
Kelowna News Today & Local Updates

Changes to mortgage stress test unlikely to change local market conditions: Realtors
Changes to Canada’s mortgage stress test isn’t expected to have much impact on Kamloops and…

Why you might have to wait to take advantage of home energy grants
Lineups are already starting with energy consultants as homeowners jump on a new federal program…

Controversial downtown Kelowna highrise looking to cast widest shadow in town
A 13-storey tower proposed to tie the former Kelowna RCMP detachment lands downtown to the…

Okanagan forest clean-up group founder sees increasing number of people living in forest
The founder of a Central Okanagan forest clean-up group is seeing increasing numbers of people…

Own an Echo? Amazon may be helping itself to your bandwidth
NEW YORK (AP) — Do you own an Amazon smart device? If so, odds are…

Massive Italian-style villa in Kelowna for sale for $6.5 million
A giant Italian-style villa in Kelowna could be yours for $6.5 million. The 11.3-acre country…

UPDATE: This is the second most expensive home ever sold in the Okanagan
A home listed for sale for almost $14 million sold this spring in Kelowna. The…

Gardening: For easy, effective weeding, go back to the hoe
I’ll bet that in some corner of your toolshed or garage, an old hoe is…

Huge increase in construction activity kicked off 2021 in Kelowna
The City of Kelowna issued building permits worth about $500 million in the first three…

Rental ‘home it’ll be:’ Rita MacNeil’s sprawling Cape Breton abode now a fan retreat
Owners of a new vacation spot in Cape Breton hope Rita MacNeil’s enduring legacy will…

Future condos being designed with Zoom rooms, balconies and touchless tech
TORONTO – When Adèle Rankin envisions condos of the future, she sees people exercising on…

B.C. Realtor suspended six months, fined for professional misconduct
A B.C. Realtor has been suspended for six months and ordered to pay fines for…

Gardening: Buy or make a rain gauge to get watering right
In my experience, gardeners often overestimate rainfall. A cloudburst might seem to have thoroughly saturated…

Single-family home prices in Okanagan take another leap upward
The benchmark selling price of single-family homes in the Central and North Okanagan jumped by…

Multi-million dollar Kelowna home headed to auction
A luxury Kelowna home that’s listed for almost $6.5 million is going on the auction…

