by Kenzie Andrews | Mar 19, 2015 | Around Town, Blog, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) President Blair Herbert passed the gavel to Duncan REALTOR® Jason Finlayson, who will serve as president in 2015. Kaye Broens with RE/MAX of Nanaimo and Sandy Rantz of Coast Realty Group in Port Alberni joined the board as...
by Kenzie Andrews | Feb 5, 2015 | Around Town, Construction News, Construction Statistics, New Homes Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island
OTTAWA, January 9, 2015 — The trend measure of housing starts in Canada was 192,047 units in December compared to 194,807 in November, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally... by Kenzie Andrews | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog, Business Services, Construction, Nanaimo, Nanaimo Precast Ltd., Vancouver Island
Nanaimo Precast Ltd. on Vancouver Island is about quality. This locally owned and operated business specializes in precast concrete for small and large scale projects at its CSA certified facility. This Nanaimo-based company produces everything from MOTH median...
by Kenzie Andrews | Jan 15, 2015 | Around Town, Blog, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Real Estate
Sales activity across Vancouver Island finished on a high note in December, capping off a year that saw consistent monthly gains. Overall, the housing market remains balanced, which continues to be good news for buyers and sellers. The Vancouver Island Real Estate...
by Kenzie Andrews | Dec 19, 2014 | Blog, Building Links, Energy Incentives and Rebates, Vancouver Island
The Home Energy Rebate Offer (HERO) is provided in partnership by BC Hydro Power Smart and FortisBC. HERO provides a wide variety of incentives to help make it easy for builders and homeowners to reduce ongoing energy costs and improve the energy efficiency of your...
by Kenzie Andrews | Dec 12, 2014 | Around Town, Blog, Building Links, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Construction News
The following summary comes from Greg Bayton, CEO of the Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA): Total building permits issued across Vancouver Island, a key sign of construction activity, rose 16.7 per cent in the third quarter from the second quarter....