Tag Archives: Housing
Parksville construction firm fined after issuing fake occupancy permits
NANAIMO - What's believed to be an unprecedented case of forgery in the mid-Island region involved a construction contractor issuing multiple fake occupancy permits for newly built homes. Don Ballard,...
Feb 20, 2024
Kamloops officials, advocates hope new data will help dispel rumours about origins of homeless increase
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has released new information from the provincial Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction showing how vast the increase in homelessness has become. The repo...
Aaron Schulze Feb 07, 2024
Kamloops real estate market enters 2024 with cooling activity, potential for interest rate cuts
KAMLOOPS - Real estate activity in the Kamloops area cooled off last year, thanks to a blend of factors, including high interest rates, wildfires and low housing supply. Kamloops finished off 2023 wit...
Aaron Schulze Jan 11, 2024
Expansion of Speculation Tax not expected to drastically impact Kamloops housing market
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has recently been named as one of the cities that will now be included in the provincial Speculation and Vacancy Tax. The tax applies to empty secondary homes, but economists say t...
Nov 24, 2023
Developers betting big on densification projects throughout Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's an empty lot right now. However, ARPA Investments plans to turn a spot at the corner of Tranquille Road and Clapperton Road into another thriving mixed-use hub in the heart of the Nort...
James Peters Apr 03, 2023
Excitement builds for demolition of former North Shore hotel
KAMLOOPS - Soon, the Northbridge Hotel building won't be standing. On January 9th, the City of Kamloops announced plans to demolish the former Northbridge Hotel, which it bought back in 2021 for a lit...
James Peters Jan 10, 2023
High interest rates, good time to buy: Kamloops mortgage broker
KAMLOOPS - Rising interest rates have many with variable interest rates and those needing to renegotiate mortgages wondering how they will make ends meet. While some in the industry are worried for fi...
Dave Barry Jan 04, 2023
Proposed Housing Supply Act could change 'the very makeup' of Kamloops stratas: broker
KAMLOOPS - While it's unclear how the proposed Housing Supply Act will affect the City of Kamloops, the B.C. NDP government is moving forward with their new housing initiative. If passed, the province...
Aaron Schulze Nov 22, 2022
Mustard Seed Kamloops partners with BC Housing to open new women's shelter space
KAMLOOPS - In the basement at Mustard Seed Kamloops is Harbour House. It's a newly-renovated, 12-bed shelter space meant to accommodate all women, including transgender women, non-binary and two-spiri...
Aaron Schulze Oct 11, 2022
TRU students preparing to live in cramped quarters amid high rent prices
KAMLOOPS - The fall semester at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will begin in just a few weeks and students from out of town are looking for places to live while completing their studies. On-campus a...
Aaron Schulze Aug 16, 2022
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