by Kenzie Andrews | Sep 14, 2023 | Around Town, Blog, Real Estate News, Real Estate Sales, Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Last month, 324 single-family homes sold in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, a seven per cent increase from one year ago (304) and down 21 per cent from July 2023 (414). Sales of condo apartments came in at...
by Kenzie Andrews | Sep 13, 2023 | Affordable Housing, Blog, Cumberland, Port Alberni, Residential Development, Saratoga Beach, Somass Lands
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Port Alberni: 13 demolition permits for buildings on Somass Lands. Cumberland: Development Permit approved for a 22-unit affordable rental housing project. Saratoga Beach: Application under review for 544 units with a mix of...
by Kenzie Andrews | Sep 8, 2023 | Blog, Lumber, Madison Lumber Report
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Last week’s price of benchmark lumber commodity item WSPF 2×4 hit US$420 MFBM, close to matching that of two years ago at $439. Compared to US$624 during the same week last year. This graph shows year-over-year price trends for...
by Kenzie Andrews | Aug 31, 2023 | Affordable Rental Housing, BC Housing, Blog, Community Housing Fund
Your Weekly Construction Briefing The B.C. government has announced it will fund the construction of 3,500 new affordable rental homes through the Building BC: Community Housing Fund (CHF). BC Housing is inviting applications to construction 3,500 affordable rental...