Sean Phillips, REALTOR® · Coldwell Banker Executives Realty, Vernon BC
Market snapshot · Updated September 2026
Monthly numbers from the Association of Interior REALTORS®, rents, building activity, and the 2026 news stories that affect what homes are worth. Every figure is dated and sourced.
Updated September 2026 · by Sean Phillips, REALTOR®
| Month | Sales | New listings | Active | SF benchmark | Townhome | Condo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 217 −1.4% | 374 −12.0% | 1,406 −5.3% | $669,100 +0.9% | $508,400 −2.5% | $375,900 −1.1% |
| Jul 2026 | 254 −1.6% | 457 −10.6% | 1,479 −1.8% | $684,000 +2.7% | $510,000 −4.1% | $371,300 +1.9% |
| Jun 2026 | 271 | — | — | $684,300 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 250 | 525 | 1,380 | — | — | — |
| Apr 2026 | 217 | 544 | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 2025 | 137 | 165 | — | $655,700 | — | — |
Year-over-year changes shown where AIR reported them. AIR has used a standardized methodology since October 2024, and for Kamloops the single-family category excludes lakefront and acreage, so earlier figures aren't directly comparable (AIR market statistics).
Prices are flat to slightly up. The single-family benchmark peaked at $684,300 in June ("new heights," per CFJC) and eased to $669,100 in August, still up 0.9% on a year earlier. Townhomes and condos are slightly below 2025.
Supply is tight, but not scarce. New listings in August were down 12% year over year. AIR says listing levels in Kamloops are "more restrained than elsewhere in the Interior" and calls the market balanced. Sales are tracking close to the 10-year average.
Kamloops is the Interior's value market. The board-wide single-family benchmark across AIR's region was $781,200 in August, over $110,000 above Kamloops. BCREA forecast in April that BC home sales would slide 2.1% in 2026.
Sources: rents, permits (May), permits (July), BCREA forecast.
AIR's benchmark price uses the MLS® Home Price Index approach. It tracks the value of a "typical" home with fixed features, so the mix of what sold in a month doesn't distort it. That makes it better than an average sale price for spotting trends. It's also not what your home is worth. Views, suites, lot size and condition all move a price. For that, request a price opinion.
Remember too that Kamloops single-family benchmarks exclude lakefront and acreage. If you own either, the benchmark tells you less than it does for a typical house.
Recent news
Summaries by Sean, linked to the original. Election notes are listed for dates only; this site takes no position.
Fifty-one candidates are running for Kamloops council and mayor, and a snap BC election follows a week later. Housing, downtown safety and infrastructure are all on the ballot in one way or another.
Two years after fire destroyed the 1936 crossing, the City and Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc called on the province to replace it. A replacement is still under provincial study.
217 sales, 1,406 active listings, and the single-family benchmark at $669,100, up 0.9% year over year. AIR calls supply and demand balanced.
Four ice sheets, a library branch and a gym in the Dufferin / Kenna Cartwright area. Site work begins fall 2026. Expect construction traffic in Dufferin and Southgate until then.
A six-storey rental building is proposed at 640 Lorne St, next to the Red Bridge site, under the City's 10-year revitalization tax exemption for purpose-built rentals.
A $65.3M K–7 school with room for 450+ students, the city's first new school on a new site in 25 years. It's a real draw for Pineview family buyers.
Interior Health will restore four coronary care beds within the ICU at Royal Inland Hospital in early 2027.
Restrictions started 20 July, and water use fell 16%. Water rates rise about 10% in 2027. Buyers should expect xeriscaped yards to become more common.
The first of two BC Builds projects on the former provincial office site downtown, with 26 below-market units in phase one.
85 rental homes, 17 below market, in the first Kamloops Community Land Trust project on the North Shore. Occupancy is expected in fall 2027.
Sean can email you the new AIR numbers for Kamloops each month, along with new listings that match what you're looking for. Want to compare with the Okanagan? The Coldstream market page tracks the North Okanagan benchmarks.
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