Housing

Kelowna getting $31.5M from feds to build housing faster
Kelowna is the first BC city to benefit from the federal government’s $4 billion Housing…

More than 25 low income residents face loss of affordable West Kelowna homes
The latest Rental.ca listings shows the average one-bedroom apartment rents for more than $2,000 per…

BC landlord refuses to repair unsafe building, fined $15,000
An unsafe apartment building continued to be neglected over several years and despite previous investigations…

‘Tried and tested’: Kamloops cooperative to provide affordable housing in midst of crisis
A new housing initiative has emerged in Kamloops in response to the housing crisis with…

Highrises as far as the eye can see – but in West Kelowna?
There are currently about two dozen highrises in Kelowna and another 30 either under construction,…

Rent drops in Kelowna but still more than $2,000 per month
The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment fell 3% in Kelowna in September versus August…

Housing prices aren’t the only thing attracting people away from Kamloops, Okanagan
Kelowna has the most expensive real estate in the Interior of BC with the rest…

Kamloops up and Okanagan down compared to rest of BC real estate market
Despite a slowdown in real estate sales and prices in September versus August, the BC…

120 tiny houses planned for homeless people in Kelowna
To help reduce the number of people sleeping rough in Kelowna, the province is going…

The Bluff on WFN land could rival Tolko mill site as next huge development
There's been lots of talk in the past four years about the redevelopment of the…

How Kelowna is showing the nation how to speed up new home construction
It's been a decade since the City of Kelowna overhauled its building permit system to…

Lake Country man waiting four years to get carriage house approved
Lake Country resident Daryl Silva wants to build a carriage house for his in-laws but…

Housing construction booming on WFN but should you buy lease land?
When Troika Developments started marketing its West Harbour resort community on Westbank First Nation land…

Lake Country loses title for most expensive home for sale in Canada
For the last couple of years the Waterside Farm on Pixton Road in Lake Country…

Westbank First Nation outshining Okanagan cities on new home construction
When it comes to issuing building permits for new housing, the tiny Westbank First Nation…