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Housing supply in Central Okanagan growing faster than population
The Central Okanagan was the fastest growing “census market area” in the country during the…
Disabled Kamloops artist to burn paintings to protest high rent
Karla Pearce lives with an invisible disability and gets by with government assistance, but cost…
North Okanagan woman suing after landslide left house too dangerous to live in
A North Okanagan woman who was forced out of her home following a landslide in…
Kelowna passes Victoria as third most expensive place to rent in Canada
Kelowna had the highest month over month increase in one-bedroom rental rates in Canada in…
Help may be coming to ease Thompson-Okanagan housing crunch
As home and rent prices continue to rise in the Thompson-Okanagan region, help may be…
Housing Vernon’s homeless has dramatically reduced certain crimes
The dramatic decline in crime and bylaw infractions involving Vernon's homeless population is a direct…
Considerable flood damage to B.C. Housing-owned Kamloops motel delays repairs
When B.C. Housing purchased the Fortune Motel, it budgeted for more than $500,000 in repairs,…
Massive rental housing project planned for Kelowna
A 401-unit, five-building rental apartment project across from Orchard Park mall in Kelowna is headed…
Kelowna has lowest vacancy rate of any major Canadian city and that’s not a good thing
The official Canada Mortgage and Housing rental vacancy rate shows Kelowna's fell to a 0.6%…
Kelowna’s population grows more than twice as fast as Kamloops: census
Back in 1986, Kelowna had almost caught up to Kamloops in terms of population. Both…
How floods have impacted the housing market in Merritt, Princeton
Demand for housing in Merritt and Princeton appears to be back to normal after the…
This Kelowna MLA is focusing on housing rather than politics
Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal MLA Norm Letnick went from health critic in 2020 to the non-partisan…
Province, feds ponder carrots and sticks to get more social housing in Kamloops, Okanagan
Efforts are being made by senior governments to increase the supply of affordable housing in…
Kamloops real estate sales on down trend, prices keep heading up
Real estate prices keep going up, but the amount of listings sold in the Kamloops…
10 to 30 per cent of homes in Kamloops, Okanagan are owned by investors
Investors are buying up housing in the Thompson-Okanagan region at a rapidly increasing rate. Estimates…
‘It’s based on need’: Affordable housing complex to be built in North Kamloops
A six-storey building featuring 44 units of affordable housing will be built on vacant lots…
Supportive housing, complex care priority for Kamloops: B.C. housing minister
Supportive housing and complex care in Kamloops is a top priority for B.C.'s housing minister.…
It’s speculation tax declaration time in Kelowna, West Kelowna
Exempted homeowners from B.C.'s speculation tax are being asked to complete their declaration by the…
Kelowna ‘Crown Jewel’ latest battlefield for Callahan brothers in $300 million family feud
– This story was originally published Jan. 25, 2022. Lloyd Callahan started building a real…
Affordable senior, family rental complex opens in Kamloops
Seniors and families with low and moderate incomes now have access to more affordable rentals…
Even with price drop, rent in Kelowna 4th highest in country
Kelowna ranked as the fourth most expensive city in the country to rent an apartment…
Tenant struggles with theft, deplorable conditions at city-owned Kamloops hotel
It didn't take long for Jacent Kusch's Christmas gifts to be swiped from his suite…
Kelowna city council blames market, not its policies for housing unaffordability
Kelowna city council and staff have “pulled every lever” to improve housing affordability but can't…
266 housing units included in 2 proposals going to Kamloops city council
Kamloops city council will vote on two proposed multi-family housing developments tomorrow. The two proposals…