August 2026

Ask anyone who lives here what they love about the Okanagan and you'll get some version of the same answer. The lake at 7am before anyone else is up. Peaches off the tree in August. A patio that stays warm into October. This is a great place to live, and an even better place to invest in, because that lifestyle is the whole reason people fall for t...

If you own property in Kelowna, or you're thinking about buying one specifically for Airbnb income, pay attention to this one. Starting June 1, 2026, Kelowna became the only municipality in BC approved for both an opt-out and an accelerated timeline on the province's short-term rental restrictions. That's a big deal, and most owners I talk to still...

Three Okanagan peach recipes we make on repeat every August: a burrata salad, a fresh salsa, and a pancetta pasta, all built around the ripest peaches in Kelowna. Ours are freestone, sun-ripened, and impossible to ignore once the first crate shows up at the market. Here's the burrata starter first, a dead-simple plate that turns local peaches and a...

Central Okanagan buyers and sellers just got a snapshot worth reading closely. In July 2026, fewer homes changed hands, fewer new listings hit the market, and active inventory kept shrinking, yet total dollar volume jumped nearly 14% year over year. That combination is a classic early signal of a market tilting back toward sellers, even if the head...