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Housing crisis
Kelowna councillor ‘insulted’ by developer’s plan for attainable housing in downtown highrise
The controversial redevelopment of the former RCMP site in downtown Kelowna has stirred up another…
Rent for one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna climbs above $2,000 mark
The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna rose to more than $2,000 in…
‘Devastating’: Okanagan’s only youth shelter experiencing staffing crisis
The Okanagan’s only youth shelter in Kelowna experienced multiple closures in recent weeks due to…
Strangers save Christmas for Penticton mom and kids on brink of homelessness
A Penticton health-care worker and single mother of two who's struggling to pay her bills…
Worst of slowdown in Canadian real estate market appears to be over: CREA
Home sales have turned from its downward trend and increased by 1.3% in October versus…
Penticton emergency cold weather shelter closes but no guarantee it’ll reopen
During the cold snap this past weekend, a temporary 30-bed overnight shelter was set up…
Rent for one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna now 5th highest in Canada
Rental rates for one-bedroom apartments in Kelowna climbed another $60 in October to $1,960, the…
Homeless shelter operators in Okanagan, Kamloops tired of gov’t downloading, inaction
Homeless shelter operators in Kamloops and the Okanagan are frustrated by the wait for a…
Scammers list Big White fire hall as rental accommodation
Member of the Big White fire department are warning about a scam that saw their…
New 40-storey highrise tower proposal part of ‘gateway’ to downtown Kelowna
A 40-storey tower proposed for downtown Kelowna is the start of the redevelopment of the…
Construction booming in Kamloops, Okanagan as real estate market slows
Ever increasing interest rates – including the half a percentage point hike to the key…
Derelict apartment shuttered by Kamloops fire department leaving residents scrambling
Dion Livingstone used to help manage a men's housing facility in downtown Kamloops. Now the…
Despite falling prices in Okanagan, Kamloops homes worth $200K more than before pandemic
The Okanagan and Kamloops, like the rest of Canada, are seeing a sharp decline in…
Kelowna 5th most expensive home rental market out of 24 Canadian cities
The cost of renting a home in Kelowna continues to climb with the median price…
Okanagan housing prices rising faster than rest of B.C.
Despite a slow down in home sales since the B.C. real estate market peaked last…