Around Town: Union Bay Estates Development Moving Forward
Kensington/Union Bay Properties is hoping to make a subdivision application to the Ministry of Transportation and Highways and the Comox Valley Regional District within the next week or two for Phase I of the project now known as Union Bay Estates. The first phase...
Around Town: VIREB Report for January
Sales in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area returned to seasonally normal levels in January after experiencing the busiest December on record. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) notes that the housing market in B.C. is still thriving...
Around Town: VIREB posts strongest December on record
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) notes that the housing market in B.C. is thriving due to strong economic fundamentals, such as robust retail sales, job growth, and population growth. BCREA expects economic growth to slow in 2018, expanding at a...
Around Town: BC Assessment – What Was Your Property Worth on July 1? It Matters for 2018
British Columbia’s real estate market has seen continued activity in 2017 with residential and commercial property values showing growth in most areas. 2018 property assessment values will reflect what was happening around BC Assessment’s uniform valuation...
Around Town: Lumber prices rising due to BC Forest Fires
Fires across BC intensified during the past week and has displaced 37,000 people from their homes, disrupted mining and forestry operations and damaged public utilities. Wood prices can rise as high as 6 percent if operations remain shut for weeks said Ketan Mamtora,...Get 8 FREE Issues!
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