Skaha Hills
Pool, hot tub, pickleball and tennis courts, walkways and vineyards, and an easy trip to the beach. Before anything else, know that the homes are leasehold.
What it's like
Skaha Hills is a planned community built by Greyback on Penticton Indian Band land, under a long-term lease with the band. The plan calls for about 600 homes, built in phases.
The homes are sold as leasehold, not freehold. You buy the home and the right to use the lot for the rest of the lease, not the land itself. Have a lawyer read the lease, and ask your lender and insurer how they treat it, before you write an offer.
The community has a pool, a hot tub, pickleball and tennis courts, walkways and vineyards running through it, and the beach is close.
What I check here
- The lease: its term and what is left of it
- What the monthly fees cover
- How your lender and insurer treat leasehold
- Wind and dust at that lot
- Highway noise at that address
- Home size against how you actually live
What I tell buyers about Skaha Hills
I used to live here
I lived in Skaha Hills, in a 3,700 square foot home. It was nice, and I loved it, but it was too big for me. Then there was the wind, the sand, the noise off the highway and the dust on the vehicle. I wanted peace and quiet, and that's what I have now on Evergreen.
But you can't go wrong with the resort: pool, hot tub, pickleball and tennis courts, walkways, vineyards throughout, and an easy trip to the beach.
Common questions
- Is Skaha Hills freehold or leasehold?
- Leasehold. Skaha Hills is on Penticton Indian Band land under a long-term lease, and the homes are sold as sub-leases rather than freehold title. Have a lawyer review the lease for the specific home before you buy.
- What amenities does Skaha Hills have?
- A pool, a hot tub, pickleball and tennis courts, walkways, and vineyards through the community, with the beach close by. Confirm what the fees for a specific home cover.
Lease and development details come from news coverage of the Skaha Hills project. The lease itself is what counts, so have a lawyer review it for the specific home. Nothing on this page is legal, tax or lending advice.
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Looking in Skaha Hills?
Walk it with me before you write an offer. I'll tell you what's under the house as well as what's in the listing photos.