There's a moment almost every condo buyer hits: they find a place they love, the strata fee looks reasonable, and they're ready to move forward. Then, a year or two after closing, a notice arrives — a special levy, sometimes for a few thousand dollars, sometimes for tens of thousands.

There's a particular kind of Okanagan fall that's easy to fall for: the vineyards in full harvest, the hillsides turning gold along Knox and Dilworth, quieter trails and lake mornings once the summer crowds have cleared out. It's also, without much competition for your attention, one of the more comfortable seasons to actually go tour homes — no sp...

If you've glanced at the headlines lately, you've probably seen some version of "Okanagan home sales plunge." It's technically true — and it's also only half the story.

August brought a real pullback in buyer activity across the region. But if you stop reading at the sales number, you'd miss the part that actually matters most if you're thinking abo...