News Items tag as: Real Estate

Big jump for Central Okanagan real estate listings, but sales still way down
November 07, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Real estate sales in the Central Okanagan have started to pick up with the September to October increase in listings the largest in more than 20 years.
Central Okanagan real estate has slowest August since 2011
September 08, 2024 - 12:00 PM
iNhome

Kelowna realtor Scott Aaltonen says every summer he normally takes at least three groups of out-of-town buyers on real estate tours to check out properties in the $2 million price point.
Big upsurge in Okanagan, Kamloops real estate listings, but prices stay stubborn
September 07, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Despite a huge surge in real estate listings compared to this time last year prices in the Central Okanagan only dropped a touch, and in some regions actually increased.
From no strata fees to discounted golf, Okanagan developers using promos to sell homes
June 21, 2024 - 7:00 AM
iNhome

From three years of no strata fees to paying no GST, developers in the Okanagan are giving away freebies to attract buyers.
Kamloops and Okanagan lagging far behind BC in real estate activity
March 14, 2024 - 6:00 AM
iNhome

While February wasn’t a banner month in the BC real estate world, it was a big improvement over a year ago with growth in both sales and prices.
It helps to be a couple when saving for a home in Kamloops, Kelowna
February 24, 2024 - 7:00 PM
iNhome

While the dream of home ownership includes the reality of at least a 5% down payment, the reality is that an affordable mortgage requires much more than that for the average earner.
More choice, fewer buyers bodes well for Central Okanagan real estate market
February 09, 2024 - 3:30 PM
iNhome

Statistics issued every month only tell part of the real estate story in the Central Okanagan.
iN VIDEO: Nearly 25% of Okanagan wineries are listed for sale
January 17, 2024 - 6:00 AM
iNwine

Devastating winter vine kills are just part of the reason why more than 50 wineries are for sale in the Okanagan – about one-quarter of the total number.
Kamloops and Kelowna housing starts lagged behind rest of BC in 2023
January 16, 2024 - 11:30 AM

Housing starts in BC were up 11% last year but they were flat in Kamloops and down 12% in Kelowna.
Selling price for a Kelowna home drops below $1 million
February 06, 2023 - 6:00 PM
iNhome

Not only did real estate sales take a hammering in January compared to a year ago, the benchmark price for a single-family house fell to less than $1 million in Kelowna for the first time since December 2021.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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