Real Estate
Vernon mom awarded $23,000 in bitter land dispute with son
A bitter dispute between a Vernon artist and his mother over the ownership of the…
The perils of buying Okanagan real estate during fire season
BC's wildfires have cost a prospective property buyer $100,000 after he was denied insurance while…
BC mortgage broker who lied to regulator on the hook $83K
A BC mortgage broker who made $56,000 while working without a license is on the…
Kelowna woman who duped seller with edited photos wins in court
A Kelowna man who was duped by doctored photos of a property he planned to…
Kelowna mortgage broker fined $30K loses appeal
A Kelowna mortgage broker who was fined $30,000 and had her licence suspended for two…
Increase in number of homes for sale but prices steady across Okanagan, Kamloops
There are 40% more properties on the market in the Central Okanagan than in July…
BC luxury rental agency has bank accounts frozen over ‘unethical’ books
A luxury BC rental company has had its bank accounts frozen and its licence suspended…
BC realtor fined $110,000 and licence nixed after scamming client
A BC realtor who scammed a client out of $60,000 has been fined $110,000 and…
BC realtor on the hook $130,000 for ‘fraudulent document scheme’
A BC mortgage broker, who got kickbacks for referring clients to an unlicenced mortgage broker,…
Prospective Kelowna homebuyers backed out of deal, ordered to pay over $300K
It was too late to back out when prospective homebuyers in Kelowna were refused a…
From no strata fees to discounted golf, Okanagan developers using promos to sell homes
From three years of no strata fees to paying no GST, developers in the Okanagan…
Kelowna homeowners top Canadian list of mortgage-free living
In a city known for its high housing costs, Kelowna surprisingly has more mortgage-free homeowners than…
Kelowna realtor fined for conflicts of interest
A Kelowna realtor has been fined $15,000 for contravening the Real Estate Services Act. The…
BC tenancy branch catches up with repeat rent skippers
A BC renter spurred a Residential Tenancy Branch investigation when he reported that his landlord…
Kelowna’s approach to buying waterfront parkland called ‘diabolical’
Property owners along a Manhattan Point beach with no public access are ticked off at…