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Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links
- Comox Valley Regional District: over $4 million in funding allocated for eight project
- Comox: Proposed Marina upgrades in excess of $1 million
- Powell River: 23 city owned properties for potential housing developments
Real Estate Market Update In Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing
Last month, 236 single-family homes sold in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, down two per cent from last November and down three per cent from October 2023. Sales of condos came in at 56 units, increasing by four per cent from 2023. In the row/townhouse category, 50 units sold, up by nine per cent from 2023.
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In this Week’s Issue of Building Links
- Ucluelet: 350 units proposed on 34 acres
- Comox Valley Regional District: Secondary Residential Unit Building Plans Incentive program
- Comox: 56 single family lots
Speculation and Vacancy Tax In Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing
The province is expanding the speculation and vacancy tax to include 13 more municipalities, including Cumberland, Courtenay, Comox, Parksville and Qualicum Beach.
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In this Week’s Issue of Building Links
- BC: small-scale multi-unit housing on single-detached and duplex zoned lots
- Courtenay: upcoming $4 million Puntledge Sanitary Catchment Replacement project
- Campbell River: request for subcontractors for the $73 million REC-REATE project
FortisBC New Home Project in Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing
FortisBC is designing a new program for 2024 which will address the revised Demand-Side Management Regulation and the building code changes.
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In this Week’s Issue of Building Links
- Ucluelet: 40 to 60 unit employee housing apartment building
- Courtenay: 82 single family lots
- Quadra Island: 22 two hectare residential lots
New Rules for Short-Term Rentals In Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing
In an effort to divert short term into long term rentals, the Province is implementing a ‘principal residence’ requirement. This regulation will limit short term rentals to a property where the owner lives for the majority of the year, and applies to communities with more than 10,000 residents.
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In this Week’s Issue of Building Links
- Alberni-Clayoquot: Second phase of engagement for a new Aquatics Centre.
- Campbell River: Proposed 28 unit townhome project.
- Courtenay: Rezoning for 16 units for adults with diverse abilities.
VIREB Real Estate Market Update In Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing
Last month, 244 single-family homes sold in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, the same number as last October and down eight per cent from September 2023 (266). Sales of condos came in at 60 units, increasing by 43 per cent from 2023. In the row/townhouse category, 58 units sold, up by 14 per cent from 2023.
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