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B.C. realtor hit with a one year suspension and $150,000 in costs
Richmond realtor Wei Qing (Wendy) Yang has to pay the Real Estate Council of B.C.…
Kelowna considering major changes to fees it charges for new development
Developers could face thousands of dollars in increased payments to the City of Kelowna if…
Kelowna pub offers free meals for beleaguered health-care workers
Workers at Kelowna General Hospital and the B.C. Cancer Clinic are being offered free meals…
Why not everyone will have rental rate increases limited to 1.5% next year
The Government of B.C. will lift its freeze on residential rental rate increases at the…
Kelowna 5th most expensive city in Canada to rent an apartment
Kelowna is ranked as the fifth most expensive city to rent an apartment out of…
Cutting taxes on craft spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan could boost Canadian economy
Small craft distilleries are struggling to get a tax break from a federal government that…
SunRype switches its juice box straws to paper
SunRype is getting ahead of the proposed federal ban on plastic straws by switching to…
Significant new housing increase in Kelowna during first half of 2021
Twice as many homes were created in Kelowna in the first half of 2020 compared…
Kelowna’s Brooklyn highrise 70% sold even before presentation centre opens
The Mission Group isn’t opening its presentation centre for the Brooklyn highrise in downtown Kelowna…
This $2.5M Kelowna industrial site could be yours for $116K at city tax sale
Each year cities and towns throughout B.C. advertise properties for sale for unpaid taxes. The…
Kelowna may make EV charge stations mandatory for new residential developments
By 2023, the City of Kelowna wants to require all parking stalls in new residential…
This Clinton real estate deal cost the agent $75,000 and his licence for five years
A realtor whose wife bought a property he was handling in Clinton, B.C. had his…
$2.5M Kelowna industrial property sells for 4 times minimum price at city tax sale
An industrial property in Kelowna valued at approximately $2.5 million was sold at the city’s…
Real estate prices fall in Central and South Okanagan
For the first time in a long time, the benchmark price for a single-family home…
How Vernon is planning to get ahead of the next fire season
Following the devastating wildfires in the Thompson and Okanagan regions this past summer there’s a…
Legal cannabis: What we know and don’t know about the impact after 3 years
It’s been three years since cannabis was legalized in Canada, on Oct. 17, 2018. In…
This Okanagan collective is leading the fight for survival for private cannabis stores in B.C.
The fledgling Okanagan Cannabis Collective launched its first major public attack last week with a…
This $9 million Kelowna waterfront estate could be sold for the first time
The classic bargain pitch for a used car is that it’s a one-owner and only…
Putting Kelowna’s $1 million for median-priced home in context
For the average working family, the idea of buying a $1 million home is simply…
No easy answers to make new B.C., Kelowna homes more affordable: CHBA
Dramatic changes to the way new housing is built is needed if it’s going to…
Kelowna breaks the $1 billion mark in building permits issued this year
For the first time ever, the City of Kelowna has issued more than $1 billion…
Jobs aren’t the issue for Kamloops, Okanagan workforce — affordable housing is
As the Thompson-Okanagan regions recover from the COVID-induced economic slowdown, there’s a disconnect between the…
Kelowna radio show garden expert’s voice can now be heard on Vancouver Island
After almost 40 years of offering garden tips to Kelowna radio listeners, Don Burnett’s Garden…
Getting handle on short-term rentals like Airbnb key to easing housing shortage in B.C.
The organization representing local governments in B.C. wants the provincial government to put in rules…