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This property near downtown Kelowna only costs $2 million — for the lot
A quarter-acre vacant property at the foot of Knox Mountain and across the road from…
Home building’s contribution to Kamloops, Okanagan economies nearly $4 billion
New data released this week shows that homebuilding is one of the biggest – if…
One more obstacle to building more houses in BC: root balls
B.C. is trying to clear all the hurdles to building more homes in hopes of…
Kelowna builder making home ownership more affordable by going small
It’s not often that a brand new home can be bought for less than $300,000…
South Okanagan developer slapped with $197K fine for faulty sewage
A developer behind a South Okanagan subdivision got hit with a $197,000 fine from the…
Housing prices up in Kamloops, Okanagan in June
The price of townhomes and condos went up in most of the Thompson-Okanagan in June…
Moving from a condo to a home is easier in Kamloops than the Okanagan
The standard thinking in the housing market is that first time home buyers can start…
Second phase of major Penticton condo project goes on sale this summer
The first, 96-unit phase of a major Penticton condo project called Sokana sold out in…
Cost of renting drops slightly in Kelowna
The asking price for rental apartments in Kelowna in June fell from May's rates, dropping…
Okanagan and Kamloops bucking trend of rising housing prices in BC
The average price for homes sold in BC in June went up 4.7% to $991,648.…
1,500 feet of Okanagan lakefront on sale for $9 million
Two properties that join each other on the boundary of West Kelowna and Peachland are…
Kamloops, Kelowna bucking national trend of falling housing starts
At a time when there is a desperate need for more housing, the number of…
Kelowna residents need to earn almost $36 an hour to afford rent
The Greater Kelowna area requires the third highest hourly pay rate in the country in…
Landlord who barred siblings living together ordered to pay $31K for ‘discrimination’
A BC property management company that refused to allow the sister of one of its…
Tax breaks triggered construction of new rental units in Kelowna
Over the past eight years, 2,700 new rental housing units were built in Kelowna. That’s…
BC landlord to pay year’s rent after renoviction
A BC landlord was ordered to pay a year's worth of rent to former tenants…
Six-storey apartment building approved for former Kamloops car lot
Plans for a new six-storey apartment building are in the works for North Kamloops adding…
In-migration boosted Thompson-Okanagan population but housing supply lagging
The pace of population growth in the Thompson-Okanagan region continues at a blistering pace, increasing…
iN PHOTOS: Luxury ranch near Beaverdell going to auction as ‘Yellowstone North of 49’
The popularity of the Yellowstone TV series has sparked a growing interest not only in…
Penticton has a plan to fix dramatic decline in housing starts
Since 2017, Penticton has averaged more than 500 housing starts every year but that has…
iN PHOTOS: Burnt wood, rusting steel create unique fire-resistant home in South Okanagan
It has been 20 years since wildfire tore through Okanagan Mountain Park, leaving a bare,…
Lake Country’s notorious Airport Inn to be replaced by hundreds of rental apartments
It’s been four years since the Airport Inn Lakeside, overlooking Highway 97 in Lake Country,…
‘Tainted’ process for former RCMP building in Kelowna lets developer start over
The controversial redevelopment of the former RCMP building at 350 Doyle Ave. in downtown Kelowna…
Housing starts falling in Kamloops, Okanagan despite growing housing crisis
Despite the fact that there’s a desperate need for new housing across Canada, especially, in…