by Kenzie Andrews | Dec 10, 2020 | Around Town, Campbell River, Comox Valley, Parksville, Port Alberni, Powell River, Qualicum Beach, Real Estate News, Real Estate Sales, Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Your Weekly Construction Briefing According to the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board’s (VIREB) November statistics, a total of 422 single-family detached properties (excluding acreage and waterfront) sold on the MLS® System compared to 318 the previous year. The...
by Kenzie Andrews | Dec 3, 2020 | Alberni-Clayoquot, Around Town, Blog, Building Permits, Comox Valley, Powell River, Strathcona Regional District, Uncategorized
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...
by Kenzie Andrews | Nov 26, 2020 | Around Town, Blog, Campbell River, Comox Valley, COVID-19, Masks in the workplace, Port Alberni, Powell River, WorkSafe BC
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...
by Kenzie Andrews | Nov 5, 2020 | Around Town, Blog, Campbell River, Comox Valley, Kutyn Property Services, Real Estate Sales
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...
by Kenzie Andrews | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog, Commercial Construction, Comox Valley, Courtenay, Residential Development, Rezoning application, Tenders, Tofino
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Courtenay: Rezoning approved for a five storey 118 unit apartment building.Tofino: Proposed project reduced from 374 mixed commercial residential to 74 residential units. Comox Valley: Tender issued for an estimated $7 million in...
by Kenzie Andrews | Oct 1, 2020 | Around Town, BC Step Code, Blog, Comox Valley, Green Building, Online Training, Passive House, RDH Building Science
Your Weekly Construction Briefing New provincial and state codes will mandate higher energy performance and lower greenhouse gas emissions. As step codes, green standards, and other requirements take effect across North America, a growing number of developers and...