{"id":5986,"date":"2025-05-08T10:12:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/news\/5986\/in-numbers-the-state-of-the-housing-market-in-the-thompson-okanagan\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T16:44:12","slug":"in-numbers-the-state-of-the-housing-market-in-the-thompson-okanagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/news\/5986\/in-numbers-the-state-of-the-housing-market-in-the-thompson-okanagan\/","title":{"rendered":"iN NUMBERS: The state of the housing market in the Thompson-Okanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dream used to be to own a detached home with a white picket fence, but a lot of young people these days are dreaming of renting their very own studio or owning a one-bedroom condo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some figures on the state of housing in Thompson and the Okanagan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>17.8 billion: Dollars in housing projects in Thompson-Okanagan in the third quarter of 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>31.5 billion: Dollars in federal grants for housing in Kelowna.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>90: Per cent of housing projects in Kelowna are attached units rather than detached homes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>27.6: Per cent increase in housing starts in Kelowna year-over-year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>90,000: Dollar spike in median home price in Central Okanagan between January and February.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2,254: Houses for sale in the Okanagan Valley in March.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>278: House purchases in the Okanagan Valley in March.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>37,000: Drop in median home prices in Penticton, South Okanagan in the last year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>60: Home purchases in Vernon, North Okanagan in March.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>384: Houses were for sale in Vernon, North Okanagan in March.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dream used to be to own a detached home with a white picket fence, but a lot of young people these days are dreaming of renting their very own studio or owning a one-bedroom condo. 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