by Kenzie Andrews | Aug 8, 2024 | Around Town, Blog, Real Estate News, Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 737 unit sales board-wide (all property types) in July. 363 single-family homes sold, down 11 per cent from July 2023. Sales of condos came in at 87 units, decreasing by nine per...
by Kenzie Andrews | Aug 7, 2024 | Blog, Building Links, Uncategorized
This week is the second of three condensed issues in 2024. We return with full issues next week. We hope you had a great British Columbia Day! This week’s issue includes Tenders and Building Permits. The weekly issue will be condensed following the August and...
by Kenzie Andrews | Aug 1, 2024 | BC Real Estate Association, Blog, Real Estate Sales
The BC Multiple Listing Service® (MLS® ) recorded 19% less residential sales in June 2024 compared to June 2023. For Vancouver Island (north of Victoria), active listings were up from 2,973 in June 2023 to 3,999 this June, with 18% sold, compared to 28% in...
by Kenzie Andrews | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog, Boundary expansion, Campbell River, Comox, Island Health, Request for Proposals, Tofino
In this week’s Editor’s Note Tofino: Island Health is seeking three separate engineering firms for a three storey building. Comox: Expanding town boundary for 35 duplex lots. Campbell River: Urban Containment Boundary expanded to include 120 acres for residential...
by Kenzie Andrews | Jul 25, 2024 | Blog, Building Links, Building Permit Statistics, Building Permits
This week’s Building Links report includes the year to day building permit statistics. The $201,292,112 total permit value for 2024 is 8% lower than January to June 2023. Courtenay is down 61% due primarily to five multi-storey buildings started in June 2023 that are...
by Kenzie Andrews | Jul 24, 2024 | Apartments, Blog, Construction Management, Courtenay, Métis Nation BC, Mixed-Use Commercial Residential, Powell River
In this week’s Editor’s Note: Courtenay: moving forward with the $6.6+ million 6th Street Pedestrian Bridge project Powell River: the first of two apartments buildings is complete, 141 total units Campbell River: Construction Management Services requests for a 45...