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Kelowna strata acted ‘significantly unfairly’ in costly debacle over storage locker
A BC Tribunal has found a Kelowna strata acted significantly unfairly after a “mix-up” over…
New affordable rental units coming to Kelowna
Rents are capped at 30 per cent of incomes between $80,000 and $120,000 per year, or roughly $2,000 to $3,000 a month for the 78 units.
Kamloops landlady evicted tenant for long showers, doing too much laundry
A Kamloops landlady who changed the locks because her tenant took 30-minute showers and did…
Kelowna mortgage broker fined $25K after sale falls through
A Kelowna mortgage broker is on the hook for $30,000 after he facilitated a mortgage…
Real estate check in: Central Okanagan sales 25% below normal
So far in 2025, real estate sales in the Central Okanagan are 25% behind the…
Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for ‘misleading’ her about neighbourhood
The judge said it was "difficult to conceive" why it was the realtor's fault.
Is Tide a pesticide? BC contractor who put detergent on rooftop sparks legal fight
The contractor used 290 kg of detergent on the roofs of nearly 100 condos to kill moss on the roof. Then the rain came.
Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
The Central Okanagan's population is expected to hit 260,000 by next year and 322,000 by 2041.
Duelling Vernon stratas enter 12th year of ‘convoluted’ legal battle
It was supposed to be a quick and easy investment, it is far from that.
Lake Okanagan Resort condo owners need help two years after wildfire
“There were a number of residents out there where this was their primary home, and so they've been displaced. We know of one already that has had to foreclose on her mortgage because she cannot pay rent and continue to make her mortgage payments."
iN NUMBERS: Nearly a quarter of renters in B.C. spend half their income on rent
Common advice for renters is to spend less than 30 per cent of their monthly income on rent, and it turns out most British Columbians aren’t able to follow that rule.
Sign banning union recruiter removed from Kamloops construction site
"They're doing my job for me is really what they're doing."
Kelowna strata management firm fined $15K for not doing any managing
While it didn't do anything, it still charged almost $3,000 a month.
Court rules West Kelowna acted ‘unfairly’ doubling developer’s costs
The developer begrudgingly paid the $750,000 because tenants were waiting to move in.
iN NUMBERS: How Kamloops, Okanagan took on the housing crisis in 2024
Some figures are worth bragging about while others, not so much.