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Housing
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…
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…