by Kenzie Andrews | Nov 19, 2020 | Blog, British Columbia Real Estate Association, Real Estate News, Real Estate Sales, Single Family Homes, Vancouver Island Homes, Vancouver Island Real Estate, Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Pent-up demand is fueling the housing market across B.C. A report released last week from the BC Real Estate Association shows that sales jumped nearly 44 percent last month compared to October 2019. The BC Real...
by Kenzie Andrews | Nov 18, 2020 | Affordable Housing, Blog, Building Permits, Campbell River, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Construction News, Courtenay, qathet Regional District, Rental Housing, Request for Proposals, Rezoning application
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Courtenay: $15 million building permit issued for 118-unit apartment building. Campbell River: Council adopts zoning bylay amendment for 79-unit apartment building. qathet Regional District: Accepting proposals for processing of...
by Kenzie Andrews | Nov 12, 2020 | Around Town, Blog, Construction Framing, Softwood Lumber
Your Weekly Construction Briefing The price of the benchmark construction framing dimension Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2×4 #2&Btr fell from US$960 mfbm (end of September) to US$580 mfbm (November 6). In September 2015 the low was US$249 mfbm. The last high was in...
by Kenzie Andrews | Nov 11, 2020 | Affordable Housing, Blog, Construction News, Cortes Island, Cumberland, Rental Housing, Rezoning application
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Cortes Island: Approvals proceeding for 22 units of non-profit rental housing.Cumberland: Public hearing scheduled for three-storey affordable housing project.Remembrance Day: Small acts of kindness can mark the day with...
by Kenzie Andrews | Nov 5, 2020 | Around Town, Blog, Campbell River, Comox Valley, Kutyn Property Services, Real Estate Sales
Your Weekly Construction Briefing The changes to the Vancouver Island Real Estate Blard (VIREB) statistics/Matrix system for the Single Family Detached market now captures additional property types such as ‘Detached Waterfront’ houses. While this means that some of...