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Airbnb doesn’t compete with Kamloops, Kelowna hotels but still stalling recovery
In the past year, the number of short-term rentals in the Thompson-Okanagan region has grown…
Westbank First Nation outshining Okanagan cities on new home construction
When it comes to issuing building permits for new housing, the tiny Westbank First Nation…
Two years and still waiting to build a house in Lake Country
While the province is pushing to get more homes built faster, officials with the District…
Peachland home sells for $3M; almost twice as much as two years ago
An older house on 1.17 acres of land overlooking Okanagan Lake sold for more than…
Speed up housing builds by getting the province out of the ‘roads’: Kelowna planner
The federal government has given builders a major boost by eliminating the GST on rental…
Commercial Airbnbs cost Thompson-Okanagan renters hundreds of extra dollars every month
The average renter is paying more than $400 extra each year in the Thompson-Okanagan because…
Plan for development of Tolko Mill site on Kelowna lakeshore ‘really underwhelming’: city councillor
While many Kelowna city council members had high praise for concepts presented to them today…
Long-awaited plan for Kelowna Tolko site includes 3,500 homes, parks, waterfront walkway
The long-awaited Tolko Mill Site Area Development Plan is going to Kelowna city council with…
What you see is not necessarily what you’ll get with Kelowna’s Tolko plan
The final design for the redevelopment of the Tolko Mill Site in Kelowna is still…
Kelowna ‘pre-zoning’ hundreds of single family homes for fourplexes to meet housing demand
Hundreds if not thousands of single-family lots in Kelowna will be "pre-zoned" likely by the…
BC realtor hit with $20,000 fine for not filing reports
A Lower Mainland realtor has agreed to pay a $20,000 “disciplinary penalty” and $3,000 in…
Parking at Prospera Place in Kelowna to be cut drastically if three highrises built
When Prospera Place was built as the home of the Kelowna Rockets in 2019 it…
New Kelowna tower proposal aims to build community from ground up
The One Water Street project, with its two highrise towers, has helped transform downtown Kelowna.…
Your chance to win a $1 million Okanagan home with return of lottery
The Lake Life Lottery is returning for a second year to raise money for charity…
Kamloops and Kelowna lagging behind in new home construction
Despite the huge demand for housing in Canada, the country as a whole, along with…