August a slow cooker for the Kamloops real estate market

Sep 4, 2026 | 8:32 AM

KAMLOOPS — August was a summer bummer for the Kamloops real estate market.

New numbers from the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show 217 residential units changed hands in the Kamloops and District region in August, down from 254 units sold in July. It’s also down 1.4 per cent compared to August 2025.

Kamloops residents remained hesitant to put their homes on the market, as well. AIR says 374 new listings were recorded in the Kamloops area in August, down from 457 in July and 12 per cent from the same month in 2025.

Active listings sit at 1,406 as of the end of August, a decrease of 5.3 per cent year-over-year.

“Considering the wildfire and smoke conditions experienced across the province, the Kamloops and District market held up relatively well in August, with sales closely reflecting last year’s activity,” AIR President Ryan Mayne states in a news release issued Friday (Sept. 4). “While listing levels continue to be more restrained than elsewhere in the Interior, the relationship between available inventory and demand remains balanced.”

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The benchmark price for a single-family home in Kamloops sits at $669,100 – a drop of $14,900 from July.

For townhouses in Kamloops, the benchmark price is $508,400 as of the end of August, down by $1,600 from July but down 2.5 per cent year-over-year.

The benchmark price for condominiums and apartments in Kamloops is $375,900 – an increase of $4,600 from July but a 1.1 per cent decrease year-over-year.

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