Housing
Significant new housing increase in Kelowna during first half of 2021
Twice as many homes were created in Kelowna in the first half of 2020 compared…
B.C. realtor fined $45K, pay $50K in costs for rent-to-own scheme
A Lower Mainland realtor was fined $45,000, pay $50,000 in investigation costs and had his…
Kelowna 5th most expensive city in Canada to rent an apartment
Kelowna is ranked as the fifth most expensive city to rent an apartment out of…
Why not everyone will have rental rate increases limited to 1.5% next year
The Government of B.C. will lift its freeze on residential rental rate increases at the…
Kelowna considering major changes to fees it charges for new development
Developers could face thousands of dollars in increased payments to the City of Kelowna if…
11-storey apartment building approved for downtown Kamloops
Kamloops will see another high-rise tower added to the downtown skyline after a development permit…
40 more affordable rental units open in Kelowna
New affordable rental homes are now available for people with low to moderate incomes in…
First month’s rent won’t even pay the taxes on this ‘charming’ City of Kelowna rental home
A Kelowna realtor has tracked down the location of a “charming” little house that the…
Apartment development with less than half required parking approved in Kamloops
An apartment development in North Kamloops will go ahead with less than half of the…
Owner of derelict Kelowna house surprised by city demolition order
The owner of a derelict home in Rutland seems to have been taken off guard…
Less parking in urban areas may help affordable housing aims in Kamloops
A supporter of a would-be North Shore apartment complex in Kamloops says the city's parking…
Massive Blackmun Bay housing project in West Kelowna scaled back by more than 80%
After years of fruitless efforts to build a highrise with residential units and a hotel…
Owner of Penticton’s Ogopogo Motel says he has the right to evict residents
The owner of the dilapidated Ogopogo Motel in Penticton, doesn’t think the Residential Tenancy Branch…
Costly legal battle with province over Penticton shelter does nothing to help homeless
An expensive legal battle between the the City of Penticton and province is doing nothing…
New affordable homes open in Westbank First Nation for community
Residents are moving into two new affordable rental housing buildings on Westbank First Nation land…