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Kelowna Rental Housing
Rent for one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna now 5th highest in Canada
Rental rates for one-bedroom apartments in Kelowna climbed another $60 in October to $1,960, the…
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%…
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…
Kelowna rents jump almost 5% despite provincial rent freeze
Rents in Kelowna are about five per cent higher than this time last year, despite…
Renting a home became tougher in Kamloops and the Okanagan in 2020
Rental housing became harder to find in the Thompson-Okanagan’s largest cities in 2020. Recently released…
Average rental rates continue to rise in Kelowna
Kelowna was the 16th most expensive city for rentals in Canada in November according to…
Rental rates up and down in Kelowna as summer ends
KELOWNA – The cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna jumped almost five per…
Things are finally looking up for Kelowna renters
KELOWNA – After years of struggling to find places to live, Kelowna renters are being…
Hundreds more rental apartments planned for Kelowna
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council is being asked to forego $320,000 in taxes to help…
Look to Vancouver, Victoria for short-term rental regulation model in Kelowna
KELOWNA – There’s well over a 1,000 short-term rental properties in Kelowna, most of them…
Housing strategy will see new housing forms, more protection of rental housing in Kelowna
KELOWNA – It has a benign sounding name — the Healthy Housing Strategy — but…
Kelowna to boost developer incentives for rental housing construction
KELOWNA – In a continuing bid to encourage construction of rental housing, staff are recommending…
Little sign of progress easing Kelowna’s atrocious rental vacancy rate
KELOWNA – Four new housing agreements covering 436 purpose-built rental units in Kelowna were signed…
The extreme lengths wannabe renters go to find a place to live in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A few local residents are coming up with some creative solutions to the…
More grants for rental housing developers as Kelowna fights abysmal vacancy rate
KELOWNA – Its been six years since they city began offering incentives to developers to…
Central Green rental block adds badly needed density to downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – With the city’s rental vacancy rate scrapping along at 0.2 per cent, any…
Kelowna moves up list of Canada’s most expensive cities to rent an apartment
KELOWNA – Kelowna is now listed as the seventh most expensive city in Canada to rent…
Kelowna in top ten of Canadian cities with most expensive one bedroom rentals
KELOWNA – Kelowna is the eighth most expensive market in Canada when it comes to…
Kelowna just made it easier to rent out that extra room
KELOWNA – The increasing lack of affordable housing in Kelowna has caused City Hall to…
Vacancy rate gets worse in Kelowna as rent rises
KELOWNA – The rental situation in Kelowna is getting tighter while rent is on the…
Provincial funding for affordable housing projects in Kelowna
KELOWNA – More than $18 million in government funding is coming to Kelowna for affordable…
Kelowna’s unusual real estate market not expected to normalize any time soon
KELOWNA – Despite a big jump in the number of new homes being built in…
Kelowna councillor upset over high rents in buildings given tax incentives by the city
KELOWNA – A city councillor thinks Kelowna may have to look at restricting its rental…
Kelowna pushing for larger family-friendly rental units with changes to grant program
HEIGHT CHANGE WILL ALLOW SIX STOREY APARTMENT BUILDINGS KELOWNA – The city is pretty happy…