
Rob Munro

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,…

How Kelowna firefighters handled rare highrise fire last weekend
While it’s unusual for Kelowna firefighters to battle blazes in highrises, from a manpower point…

Legacy group calls for investigation into ‘bait and switch’ on former RCMP site
Now that new development plans have come forward for a highrise on city-owned land in…

This B.C. highrise will be tallest in Canada outside Toronto
The dramatic increase in the number and height of highrises in Kelowna, and two coming…

Why Central Green never became the ‘gateway’ to Kelowna
There was a time, more than a decade ago, when an old school site in…

One-bedroom rental rates jump in Kamloops, Kelowna and likely to go higher
Kelowna’s rental rate for a one-bedroom apartment jumped back to $1,800 in April after dropping…

Labour, red tape stand in way of controlling rising house prices in Okanagan: economist
The best way to put a lid on skyrocketing housing prices in the Okanagan and…

Why Kelowna may be heading toward a downtown highrise overbuild
The most visible sign that Kelowna is the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Canada…

Housing in Okanagan, Kamloops still a bargain compared to much of B.C.
The further one travels away from the Lower Mainland, the more affordable housing gets in…

iN PHOTOS: More than 500 storeys of new highrises in pipeline for downtown Kelowna
It took only a couple of days this week to add 19.5% more highrise storeys…

Redesign of tower on former Kelowna RCMP site grows to 25 storeys
In response to public pressure, the design of a new downtown Kelowna highrise has been…

Destination shopping districts changing face of retail in Kelowna and beyond
After two years of shopping online, and only rushing out to buy essentials, Kelowna is…

More affordable housing key outcome of Kelowna visioning conference
Affordable housing was the topic most on the minds of the 25 participants in a…

Massive Penticton subdivision on sale for $27 million before it’s even approved
A huge housing development in Penticton is for sale before city council has even approved…

Should this multi-million dollar property for sale be in Okanagan Mountain Park?
There are three sections of privately owned waterfront lands surrounded by Okanagan Mountain Park that…

