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Sales down but prices up in Kamloops, Okanagan real estate markets
Wildfires may have played a role in slowing housing sales in Kamloops and the Okanagan…
Okanagan residents flee high prices to relocate to Alberta
For most of the past decade the flow of Albertans to BC far outpaced the…
Creekside Kelowna land, motel for sale for $12 million an acre
An old motel next to Mission Creek and close to Okanagan Lake is for sale…
BC strata denied attempts to fine, kick out caregiving family member
A BC strata tried and failed in its attempt to fine an elderly resident's family…
How Lake Country plans to double its housing stock
Lake Country was the fastest growing community in the Okanagan over the 2016-21 census period…
Three-quarters of Lake Country building permits more than a year old
Lake Country is a beautiful Okanagan community of about 18,000 souls flanked by Okanagan, Wood…
Yellowstone Ranch near Beaverdell auctioned for $15 million
The auction of a 73,000-acre ranch near Beaverdell, east of Kelowna, wound up at 11:48…
iN VIDEO: You can buy an island in the Southern Interior for $600,000
Many people dream of the freedom and privacy of living on a remote island, but…
Housing starts falling in Kamloops, Okanagan despite growing housing crisis
Despite the fact that there’s a desperate need for new housing across Canada, especially, in…
‘Tainted’ process for former RCMP building in Kelowna lets developer start over
The controversial redevelopment of the former RCMP building at 350 Doyle Ave. in downtown Kelowna…
Lake Country’s notorious Airport Inn to be replaced by hundreds of rental apartments
It’s been four years since the Airport Inn Lakeside, overlooking Highway 97 in Lake Country,…
iN PHOTOS: Burnt wood, rusting steel create unique fire-resistant home in South Okanagan
It has been 20 years since wildfire tore through Okanagan Mountain Park, leaving a bare,…
Penticton has a plan to fix dramatic decline in housing starts
Since 2017, Penticton has averaged more than 500 housing starts every year but that has…
iN PHOTOS: Luxury ranch near Beaverdell going to auction as ‘Yellowstone North of 49’
The popularity of the Yellowstone TV series has sparked a growing interest not only in…
In-migration boosted Thompson-Okanagan population but housing supply lagging
The pace of population growth in the Thompson-Okanagan region continues at a blistering pace, increasing…
Six-storey apartment building approved for former Kamloops car lot
Plans for a new six-storey apartment building are in the works for North Kamloops adding…
Tax breaks triggered construction of new rental units in Kelowna
Over the past eight years, 2,700 new rental housing units were built in Kelowna. That’s…
BC landlord to pay year’s rent after renoviction
A BC landlord was ordered to pay a year's worth of rent to former tenants…
Landlord who barred siblings living together ordered to pay $31K for ‘discrimination’
A BC property management company that refused to allow the sister of one of its…
Kelowna residents need to earn almost $36 an hour to afford rent
The Greater Kelowna area requires the third highest hourly pay rate in the country in…
Kamloops, Kelowna bucking national trend of falling housing starts
At a time when there is a desperate need for more housing, the number of…
1,500 feet of Okanagan lakefront on sale for $9 million
Two properties that join each other on the boundary of West Kelowna and Peachland are…
Okanagan and Kamloops bucking trend of rising housing prices in BC
The average price for homes sold in BC in June went up 4.7% to $991,648.…
Cost of renting drops slightly in Kelowna
The asking price for rental apartments in Kelowna in June fell from May's rates, dropping…