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Housing
Cost of building carriage houses in Kelowna may go up $20,000
Already the most expensive city in the Interior of B.C. for housing, the City of…
How Okanagan, Kamloops post-secondary students (and parents) can avoid rental scams
An extremely tight rental market means people are desperate to find places to live. That’s…
Vernon’s tallest building approved by council
Three 10-storey apartment buildings have been proposed for Vernon. The condo development will feature 270…
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…
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…
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…
Okanagan real estate market faring better than Kamloops and rest of B.C.
After a record-setting 2021, it’s only reasonable that the pace of housing sales in B.C.…
Putting Kamloops, Okanagan housing prices in national perspective
A lot of talk these days is about the unaffordable housing in places like Kelowna…
Cost to rent one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna surges past $1,800 mark
The cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna jumped 5.8% in August versus July,…
Kamloops motel reopens as supportive housing with 12 fewer beds than planned
B.C. Housing has repurposed a former hotel in Kamloops as supportive housing. Canadian Mental Health…
Why Kamloops, Okanagan councils can’t make housing affordable
Ray Dhaliwal “will work to create more affordable housing options,” if he becomes Mayor of…
Another $10 million property sold in Kelowna
A waterfront home on an acreage that was listed for almost $11 million by Jane…
Kamloops mom on disability barely staving off homelessness
A Kamloops resident on disability with terminal cancer is one paycheque away from being homeless,…
Peachland golf course project comes with hundreds of homes
More than a decade after first being approved, work is expected to start next year…
Central Okanagan housing prices expected to decline further this fall
It’s no secret that interest rate increases have triggered a significant slowdown and price decline…
iN VIDEO: A vision of what Kelowna may look like in the future
As Kelowna is rapidly growing its downtown skyline is constantly changing with a handful of…
Unaffordable Kelowna home market has inspired these realtors to take action
Real estate sales is not just about making money. For an informal focus group in…
B.C. real estate firm fined $18,000 over sales at Trump Tower
A B.C. real estate agency is on the hook for $20,000 after investigators found the…
Housing affordability is worst ever in Kelowna and the rest of Canada
Rising interest rates combined with historically high housing prices have made home ownership in Canada…
Couple with mental and physical health challenges living in pickup truck in Kelowna
Due to the housing and health-care crises, an Okanagan couple have been living in their pickup…
Home sales down in Okanagan and Kamloops but prices up
The average selling price for homes in Kamloops and the Okanagan rose in September over…
The last private campground on Okanagan Lake closes for good
An RV park and campground nestled beside Okanagan Lake for 66 years has officially shut…
Kelowna 5th most expensive home rental market out of 24 Canadian cities
The cost of renting a home in Kelowna continues to climb with the median price…