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Kelowna has lowest vacancy rate of any major Canadian city and that’s not a good thing
The official Canada Mortgage and Housing rental vacancy rate shows Kelowna's fell to a 0.6%…
How Kamloops, Okanagan governments raise prices of new homes
Everyone knows housing in Vancouver is some of the most expensive in the country. There…
Kelowna getting $31.5M from feds to build housing faster
Kelowna is the first BC city to benefit from the federal government’s $4 billion Housing…
House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal…
Huge jump in Kelowna’s vacancy rate a boon for new tenants
Kelowna’s rental apartment vacancy rate saw a huge jump in 2024, especially when compared to…
Okanagan, Thompson and Shuswap easiest regions in B.C. to find seniors’ rental housing
KELOWNA – While overall rental vacancy rates in cities like Kamloops and Kelowna are below…
Things are finally looking up for Kelowna renters
KELOWNA – After years of struggling to find places to live, Kelowna renters are being…
Slowdown in housing market projected for all of B.C.
KELOWNA – A spike in provincial housing starts over the past couple of years is…
Apartment construction leads majority of housing starts in Kelowna, Kamloops
The housing start data for Kelowna, Kamloops and Vernon is in for the month of…
B.C. Interior cities show strong new home construction numbers
Southern Interior cities showed strong housing starts last month with Kelowna again marking near record…
Vacancy rate gets worse in Kelowna as rent rises
KELOWNA – The rental situation in Kelowna is getting tighter while rent is on the…
Former Kelowna motel to be turned into low-income housing
KELOWNA – A motel on Gordon Drive in Kelowna will be turned into 44 low-income…
Housing starts make double-digit jump in Kelowna
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - New house construction is climbing in the Central Okanagan, underscoring the strength in the local resale market. "Demand for new homes has matched supply, keeping inventories of completed and unabsorbed homes in check," Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation regional economist Carol Frketich says in a press release. In its preliminary housing starts...