Island-wide Q3 building permits rebound in Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing According to the Vancouver Island Construction Association Q3 report on construction activity, the total value of building permits issued during the third quarter of 2020 rebounded to $681.6 million, or 40 per cent above the second...
Mandatory masks in workplaces in Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing On November 19, the provincial health officer announced new orders requiring everyone in all indoor public and retail settings and workplaces to wear a mask. The Province of British Columbia has enacted a mandatory mask mandate for...
Madison’s Lumber Report in Around Town
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...
Low Inventory, Upward Pressure on Price in Around Town
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...
Year to date building statistics in Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Comparing the year to date building permit values for the Comox Valley and Campbell River, 2020 now boasts an increase of 23.21% over 2019. The total permit values so far this year are $272.1 million. Building Links has released its...Get 8 FREE Issues!
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