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This is what ‘attainable’ housing looks like in new Kelowna tower
A housing agreement for a new 25-storey rental highrise on land owned by the City…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Penticton healthcare worker and kids on the brink of homelessness
A single mother of two is struggling to keep her family housed in the midst…

HOUSING CRISIS: Kamloops mom and kids in rough place after losing home
A Kamloops mother and her two children are living in an unfinished out-building on a…

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…

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…

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…

B.C. couple fined $7K by strata over plants win legal victory
A B.C. strata that fined a condo owner $7,400 for placing potted plants around their…

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…

B.C. mortgage brokerage that hired sex offender ordered to pay $16K
A B.C. mortgage brokerage is on the hook for $16,000 after it failed to keep…

Merritt program sees walkways cleared of snow for seniors, disabled
A pilot program funded by the City of Merritt is helping seniors and those with…

Homeless shelter operators in Okanagan, Kamloops tired of gov’t downloading, inaction
Homeless shelter operators in Kamloops and the Okanagan are frustrated by the wait for a…

