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Okanagan luxury home buyers taking a breather amid inflation, rising interest rates
While the ultra-rich really don’t care what interest rates are doing when it comes to…
Vernon looks for regulations after Airbnb ‘party house’ fined $15K
The City of Vernon has banned a property owner from renting their "party house" as…
B.C. strata ordered to pay back $19,000 worth of mask fines: tribunal
A B.C. strata that dished out $19,000 of fines for not wearing masks when in…
First new student housing in decades coming to some Okanagan College campuses
For the first time in more than 30 years, Okanagan College is getting new student…
Pace of housing construction needs to triple in Thompson-Okanagan
Canada is facing a crisis in housing supply and, consequently, affordability, according to the Canada…
Want a fourplex next to your Kelowna house? You may not have a choice
The City of Kelowna is looking at greatly expanding the areas of the city where…
iN PHOTOS: The most expensive homes for sale in Kamloops, Okanagan
When it comes to the crème de la crème of luxury homes, Kelowna’s Jane Hoffman…
Rents fell in Kamloops and Kelowna in May
The cost of renting one-bedroom apartments in Kelowna and Kamloops fell in May compared to…
How Thompson-Okanagan housing markets may react to rising interest rates
Housing sales fell by 35% in B.C. in May compared to May of 2021. But,…
This private Kelowna winery comes with two homes for $18.5 million
Two properties in the Upper Mission area of Kelowna with 25 acres of grape vines…
Is Kelowna running out of room to grow?
Vacant buildable land is getting scarce in Kelowna. A “permanent growth boundary” imposed by city…
Predator Ridge axes ‘not marketable’ 20-year-old condo plan
Almost 20 years after Predator Ridge proposed to build a four-storey 28-unit condo building, the…
B.C. man whose subsidized rent jumped $1K wins appeal
A B.C. man whose subsidized rent jumped from $551 a month to $1,530 has taken…
Planners for Kelowna’s Tolko site could look to this massive Burnaby project for ideas
On the surface, there’s not a lot of similarity between Kelowna’s lakefront and a Burnaby…
Northbridge Hotel in Kamloops to be gutted, tenants out by fall
Tenants at the Northbridge Hotel in Kamloops have until Sept. 30 to find a new…
Next big thing in recreational real estate are RV lots in Southern Interior
Higher interest rates may be cooling off the housing market but there’s a growing appetite…
Young people are struggling to afford to live in Kelowna
The average young person in Kelowna runs a $475 deficit each month just trying to…
HOUSING CRISIS: Woman in Kelowna will be homeless after cancer treatment
A woman battling cancer is losing her temporary housing placement soon, and says she has…
Popular Okanagan mini golf course could become 500 homes
A popular Okanagan mini-golf course has closed and could become the site of 500 residential…
Month-over-month drop in real estate prices in Okanagan and Kamloops
While the latest home sales reports from the Association of Interior Realtors stress the number…
HOUSING CRISIS: Kind stranger rescues Kelowna couple and dog living in a car
– This story was originally published June 1, 2022. A Kelowna couple who have been…
Innovative homeless housing project almost filled to capacity on Kamloops’s North Shore
A controversial homeless shelter on Kamloops' North Shore is almost 80 per cent full after…
Real estate sales in Okanagan, Kamloops record big drop in May
Real estate sales in Kamloops and the Okanagan took a significant drop last month compared…
HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton mom, daughter fighting cancer being evicted in two weeks
A single mom in Penticton is facing dire straits with nowhere to live in two…