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Despite building boom, Okanagan city struggling to house 5,000 new residents
After leading Canada’s largest cities with the highest growth rate at 14% during the last…
City of Kamloops warns of ‘renoviction’ for its hotel tenants within ‘months’
Despite early indications the City of Kamloops would wait years to redevelop a North Shore…
More people fighting rental evictions in B.C. and having to wait longer
As of Jan. 1, landlords had tough new rules to follow before they can evict…
KELOWNA BLUES: Musician being driven out by housing crisis
It’s one thing to talk about housing prices continually rising in Kelowna as wealthier people…
B.C. Housing minister says Penticton dumpster death adds urgency to fix housing issues
B.C.'s Housing Minister says the death of a homeless man who was crushed in a…
Kelowna house prices are now what Vancouver’s were just 12 years ago
It was 12 years ago, in March 2010, that Vancouver hit the $1 million mark…
Could a tax on million dollar homes help fight B.C.’s housing affordability crunch?
An annual surtax on homes worth more than $1 million would affect less than 10%…
A few reasons why new housing is so expensive in the Okanagan
As with other commodities, the price of new housing in the Okanagan is rising dramatically.…
Court affirms steep penalty for realtor, calling case ‘improper and unsupported attack’ on regulator
A B.C judge has slammed a Lower Mainland realtor saying she made an "improper and…
More than half the units in 24-storey Kamloops highrise sell in single day
More than half the units in a new downtown Kamloops condo tower were sold in…
Legacy group’s ethics challenged by developer of former Kelowna RCMP site
The company's behind the plan to redevelop the former RCMP detachment site in downtown Kelowna…
Kamloops councillor proposes massive reduction in parking spaces for new builds
A Kamloops city councillor suggested a reduction in parking spaces could incentivize both builders and…
How Kelowna firefighters handled rare highrise fire last weekend
While it’s unusual for Kelowna firefighters to battle blazes in highrises, from a manpower point…
Real estate sales in Okanagan, Kamloops record big drop in May
Real estate sales in Kamloops and the Okanagan took a significant drop last month compared…
Multi-family, industrial real estate booming in Kelowna despite rising mortgage rates
The Bank of Canada made another major increase to its key interest earlier this week,…