by Kenzie Andrews | Mar 5, 2020 | Around Town, Blog, Kutyn Property Services, Real Estate News, Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Has the bubble just popped? The cyclical property market trend suggests that we have been due for a correction for some time. Closer to home, after strong sales figures in the single-family market in November and December, sales were off sharply for the month of...
by Kenzie Andrews | Feb 27, 2020 | Around Town, BC Housing, Blog, Building Envelope, Training Courses
BC Housing is hosting a Building Envelope online workshop the morning of Thursday, February 27. The BC Housing Building Envelope Guide for Houses has been updated, and BC Housing is hosting an online training session Thursday February 27. Part 9 residential home...
by Kenzie Andrews | Feb 20, 2020 | Around Town, Blog, Courtenay, Official Community Plan, Open House
During the next ten years, the population in Courtenay is expected to grow by more than 15 percent to over 30,000. Courtenay’s Official Community Plan (OCP) is being reviewed to ask; Where will these people live and work and how will the growth be serviced in a...
by Kenzie Andrews | Feb 13, 2020 | Around Town, Blog, Comox, Comox Valley, Construction, Senior’s Housing
According to the Western Investor magazine, three of the top five retirement towns in BC are on Vancouver Island. One of those towns is Comox. In this week’s Around Town, Building Links reports that, according to Western Investor Magazine, Comox is one of BC’s top...
by Kenzie Andrews | Feb 6, 2020 | Around Town, Blog, Real Estate News, Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
According to the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board’s (VIREB) January Statistics, 174 single-family (SF) homes sold on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System compared to 235 the previous month and 208 in January 2019. The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board has...
by Kenzie Andrews | Jan 30, 2020 | Around Town, BC Energy Step Code, Blog, Courtenay
The City of Courtenay has approved the BC Energy Step Code as part of the changes to the City’s Building Bylaw anticipated in early 2020. Staff at the Town of Comox and the City of Courtenay are proposing a coordinated approach that would see both municipalities...