Southern Interior real estate saw a 22% drop in sales in January with fewer properties sold in almost every category across Kamloops and the Okanagan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only townhomes in the North Okanagan saw more sales in January, compared to the same month in 2025, with single-family homes and condos across Kamloops and the Okanagan seeing a steep decline in sales.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to figures from the BC Association of Interior Realtors, the South Okanagan saw the biggest drop in single-family home sales at 48% fewer than in January 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Central Okanagan saw a 17% drop, while the North Okanagan and Kamloops saw a 21% and 25% decline, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Condo sales also slumped across the region with drops ranging from 32% in the South Okanagan to 13% in the Central Okanagan. The North Okanagan saw a drop of 21% and Kamloops a 25% decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The only category that saw an increase in sales was townhomes in the North Okanagan, which saw a 125% increase, but with only nine sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Townhome sales were down 50% in the South Okanagan, 35% in Kamloops and 5% in the Central Okanagan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, while sales slumped across the region, prices held steady in all markets and categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Kamloops, where condo sales fell by 25%, prices actually increased by 8%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The biggest price drop across all categories and regions was in townhomes in the Central Okanagan, which saw sales fall by 5% and prices by 9%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Kamloops, 25% fewer single-family homes were sold, but prices still increased, albeit by 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The South Okanagan saw the biggest price drop in single-family home prices, with a 7.5% decrease, while the Central Okanagan reported a mere 0.1% decrease in price and the North Okanagan saw a 1.7% decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The benchmark price of a single-family home in the Central Okanagan is now $1,060,300, in the North Okanagan it\u2019s $745,200, in the South Okanagan it\u2019s $711,100 and in Kamloops it\u2019s $660,300.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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