Good Stuff
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Price slash on new condos is ‘not a discount’, but a ‘market normalization’
The starting price for a brand-new studio condominium at Kelowna's Alma on Abbott is dropping from $345,900 to $276,720. For a one-bedroom the reduction is…
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Wowza, $32M sale of lakefront mansion sets new record for BC Interior
What makes a home worth a mammoth $32 million? Set it on a perfect plot of land with a substantial stretch of idyllic Okanagan Lake…
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At an eye-watering $16,000 a night, Kelowna has the most expensive Airbnb in the country
Obviously, this swanky, exorbitantly priced Airbnb has it all. Over 20,000 square feet of living space in the main house and a separate 2-bedroom, 2,200-square-foot guesthouse. A…
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Apartment renters now have the upper hand in Kelowna
Oh, how the tide has turned. Just a couple of years ago the apartment vacancy rate in Kelowna was an ultra-tight 1.3% and tenants had no…
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Soaring, shimmering and stunning, Kelowna’s tallest building is finished and fantastic
There's wow factor. And then there's WOW factor. And the just-finished 42-storey Eli condominium tower downtown on Leon Avenue definitely has WOW factor. Not only is…
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Step into Fall style fashion with Strut Footwear & Apparel
Fall is here, and so are the season’s most stylish trends ready to take your wardrobe to the next level. This season, Strut Footwear &…
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Kelowna housing market: Is it stuck and stagnant or resilient and recovering?
The Kelowna housing market is clearly looking for a catalyst to shake things up. For the past few months, sales and prices have remained little…
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At an astonishing $17.5M, this is the largest-ever residential sale in the Okanagan
Use all of these adjectives — staggering, stupefying, eye-watering, jaw-dropping, record-setting, astounding and astonishing. "Yes, this sets a whole new standard of what a luxury…
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More apartments, more competition push down monthly rents in Kelowna
All that construction of 6-storey apartment buildings in the city is having an impact, chipping away at monthly rents. In August, the median monthly rent…
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The Kelowna housing market seems to be in a holding pattern
It's likely the sluggish economy. Mortgage interest rates that aren't coming down fast enough. Wages that aren't going up fast enough. Continued unaffordable home prices. And…