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Construction is underway on the fourth and final phase of the Kicking Horse Canyon upgrade on Highway 1 east of Golden.The 26 kilometre section of the Trans-Canada will be closed overnight through to Feb. 17. The cl

There’s no question that home buyers and sellers had a rough ride in 2022.The market started heating up – along with significant price increases – in 2021 as the COVID-inspired work-from-home trend took

While housing prices fell 11.5% across B.C. in December versus a year earlier, the picture was much better in the Okanagan.Priced dropped only 2.4% year-over-year to $715,554 for all housing types combined throughout the

Across Canada, homeowners spend $300 more per month in shelter costs than renters. That ratio is much less in Kamloops and the Okanagan but there are still stark differences between cities, according to a new report by P

As Okanagan Valley lakes go, Duck Lake is not one of the biggest or better known.But a decade ago, the 7 km long lake next to Highway 97 between Kelowna Airport and Lake Country, was alive many winter Sundays with racing

Sky high real estate prices over the last few years have kept many first-time home buyers out of the market.Even if they have the typical, or median, household income in Kamloops or the four major Okanagan cities, there&

The dramatic slowdown in the Okanagan’s real estate market doesn’t mean it’s all doom and gloom.Just this past week, the Kreig Family at Re/Max Kelowna fielded multiple offers for a $720,000 townhome in

While the number of do-it-yourself movers to and from Kelowna fell by 11% in 2022, the city still moved up in the rankings as one of the country’s most popular destinations.In 2022, 51% of one-way U-Haul truck traf

More than 80% of homeowners in Kamloops and the Okanagan own only one home.But, the much smaller group who own more than one home account for 29% of the housing stock in B.C., according to the latest housing data release

With slightly warmer weather and less snow, the highways leading into Kamloops and the Okanagan are improving but drivers still need to take care.A vehicle fire on the Coquihalla Highway about a kilometre south