Overall so far this year, there has been a 13 per cent improvement in housing sales over the same January-April period last year. "Driven by confident local buyers, April home sales in the Okanagan-Shuswap were robust as the market continued at a strong and steady pace-following the rising trend in most B.C. markets where activity is being fueled by pent-up demand," said Christopher Miller, OMREB president and Kelowna realtor.