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New Rental Building 100% GST Rebate in Around Town

by Kenzie Andrews | Sep 21, 2023 | Around Town, Blog, GST Rebate, Rental Housing, Rental Units

Your Weekly Construction Briefing On September 14, the Prime Minister announced that the government will introduce legislation to enhance the GST Rental Rebate from 36 per cent to 100 per cent on new purpose-built rental housing, to incentivize construction of rental...

Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News

by Kenzie Andrews | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog, Campbell River, Comox Strathcona Waste Management, GST Rebate, Modular Housing, Powell River, Townhomes

In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Powell River: Bylaw updates to allow for modular homes Comox Valley, Strathcona: Increasing Tipping Fees in 2024 Campbell River: Proposed 47+ unit townhome development Staff are proposing bylaw amendments to allow modular...

Real Estate Market Update in Around Town

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...

Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News

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...

Lumber prices update in Around

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...