Rent on the rise for one-bedroom apartments in Kelowna

The average asking price for a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna climbed 1.5% in November from October to $2,099 per month.

But, according to Rentals.ca, the price of two-bedroom apartments fell during the same time period by 6.6% to $2,592.

That makes Kelowna the 12th most expensive among Canada's 35 largest cities when it comes to renting an apartment.

READ MORE: Real estate market hammered in Kamloops, Okanagan as prices fall below $1M

Vancouver rental rates fell by 3.5% but are still the most expensive in the country at $2,872 for a one-bedroom apartment and $3,777 for a two-bedroom.

Out of the 35 cities on the Rental.ca list, Saskatoon was the most affordable at $1,109 for one-bedroom and $1,340 for a two-bedroom.


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Rob Munro has a long history in journalism after starting an underground newspaper in Whitehorse called the Yukon Howl in 1980. He spent five years at the 100 Mile Free Press, starting in the darkroom, moving on to sports and news reporting before becoming the advertising manager. He came to Kelowna in 1989 as a reporter for the Kelowna Daily Courier, and spent the 1990s mostly covering city hall. For most of the past 20 years he worked full time for the union representing newspaper workers throughout B.C. He’s returned to his true love of being a reporter with a special focus on civic politics

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