Housing Crisis
‘Very stressful’: Finding place to live in Kamloops an ordeal for international students
An international student was in a housing crisis for months after arriving in Kamloops in…
Futuristic micro-home communities may be answer to housing crisis in Thompson-Okanagan
With new single-family houses selling for $1 million or more in the Thompson-Okanagan region, the…
HOUSING CRISIS: Evicted Kamloops seniors suspect foul play by landlord
A Kamloops man in his 70s is looking for a place to move to with…
HOUSING CRISIS: What are mobile homes worth when a developer buys the land?
Central Mobile Home Park is the final resting place for 134 manufactured homes that are…
HOUSING CRISIS: Kamloops senior loses battle against city housing regulations
A Kamloops homeowner is living on the financial brink after losing a battle to live…
Penticton mobile home park for sale for $15 million
The 93-unit Whitewater Mobile Home Park in Penticton is listed for sale for $14.9 million.…
HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton considering new pilot program for affordable housing
As communities throughout the Thompson-Okanagan region struggle to get home built in the midst of…
Peachland man battling to stay in tiny home facing court, hefty fines
Peachland man Ryan King has 60 days to remove his dwelling from his property or…
Most British Columbians in favour of province’s new housing policies
A new survey says a majority of British Columbians are in favour of the province's…
BC Housing spent more than $730M in Thompson-Okanagan in past five years
The province, through BC Housing, has spent big bucks in the past five years trying…
West Kelowna’s high rental vacancy rate is a Canadian rarity
Canada hit an historically low rental vacancy rate in 2023 but West Kelowna not only…
‘Not a silver bullet solution’: Kelowna council concerned with new housing plan
Kelowna city council expressed concerns around BC Housing's Middle Income Housing Partnership plan, which proposes…
More than 27,000 Kelowna lots targeted for more crowding with infill housing
The details are coming out on how the City of Kelowna is going to comply…
No exemptions for Kelowna property owners wanting to stay in short-term rental market
There was a glimmer of hope last week that some exemptions could be made to…
Kamloops, Kelowna buck national rental vacancy increase trend
Canada’s rental vacancy rate dropped to 1.5% in 2023 from 1.9% in 2022, the lowest…