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Construction starting on final phase of $210M Movala towers in Kelowna
The Stober Group has taken out an $85.3 million building permit from the City of…
Want a good deal on a house in the Thompson-Okanagan? Try Clinton or Keremeos
Everyone knows the Central Okanagan has the highest housing prices in the Interior of BC.…
Vernon school district joins business in demand for more affordable worker housing
Vernon schools are struggling to recruit workers because of the housing crisis. So are other…
Trees or homes? Central Okanagan politicians need to focus on housing crisis
Dan Winer has high praise for the efforts of City of Kelowna staff in dealing…
Price of new housing coming down in Kelowna but not by a lot
For the first time since 2019, the cost of building a home in Canada actually…
iN PHOTOS: This Coldstream house is for sale for nearly $20 million
A listing in Lake Country could be the most expensive piece of real estate sold…
Kamloops city councillor pushing back against BC housing land use control
Kamloops city councillor Nancy Bepple doesn’t want the province to tell the city what to…
B.C. realtor sanctioned for not understanding meaning of word ‘loan’
A Vancouver realtor has been found guilty of professional misconduct and conflict of interest after…
BC Housing turning old motels into hundreds of affordable homes in Penticton
Over the next few years three old motels and an apartment building in Penticton are…
iN PHOTOS: $15.5M Penticton mansion may be first from Canada sold by Sotheby’s New York
Sterling Manor in Penticton is being prepared for auction at Sotheby’s New York on June…
iN VIDEO: Getting creative to attack housing crisis in Kamloops, Okanagan
New housing isn’t being built fast enough to ease the rental shortage let alone revive…
Most Kamloops, Okanagan housing prices fell in May
The sale of houses picked up in Kamloops and the Okanagan in May compared to…
Kamloops needs to tow the provincial housing line or go on its ‘naughty’ list
Kamloops has been singled out as one of 10 BC communities that need to build…
Kelowna, Kamloops among few Canadian cities with homes under $200,000
There was a time when it was not unusual to find a nice single-family house…
Kamloops councillor hits back at the province to get more housing
A Kamloops city councillor is throwing the province's threats to install someone to push forward…
Kelowna sliding down list of most expensive places to rent in Canada
Despite a 0.3% increase in the rental cost of a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna between…
Rebound in BC’s real estate market missing Kamloops and the Okanagan
BC saw real estate sales increases of almost 10% in May compared to last year but…
BC court quashes tenants’ $34K win against landlord
A BC couple that was awarded $34,000 after they were evicted by their landlord may…
Lack of building inspectors bottlenecking home building in Kamloops, Okanagan
The fact that there’s a shortage of skilled tradespeople to build the homes needed for…
12-storey towers with up to 1,500 homes proposed for Penticton
An ambitious plan to turn a 10-acre underutilized industrial site into a “Health and Innovation…
Penticton may be the next Okanagan hot spot
With thousands of people pouring into the Central Okanagan each year it’s easy to forget…
How Kelowna can increase affordable housing despite record high building costs
“New buildings today are probably the most expensive buildings humans have ever built, notwithstanding palaces…
Thompson-Okanagan cities lagging behind housing needs
There needs to be 4,500 new homes built in the Central Okanagan every year for…
iN PHOTOS: This Lake Country summer home is on sale for almost $18 million
Diane Moore has known the American owners of a 5,600-square-foot Lake Country waterfront home for…