Real Estate
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Even with $1M knocked off the price, ‘Rock House’ mansion in Kelowna is listed for sale for a cool $16.9M
Apparently, even the super rich are pinching pennies. As such, the listing price for 'Rock House' — the low-slung concrete and glass mansion on Hobson…
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Curved condo towers and contemporary farmhouse in Central Okanagan win provincial awards
One is a lakefront development of two curved, white, stepped-terrace condominium towers. The other is a lakeview contemporary, transitional farmhouse rancher with a walk-out basement.…
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There’s still a glut of apartments in Kelowna, so rents take a tumble
No so fast. After apartment rents in Kelowna inched up in February and March, they slipped in April. It's a sign that an apartment glut…
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‘The worst spring housing market in Kelowna in 25 years’
Kelowna realtor Rick Hamer-Jackson is being brutally honest. "This is the worst spring housing market I've seen in my 25-year career selling real estate," he…
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Meet the new president of the 2,600-member Association of Interior Realtors
Real estate is in Ryan Mayne's blood. His parents — Jim and Sylvia Mayne — started selling real estate successfully as The Mayne Team in…
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Something is better than nothing: City of Kelowna considers reducing hefty development cost charges
With the construction industry hurting big-time, home builders asked the City of Kelowna to slash hefty development cost charges by 50%. Instead, they may be…
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Long, slow thaw begins for Kelowna apartment rents
It's made to sound glacial. “Canada’s (and Kelowna’s) rental market is caught in a slow thaw,” said Crystal Chen, marketing manager at Zumper, the online…
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A glimmer of hope in Kelowna’s housing market?
The Kelowna housing market is taking wins where it can. Sales of homes of all kinds — single-family, townhouse and condominium — perked up a…
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The Okanagan’s largest master-planned community rejigs for the future
1,000 homes. 578 acres. 227 acres of open space. 30 acres of parks, including 2 neighborhood parks and 11 pocket parks. 25 kilometres of trails. It's…
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Have apartment rents in Kelowna hit rock bottom?
After stumbling for months, it looks like apartment rents in Kelowna may have bottomed out. The latest numbers show the median monthly rent for a…