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Okanagan society working to keep people out of shelters one landlord at a time
Helping people avoid homelessness in the Central and North Okanagan is a prime focus of…
City of Kamloops lends a hand to real estate developers
Real estate developers will likely see their costs drop in Kamloops for at least the…
Some housing prices still going up in the Okanagan
February saw a 50% increase in housing sales in Kamloops, the Okanagan and beyond. And,…
Two highrise towers planned for landmark Kelowna church site on Highway 97
The New Life Church on Highway 97 near Orchard Park mall in Kelowna is in…
Buyers finding opportunities in Okanagan housing market
There are a lot of gloomy real estate stories around these days about high interest…
Thompson-Okanagan cities among most affordable for first-time home buyers
While housing prices skyrocketed in Kamloops and the Okanagan last year, a new national survey…
First highrise in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood scaled back
What was proposed in 2021 to be Rutland’s first eight-storey highrise building is heading back…
Bright future foreseen for all sectors of Kelowna’s economy: report
As the world emerges from the COVID pandemic and lives through months of high inflation…
Subsidized housing to rise behind controversial North Kamloops hotel
B.C. Housing is set to build a six-storey subsidized housing project behind the City-owned Northbridge…
Kelowna mobile home park residents want their rights considered by developer
Given the huge demand for new housing in Kelowna, developers are moving in to buy…
Another Okanagan mobile home park is for sale
It will take years to redevelop the Green Bay Mobile Park in West Kelowna if…
Kelowna’s Gospel Mission downtown could soon be surrounded by highrises
Four parcels of land next to Kelowna’s Gospel Mission homeless shelter are for sale for…
B.C. mortgage broker fined $25,000 for not disclosing commission
A B.C. mortgage broker who had previously been warned by the B.C. Financial Services Authority is…
Good things expected in Okanagan real estate market as interest rates begin to stabilize
The quarter point increase in the key interest rate by the Bank of Canada today…
Two Okanagan homes in $2.5M prize pool for hospital lottery
Two of the eight grand prize home options for B.C. Children’s Hospital's 2023 lottery are…
Rent for Kelowna one-bedroom apartment dips below $2,000
While rents across Canada increased by 1% in December versus November, Kelowna’s rents actually fell…
Cheaper to rent a home than own one in Kamloops and most of Okanagan
Across Canada, homeowners spend $300 more per month in shelter costs than renters. That ratio…
Housing prices stronger in Okanagan, Kamloops than rest of B.C.
While housing prices fell 11.5% across B.C. in December versus a year earlier, the picture…
The 2022 Kamloops, Kelowna real estate roller coaster ride
There’s no question that home buyers and sellers had a rough ride in 2022. The…
What you need to know before buying your first home in Kamloops or the Okanagan
Sky high real estate prices over the last few years have kept many first-time home…
Penticton strata moving to 55+ to keep renters out
A Penticton senior is dismayed that her condo building is attempting to move to a…
Gloomy real estate market hasn’t stopped million dollar condo sales in Kelowna
The dramatic slowdown in the Okanagan’s real estate market doesn’t mean it’s all doom and…
Revelstoke strata broke human rights code over definition of ‘family’
A Revelstoke strata has been found in violation of the B.C. Human Rights Code after…
Kelowna man loses legal battle with strata over vacation rental
A Kelowna man has lost out on an opportunity to use his condo as a…