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Housing prices in B.C. have fallen 6.8% in the past six months but are still higher than this time last year.The MLS benchmark (typical) selling price for the Interior of B.C. was $675,900 for all housing types in Novemb

The cost of renting an apartment in Kelowna continues to rise.In October, the average price for a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna broke the $2,000 a month mark. In November, the price climbed again reaching $2,032, whic

After weeks of having higher gasoline prices than the Lower Mainland, prices at the pumps in Kamloops and the Okanagan are finally heading down.Some, especially in the Okanagan, are dropping below $1.50 for a litre of re

Two new highrises are proposed for Kelowna’s Midtown area next to Orchard Park Mall and Costco.That will bring to more than 1,000 the number of housing units proposed or under construction in the last couple of yea

An innovative housing plan can bring down the price of a newly built three-bedroom home by a “conservative” $50,000 to $100,000 simply by eliminating parking.“We want to change people’s expectatio

Thompson-Okanagan area highways should be mostly fine today but there are a few hazards to be aware of.The Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt has slippery sections from 6 km south of the Great Bear Snowshed to 29 km

The average price of a home in B.C. fell 8.6% in November versus a year earlier.In Kamloops, the average price of a single-family house fell by only 1.4%, while prices were down 2.4% in the Okanagan, according to data re

While Kamloops and the Okanagan struggle with a shortage of affordable rental housing, some Lower Mainland cities are way ahead and making it happen.One of those cities is Port Moody.Port Moody expects new multi-family d

COVID still has a lasting impact on how and where people work and the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce is recommending innovative ways to adjust to the changes.One of those changes is that more people are still working

Kelowna city council adopted a provisional budget with a tax increase of 3.8% today, Dec. 8, following a full day of discussions.The tax hike is down slightly from the 4.01% city staff had recommended going into the budg