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How Thompson-Okanagan housing markets may react to rising interest rates
Housing sales fell by 35% in B.C. in May compared to May of 2021. But,…

120 neglected cats, 3 dogs seized from trailer in northern B.C.
A B.C. SPCA officer was called to a trailer in Fort St. James and discovered…

UBCO’s downtown Kelowna campus to be the tallest in city at 46 storeys
New plans being reviewed by the City of Kelowna show a 46-storey tower for UBCO’s…

Is Kelowna running out of room to grow?
Vacant buildable land is getting scarce in Kelowna. A “permanent growth boundary” imposed by city…

Predator Ridge axes ‘not marketable’ 20-year-old condo plan
Almost 20 years after Predator Ridge proposed to build a four-storey 28-unit condo building, the…

Hundreds of Airbnb rentals not licenced in Kelowna
There are more than 500 suites listed for short term rentals in Kelowna that have…

How much is that Airbnb? Vast differences between Kamloops, Kelowna
Short term rentals in Kamloops have a higher occupancy rate than the Okanagan but get…

How COVID and wildfires convinced a judge not to foreclose on a Kelowna property
A B.C. judge has granted a Kelowna property owner more time to secure financing after…

Kelowna highrise fire shows need to double firefighters: union president
What was likely Kelowna’s first fire inside a highrise on May 29 has local firefighters…

HOUSING CRISIS: Woman in Kelowna will be homeless after cancer treatment
A woman battling cancer is losing her temporary housing placement soon, and says she has…

Popular Okanagan mini golf course could become 500 homes
A popular Okanagan mini-golf course has closed and could become the site of 500 residential…

Month-over-month drop in real estate prices in Okanagan and Kamloops
While the latest home sales reports from the Association of Interior Realtors stress the number…

Multi-family, industrial real estate booming in Kelowna despite rising mortgage rates
The Bank of Canada made another major increase to its key interest earlier this week,…

Innovative homeless housing project almost filled to capacity on Kamloops’s North Shore
A controversial homeless shelter on Kamloops' North Shore is almost 80 per cent full after…

Kamloops thrift store gets unique family albums, looking for owners
Something very unique and historical was dropped off at a thrift store in Kamloops, and…

