Housing

Developer makes high end plans for Kelowna campground that’s home to low income earners
Matthew Richard loves where he lives. The rent is cheap, it’s quiet and close to…

Cost of renting in Kelowna has doubled in just five years
While the rate of inflation in Canada has stayed in the two per cent range…

Penticton council meets with province to discuss supportive housing complaints
Penticton city council presented a unified voice to the provincial government ministers at a meeting…

Lower Mainlanders flocking to small Thompson-Okanagan towns
When Tony Luck and his wife became empty nesters, they decided to uproot his business…

High demand for real estate in Okanagan, Shuswap in 2020
Real estate sales in the region from the Okanagan through the Shuswap to Revelstoke were…

Kamloops had highest December real estate sales in a decade
Residential real estate sales in Kamloops hasn’t cooled down at all through the pandemic with…

Sun Peaks sees home values outpaced nearby Kamloops
The cost of the average Kamloops home went up in price a bit this year,…

Apartment rents in Kelowna up almost 12 per cent from last year
Kelowna is the fifth most expensive city in Canada to rent an apartment and is…

Real estates sales remain hot in Okanagan, but with fewer options for buyers
November was a good month to sell a home in the Okanagan with a 71…

Developer adjusts plans on major downtown project to build Kelowna’s tallest high-rise
Developer Anthony Beyrouti has won over City of Kelowna planning staff by doing just about…

Kamloops homeless shelters shifting into a pandemic winter
With winter just around the corner and COVID-19 cases rising, the main priority for Kamloops…

Kelowna condo buyer offers warning to prospective buyers
Sandra Gault had no idea that parking would become such a headache when she bought…
Densification of downtown Kamloops: ‘If the downtown dies, that affects the rest of the city’
Kamloops resident Irene Klossner has worked and lived downtown for a decade, giving her a…

B.C. SPCA shines spotlight on need for more pet-friendly housing
Have you ever had trouble finding pet-friendly housing? You're not alone, and the B.C. SPCA…

West Kelowna family excited for new Habitat for Humanity home
A West Kelowna mom and her two children are excited to move into a new…