Real Estate
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Should Kelowna scrap its hefty development cost charges for a couple of years?
The City of Burlington in Ontario has eliminated development cost charges for two years. Such a tax holiday is expected to stimulate the construction of…
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Sales up a bit, prices down a bit in Kelowna’s confounding housing market
Usually, when home sales bump, prices also rise. But, not in Kelowna's indecipherable housing market, which is plagued by fence-sitting, indecision, a slump and a…
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City of Kelowna strikes backs, says scathing letter slamming its housing policies contains ‘inaccuracies’
The City of Kelowna is fighting back. Earlier this week, the local home building industry accused the city of taxing housing like a vice, such…
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New home construction in Kelowna has effectively come to a halt
The numbers are shocking. 30% of the cost of any new home in Kelowna — be it a tiny condominium, standard townhouse or nice single-family…
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Kelowna apartment rents are a-tumblin’ down, down, down
Let's give this some context. It was only six months ago, in August 2025, that the median monthly rent for a typical one-bedroom apartment in…
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Kelowna home sales start the year with a whimper
It's the doldrums on top of doldrums. January's housing sales in Kelowna were lacklustre, a continuation of below-par performance in an extended era of staleness.…
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Here are the big winners from the 2026 Okanagan Housing Awards
They're not only beautiful, but livable, innovative and energy-efficient. They are the winners of the 2026 Okanagan Housing Awards put on by the 300-member Central…
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Apartment deals galore: Free rent, free parking, free wifi and move-in bonuses
Never before in Kelowna have there been so many juicy incentives to get potential apartment renters to sign on the dotted line. One, two and…
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‘Everyone is LEAVING Kelowna!’ and ‘Kelowna Condo NIGHTMARE!’: Realtor going viral with YouTube videos
Absolutely, the headlines scream at you. Everyone is LEAVING Kelowna! Kelowna Condo NIGHTMARE! Can't Sell. Can't Rent It. Can't Keep It! (with a background graphic…
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Kelowna’s housing slump drags on and on
"That's fair, I would call it a slump," said ReMax Kelowna realtor Colin Krieg. He's referring to the Association of Interior Realtors' 2025 year-end report…