cup white sugar
4 large eggs
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
1 medium lemon, zested
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Meringue Topping:

4 large egg whites
¼ cup white sugar
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar (Optional)
1 ½ cups lemon curd

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Make the crust: Mix cookie crumbs and melted butter together in a bowl until evenly combined; press into the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan.
Make the filling: Beat cream cheese, sour cream, and sugar together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla until smooth, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl as needed. Spread mixture over crust in the spring form pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until almost set in the center, about 1 hour. Let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour, then refrigerate until completely cooled, at least 3 to 4 hours.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Make the meringue: Beat egg whites in a bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Beat in sugar and cream of tartar until mixture is glossy and stiff peaks form.
Spread lemon curd over chilled cheesecake. Mound whipped egg whites over top and spread until curd is completely covered.
Bake in the preheated oven until meringue is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and chill, uncovered, in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or up to 1 day before serving. Don't cover the meringue or it may collapse.

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