iN NUMBERS: The state of the housing market in the Thompson-Okanagan
The dream used to be to own a detached home with a white picket fence, but a lot of young people these days are dreaming of renting their very own studio or owning a one-bedroom condo.
Here are some figures on the state of housing in Thompson and the Okanagan:
- 17.8 billion: Dollars in housing projects in Thompson-Okanagan in the third quarter of 2024.
- 31.5 billion: Dollars in federal grants for housing in Kelowna.
- 90: Per cent of housing projects in Kelowna are attached units rather than detached homes.
- 27.6: Per cent increase in housing starts in Kelowna year-over-year.
- 90,000: Dollar spike in median home price in Central Okanagan between January and February.
- 2,254: Houses for sale in the Okanagan Valley in March.
- 278: House purchases in the OKanagan Valley in March.
- 37,000: Drop in median home prices in Penticton, South Okanagan in the last year.
- 60: Home purchases in Vernon, North Okanagan in March.
- 384: Houses were for sale in Vernon, North Okanagan in March.
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