Keremeos Real Estate: Orchard Country in the Similkameen

Keremeos is surrounded by orchards, vineyards and dry hillsides, and styles itself as a roadside fruit-stand town. Summers are hot and dry, winters milder than most of Canada, which draws retirees. Osoyoos and Penticton, both within a drive, supply larger shops and hospitals.

Some land nearby is in the Agricultural Land Reserve, which restricts subdivision and non-farm use, so ask which rules apply to a specific lot. Wildfire risk is a real consideration here, as in much of the interior, so check insurance availability.

British Columbia charges a 20% foreign buyer tax on residential purchases, and Canada's federal ban on foreign purchases is set to run to 1 January 2027. Whether the federal ban touches a small village depends on its census classification, so a lawyer needs to confirm. The speculation and vacancy tax applies only in designated communities.

Our Canada consultation guide explains the process step by step, and the Canada financing guide covers deposits for non-residents.

The Similkameen and South Okanagan form one cluster: Oliver, Osoyoos, Okanagan Falls, Penticton, Summerland and Princeton all have separate listings pages. Penticton is the largest, while Princeton sits up the valley to the west. For national context see the Canada page.