Living Near Sun Peaks Year Round: Heffley, Whitecroft and Pinantan Lake
By Jeremia Huxley, REALTOR, Stonehaus Realty Corp.Published: October 2026 | Last updated: October 2026Reading time: 10 minutes Buyers who ski Sun Peaks often ask the same question: can we live up there, or near it, all year and still get to Kamloops for work, school and groceries? You can, and where
Farm Class Property Tax in BC: How It Works on Acreage Near Kamloops
By Jeremia Huxley, REALTOR, Stonehaus Realty Corp.Published: October 2026 | Last updated: October 2026Reading time: 10 minutes A hay field, a few cows or a laying flock can change the tax bill on an acreage near Kamloops more than most buyers expect, and it is the line on the tax notice they ask abo
Buying Rural Property in BC: The 12 Checks Before You Remove Subjects
By Jeremia Huxley, REALTOR, Stonehaus Realty Corp.Published: October 2026 | Last updated: October 2026Reading time: 11 minutes A rural purchase around Kamloops has a subject period like any other, but the list of things to check inside it is three times longer than on a city lot. Water, septic, land
Manufactured Homes on Acreage in BC: What Buyers and Sellers Need to Know
Manufactured homes are common on acreage around Kamloops, Pinantan Lake and Pritchard, and they show up regularly in Heffley real estate listings along Sun Peaks Road: 1970s single-wides with an addition or two, and newer double-wides on a full foundation. After 18 years in construction and 9 years
Unpermitted Structures and Building Permits on Rural Property in BC: What Buyers Need to Know
Shops, cabins, bunkhouses, enclosed decks and old additions show up on a lot of rural listings around Kamloops, Pinantan Lake, Paul Lake and Heffley, and a fair number of them were never permitted. After 18 years in construction and 9 years selling rural property, I look at every outbuilding on a sh
What Is ALR Land and How Does It Affect Buying Rural Property in BC?
Kamloops, Pinantan Lake, and out toward Barnhartvale, Knutsford, Chase, and Lillooet all sit close to land that falls inside British Columbia's Agricultural Land Reserve, and it is one of the most misunderstood things a rural buyer runs into. In my 9 years selling rural property here, after 18 years
What Do Buyers Need to Know About Septic Systems Before Buying Rural Property in BC?
Published: September 2026. Last updated: October 2026. Almost every rural property around Kamloops, Pinantan Lake and Sun Peaks runs on a septic system instead of city sewer, and that includes most Heffley real estate along Sun Peaks Road. It is one of the pieces of a rural purchase that catches cit
Rural Zoning in the TNRD: What the Zones Actually Mean for Buyers Near Kamloops
By Jeremia Huxley, REALTOR, Stonehaus Realty Corp.Published: August 2026 | Last updated: October 2026Reading time: 9 minutes Zoning came up four times in my last post about buying acreage near Kamloops, and every time the answer was the same: check it before you write the offer. This post is that ch
Grazing Licence vs Grazing Lease vs Woodlot Licence in BC: What Rural Buyers Near Kamloops Need to Know
Published: July 2026 | Last updated: October 2026 You will see it in rural listings around Kamloops: "grazing rights included," "range tenure," "adjacent Crown land." Buyers read that and picture thousands of acres that come with the property. What actually comes with the property is usually narrowe