Home values have increased zero to 10 per cent in most communities, BC Assessment said.

Homes sales in the Central Okanagan, North Okanagan and Shuswap-Revelstoke region have risen dramatically from this time last year.

“Seasonally, we normally see the market start to calm down towards the colder winter months. However, that was not the case for October."

“They want to be here for lifestyle more than anything, and that's something we’ve seen for years but has really picked up with COVID-19.”

'It’s the largest number of pre-registrants we’ve ever seen for a condo tower we’ve done,' said Jonathan Friesen of Mission Group.

The Central Okanagan has seen 317 single family homes sold in August - a 62 percent increase from 2019.

The home is 9,000 square feet and includes seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a six-car garage and a dock that features two boat lifts and two jet ski lifts.

The number of new listings doubled from December and increased by 19 per cent from last January, however sales are down by a third compared to this time last year.

Services Canada has leased one the the units in the former Woolworths' building on Vernon's main street.

A new report says ‘mixed-use’ developments, areas that combine housing, offices and shopping, are the future.