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Housing starts up this year in Okanagan but down in Kamloops
At a time when the market for used homes has softened, the pace of construction…
YO MAMA: What happens if you die?
I came downstairs, placed the baby monitor on the counter and put on the kettle.…
B.C. mortgage broker banned for life
A B.C. mortgage broker has been banned for life by the regulator for working with…
This Okanagan city’s rapid growth means expensive fixes for sewage treatment down the road
With Kelowna being the fastest growing of Canada’s largest cities and with another 45,000 more…
Why ‘land assembly’ signs are popping up on several Kelowna streets
In the booming Kelowna real estate market, for sale signs proliferate in front of hundreds…
You can still sell your home in a tough Kelowna real estate market if it’s priced right
The heady days of March are far behind us in the real estate market. That’s…
‘Unsafe’ Kelowna home has date with a wrecking ball
It’s been more than a year since the City of Kelowna ordered a Rutland resident…
Vancouver home sales down 40% from last year, nearly 1% since July: board
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home sales plunged…
YO MAMA: 10 reasons babies are actually very, very frightening
I’ll admit it, babies kind of scare me. At first glance they seem cute, small…
B.C. condo owner fined $200 for having too many planters
A B.C. strata that fined a condo owner $200 for having too many planters on…
Need a little space? A Hobbit Hole in Vancouver throws open its round doors
VANCOUVER – Sometimes we all need somewhere for a little alone time. Vancouver resident Anne…
Four-plexes set to replace housing in Kelowna, Kamloops
Kamloops residents will soon be joining their Kelowna counterparts in seeing massive four-plexes popping up…
Kamloops gardener expects to be startled by her own pest control experiment
An avid Kamloops gardener is trying an unusual way to control insects in her yard…
Home prices dropping in Kamloops but rising in parts of the Okanagan
High interest rates have driven down housing prices across Canada including the southern Interior. Kamloops…
iN PHOTOS: At $7M this could be most expensive house ever sold in Peachland
Despite a real estate market that has cooled off considerably this year after a wild…