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Rate hike punched another hole in sinking Thompson-Okanagan real estate market: Realtor
As expected, the Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by another 0.5% today,…
Bennett bridge traffic congestion bad for business in Central Okanagan
A West Kelowna business owner is one of many frustrated by the increasing congestion on…
New 40-storey highrise tower proposal part of ‘gateway’ to downtown Kelowna
A 40-storey tower proposed for downtown Kelowna is the start of the redevelopment of the…
Uber offering driver incentives in hopes of quick launch in Kelowna
Uber wants to load up on drivers in the hopes it can make a fast…
Six-storey condo building proposed neighbouring new Kelowna waterfront park
Three single-family lots that were bought last year for $9.5 million could be developed into…
New transit owner looms for Kamloops, Kelowna and Vernon
The contract with First Transit to operate the Central Okanagan transit system is in the…
Rail and roadways next to the Okanagan Rail Trail shouldn’t come as a surprise
The City of Kelowna has two projects in the works that define what they originally…
Grim winter ahead for those sleeping rough in Kelowna
As November arrives, accompanied by sub-zero overnight temperatures later this week, emergency winter shelters normally…
Inflation driving people out of their homes, on to Kelowna streets
The fact that about 150 people are sleeping rough in Kelowna these days is no…
Atmospheric river to dump snow on Coquihalla and Connector
A snowfall warning has been issued for Thursday afternoon through Friday morning by Environment Canada.…
Kamloops, Kelowna ski chalets selling as vacation homes, not rental units
The world of ski hill real estate has changed drastically through COVID. In the years…
Okanagan College’s Unusually Good Food project among best in the world
An Okanagan College project that started rescuing apples that didn’t make the grocery store grade…
Real estate prices drop for condos but rise for houses in Okanagan, Kamloops
Prices for all homes in Kamloops and the Okanagan are up from where they were…
Kelowna high-rise rental tower should help with housing affordability
Kelowna’s Mission Group is moving ahead with plans to build what its executive vice-president Luke…
Putting ‘slumping’ Kamloops, Okanagan real estate prices into perspective
While housing prices are down from their peak in the spring, it’s all relative. Real…
Kamloops real estate outlook better than the Okanagan or rest of B.C.
Housing sales are expected to be down 34% in B.C. this year compared to the…
Woman busted for drugs and weapons in Kamloops
A traffic stop in Kamloops led to police arresting the driver after an officer spotted…
Waterfront lease-lot sells for more than $25 million on Westbank First Nation lands
While the residential real estate market struggles, there’s still some high-end properties selling in the…
Condo? Most Kamloops, Okanagan home buyers still want single-family homes
The push in many cities, but especially the rapidly growing Kelowna, is for higher density…
Dissent among Okanagan growers puts gains by tree fruits cooperative at risk
Fifteen per cent of B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative members have joined together to force a…
Rent for one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna now 5th highest in Canada
Rental rates for one-bedroom apartments in Kelowna climbed another $60 in October to $1,960, the…
Penticton emergency cold weather shelter closes but no guarantee it’ll reopen
During the cold snap this past weekend, a temporary 30-bed overnight shelter was set up…
Worst of slowdown in Canadian real estate market appears to be over: CREA
Home sales have turned from its downward trend and increased by 1.3% in October versus…
City of Kelowna being investigated by B.C. Ombudsperson
The City of Kelowna is being investigated by the B.C. Ombudsperson Office over its effort…