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Read our blog to stay informed on the news for the construction and real estate industry for the Comox Valley, Campbell River, Comox, Port Alberni, Powell River, Tofino and Vancouver Island. Stay connected to get connected!
Read our blog to stay informed on the news for the construction and real estate industry for the Comox Valley, Campbell River, Comox, Port Alberni, Powell River, Tofino and Vancouver Island. Stay connected to get connected!
The BC Construction Association (BCCA) has released their quarterly industry statistics for the Fall of 2024.
(more…)Comparing the year-to-date 2023 and 2024 building permits for the Comox Valley and Campbell River, the number of permits for single and secondary family decreased by only 2% with decreases in Comox and Cumberland offset by increases in Campbell River and Courtenay.
(more…)September’s BC MLS® unit sales were 25 per cent lower than the ten-year average. Markets on Vancouver Island and in the North are recording more historically normal activity while the Lower Mainland and parts of the Interior lag behind.
(more…)The BC government is providing rebates to help cover the costs of whole-building retrofits to install heat pumps, LED lights, better windows, and ventilation to make apartments, condos and co-op homes more energy efficient.
(more…)Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 637 unit sales board-wide (all property types) in September. 320 single-family homes sold, up 22 per cent from September 2023. Sales of condos came in at 69 units, decreasing by 19 per cent. In the row/townhouse category, 93 units sold, up 31 per cent from 2023.
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