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The push in many cities, but especially the rapidly growing Kelowna, is for higher density housing in condos and fourplexes.But the vast majority of those searching for homes online in the region prefer stand-alone house

A traffic stop in Kamloops led to police arresting the driver after an officer spotted weapons near her.At about 2:15 a.m. yesterday, Nov. 9, an officer patrolling along Westsyde Road stopped a white Mustang to check if

Housing sales are expected to be down 34% in B.C. this year compared to the record high set in 2021 and drop another 11.4% through 2023.But, in a forecast released Nov. 8 by the B.C. Real Estate Association, Kamloops wil

While housing prices are down from their peak in the spring, it’s all relative.Real estate markets fluctuate over time and the Canadian market was particularly impacted by COVID where sales and prices, initially, d

Kelowna’s Mission Group is moving ahead with plans to build what its executive vice-president Luke Turri says may be the first purpose built rental high-rise in the city.City council will review a development permi

While the residential real estate market struggles, there’s still some high-end properties selling in the Okanagan this year.Earlier this month, Edmonton based-Westrich Pacific bought a 125-year lease on 14 acres o

Prices for all homes in Kamloops and the Okanagan are up from where they were last year but the prices for condos and townhomes dropped in October versus September.Single-family homes on the other hand mostly went up com

A snowfall warning has been issued for Thursday afternoon through Friday morning by Environment Canada.It covers the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt and the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna.It’s e

An Okanagan College project that started rescuing apples that didn’t make the grocery store grade in 2018 was one of the top four finishers at the Enactus World Cup in Puerto Rico.The student-run business takes app

The world of ski hill real estate has changed drastically through COVID.In the years prior to COVID, many people bought units at ski hills as an investment to rent out and use only occasionally themselves.“We had v