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Kamloops, Okanagan residents are starting to curtail home projects as prices rise
Whether it’s building a new deck, a modest expansion or an entire house, consumers are…
More people in transition using Kelowna-based room rental app
Kelowna-based Happipad’s rental pool dried up in March, 2020 as students moved their learning online…
Bidding wars, record prices, viewing lineups: Halifax’s housing market heats up
HALIFAX – Two years after moving to Halifax from Ireland, Sarah and Nick Moriarty began…
Annual pace of housing starts posts 21.6 per cent increase in March
OTTAWA – The annual pace of housing starts in Canada soared higher in March as…
Kelowna rents jump almost 5% despite provincial rent freeze
Rents in Kelowna are about five per cent higher than this time last year, despite…
Kamloops condo project came to market at just the right time
Selling out a condo project in Kamloops before it’s built is not all that unusual.…
Patience: In a major home project, the joy is in the work
CASTELBUONO, Italy – When my wife and I bought a hectare (about 2.5 acres) of…
Toronto real estate board to drop ‘master’ bedroom term, replace with ‘primary’ in coming months
TORONTO – Greater Toronto Area home hunters browsing through property listings will soon notice a…
Average single-family home price nears $1M in Kelowna; Kamloops gaining fast
High demand for single-family homes throughout Canada has pushed up the average price in the…
These realtors think auctioning houses is best for buyers and sellers in Kamloops, Okanagan
The “new normal” in the Okanagan and Kamloops real estate markets is to have multiple…
Have a plan if you’re hoping to cash in on the hot housing market, says Okanagan realtor
A South Okanagan realtor has some advice for those thinking about cashing in on the…
Pair of $2M Okanagan homes grand prizes in Hometown Heroes Lottery
This year’s Hometown Heroes Lottery is offering two grand prizes in the Okanagan. Participants could…
B.C. southern Interior ski town property hot commodity
In a bad year for so many industries, real estate seems to be one of…
B.C. couple wins fight with strata over ‘unacceptable’ repairs
A Lower Mainland strata corporation that held onto $2,000 to cover damages to a garage…
5 home remodeling trends to watch for in 2021
After a year of spending more time at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many…