Just north of Oroville, Washington, on the shores of Lake Osoyoos, plans for the first phase of the 110-unit Veranda Beach resort development are steaming ahead. The final 30 units sold within days of hitting the market in mid-August, snapped up largely by buyers over the border in Canada unfazed by the slowdown hitting U.S. housing markets. An acre of lakefront property that struggled to command $125,000 five years ago now sells for $600,000, said Rocky DeVon, owner of the Re/Max Lake and Country brokerage in Oroville. With the exchange rate between the countries’ dollars continuing to narrow, Canadians are […]