News Items tag as: CMHC

Huge jump in Kelowna's vacancy rate a boon for new tenants
December 17, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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Kelowna’s rental apartment vacancy rate saw a huge jump in 2024, especially when compared to Kamloops.
House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
November 21, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context.
Kelowna getting $31.5M from feds to build housing faster
October 25, 2023 - 8:45 AM

Kelowna is the first BC city to benefit from the federal government’s $4 billion Housing Accelerator Fund. It will get $31.5 million to fast track construction of an additional 950 housing units over the next three years.
Kelowna has lowest vacancy rate of any major Canadian city and that's not a good thing
February 18, 2022 - 10:56 AM
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The official Canada Mortgage and Housing rental vacancy rate shows Kelowna's fell to a 0.6% in 2021 from 2.1% the year before.
$10.8M for affordable Indigenous housing in B.C. Interior
May 04, 2021 - 10:35 AM

Three Interior Indigenous communities will have 34 new affordable housing units built with new funding from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Why the Okanagan housing market may fare better than other Canadian regions amid pandemic
May 31, 2020 - 7:00 AM

Despite predictions of a dramatic drop in the housing market, the new president of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board says this region is doing just fine.
Kamloops has a rising rental supply, says CMHC Rental Market Survey
January 15, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Kamloops renters have more to choose from and it's one of the few cities where prices have come down, according to the CMHC Rental Market Survey released Wednesday, Jan. 15.
Okanagan, Thompson and Shuswap easiest regions in B.C. to find seniors’ rental housing
May 31, 2019 - 11:47 AM

KELOWNA - While overall rental vacancy rates in cities like Kamloops and Kelowna are below two per cent, the picture is much brighter when it comes to housing for seniors.
Things are finally looking up for Kelowna renters
March 28, 2019 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - After years of struggling to find places to live, Kelowna renters are being offered hundreds of brand new apartments and their options seem destined to keep growing.
Slowdown in housing market projected for all of B.C.
November 07, 2018 - 11:00 AM

KELOWNA - A spike in provincial housing starts over the past couple of years is dropping off in 2018 and expected to decline even further in the next two years.
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News Items tag as: CMHC

Huge jump in Kelowna's vacancy rate a boon for new tenants

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin

Kelowna getting $31.5M from feds to build housing faster

Kelowna has lowest vacancy rate of any major Canadian city and that's not a good thing

$10.8M for affordable Indigenous housing in B.C. Interior

Why the Okanagan housing market may fare better than other Canadian regions amid pandemic

Kamloops has a rising rental supply, says CMHC Rental Market Survey

Okanagan, Thompson and Shuswap easiest regions in B.C. to find seniors’ rental housing

Things are finally looking up for Kelowna renters

Slowdown in housing market projected for all of B.C.

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