Columbia Valley Condos.

Most condos here ask well under the million-dollar mark, with a median near $330K. Filter by area to see how prices shift from one part of the valley to the next.

Nearly all current condo listings ask less than $500K, and only a small number go above that. Panorama has the lowest median, around $300K, followed by Radium Hot Springs at about $325K. Invermere sits higher, near $390K. Radium Hot Springs has the largest share of listings, with Panorama close behind and Invermere making up a smaller portion of what is available.

Price is the quickest way to narrow your search. The bulk of condos sit in the lower end of the range, and the entry point is well below what many people expect for this part of the province. A few listings fall in the middle of the market, and only the occasional one climbs past $1M. If you are working to a firm budget, most of what you see will be within reach.

Listings are concentrated in three places. Radium Hot Springs accounts for just under half of what is for sale, Panorama for roughly a third, and Invermere for around one in five. Because the medians differ from area to area, a search limited to one location can give you a very different sense of the market than a search across the whole valley.

For the money, a typical condo here is a mid-sized unit, usually built around 2008, so the buildings are relatively recent rather than decades old. Looking at several buildings in the same area is the easiest way to compare what you get at a given price.

Fractional shares are a separate category and are not included in the figures above. They offer part-year use at a much lower cost, with a median ask around $60K and the top of that group reaching about $370K. If you only plan to visit for part of the year, they are worth a look alongside the full-ownership condos.