iN NUMBERS: Kamloops, Okanagan real estate figures that may surprise you

The housing market has been outrageous for years so you might be numb to prices and figures, but here are a few that might make you feel something again. There are even a few that might even make you feel hopeful if you're a first-time buyer on a budget.  Here’s what we found in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 16.9: Million bucks for a house on Pixton Road in Lake Country. https://info.bcassessment.ca/Shared%20Documents/2024/Top%20100%20Valued%20Residential%20Properties-%20Southern%20Interior.pdf 14: Million dollar for a home on Hobson Road in Kelowna. 319,000: Dollars for a 406 square foot home in Kelowna. https://www.kelownarealestatesearch.com/listing-detail/1161633688/1057_Frost_RD_-416-Kelowna-BC?listingSort=RELEVANCE&page=2&pageSize=24&isSearching=true&siteId=69384&listingSource=&condition=%7B%22location%22:%7B%22city%22:[%22Kelowna,%20BC%22]%7D,%22price%22:%22100000,%22%7D&uiConfig=%7B%7D&zoom=9&mapSearch=false&timeline=true&mode=map%2Blist&listingSortOptions=[%7B%22label%22:%22Default%22,%22value%22:%22RELEVANCE%22%7D,%7B%22label%22:%22Price-High%20To%20Low%22,%22value%22:%22PRICE_DESC%22%7D,%7B%22label%22:%22Price-Low%20To%20High%22,%22value%22:%22PRICE_ASC%22%7D,%7B%22label%22:%22Newest%20Listings%22,%22value%22:%22MLS_LIST_DATE_L_DESC%22%7D,%7B%22label%22:%22Beds%20(Most)%22,%22value%22:%22BEDROOMS_DESC%22%7D,%7B%22label%22:%22Baths%20(Most)%22,%22value%22:%22BATHS_DESC%22%7D,%7B%22label%22:%22Year%20Built%20(Newest)%22,%22value%22:%22BUILT_YEAR_DESC%22%7D,%7B%22label%22:%22Square%20Feet%20(Biggest)%22,%22value%22:%22SQFT_DESC%22%7D]&timezone=GMT-0700&source=search&_gl=1*1c1n5jk*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjwiezABhBZEiwAEbTPGA7ASw3YgGD1opTocrUmlx0sOCtK-9rzEPcedaMKMSvjIKjifzAFfRoCl9IQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAAoYL5RgCQ6rUQr_irK5ALhboVOnAt 1,500: Bucks a month get a 580 square foot apartment on Edmonton Avenue in Penticton. https://rentals.ca/penticton?dimensions=0-600 1,550: Dollars to rent a 376 square foot micro-suite in Kamloops, https://trusuhousing.ca/our-available-housings/studio-microsuite-above-brighteye-brewing  the perfect size to fit your bed and maybe even a chair. 4: Dollars per square foot for a micro-suite in Kamloops. 3.80: Per square foot for the average studio in Kelowna. 189,900: For a two-bed, one-bath in Vernon and the ad says it’s “well cared for”. https://www.remax.ca/bc/coldstream-real-estate/15401-kalamalka-lake-road-lot-67-wp_idm73000004-28132398-lst 12: Years ago was the last time, aside from the pandemic, that home sales in Central Okanagan were this low. https://infotel.ca/inhome/central-okanagan-housing-sales-in-april-lowest-in-12-years/it109109 25: Per cent lower than the 10 year average for home sales in Central Okanagan. 1,096: Homes went on the market in Central Okanagan in March, the most listings in the past 26 years.To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. Find our Journalism Ethics policy here. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/code-of-ethics/it106782 We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .