Greater Vancouver home sales down 43% from last July, 23% from June: REBGV
Posted: Aug 6th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsVANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month’s home sales were down a whopping 43 per cent from last July and 23 per cent from this past June. Sales in the[...]
Read More about Greater Vancouver home sales down 43% from last July, 23% from June: REBGVVancouver council hiking empty homes tax to 5 per cent of assessed value in 2023
Posted: May 1st, 2022In: ConstructionNewsVancouver is raising the empty homes tax that is designed to ease vacancy rates in the city, from three per cent to five per cent of the property’s value. The motion by Mayor Kennedy Stewart[...]
Read More about Vancouver council hiking empty homes tax to 5 per cent of assessed value in 2023B.C. expands program aimed at preventing overdose deaths in construction
Posted: Jan 15th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsVICTORIA – The British Columbia government is providing a $1-million grant to expand access to resources aimed at preventing overdose deaths in the construction industry. Sheila Malcolmson, the minister of mental health and addictions, said[...]
Read More about B.C. expands program aimed at preventing overdose deaths in constructionVancouver Affordable Housing Development for Women by Women Achieves Milestone
Posted: Oct 7th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsGBL Architects reports reports that it has received unanimous approval from the City of Vancouver Council for their new housing development for the international non-profit organization and global volunteer organization Soroptimist International of Vancouver. The housing[...]
Read More about Vancouver Affordable Housing Development for Women by Women Achieves MilestoneToronto most expensive city to build in Canada, but ranks 33rd worldwide
Posted: Jul 26th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsMajor U.S. cities are topping global rankings as some of the most expensive places to build, with the cost of construction set to soar over the next two years as pressure on labor and materials[...]
Read More about Toronto most expensive city to build in Canada, but ranks 33rd worldwideMass Timber to Make Two Vancouver Schools More Earthquake-Resistant
Posted: Mar 23rd, 2021In: ConstructionNewsAs part of it’s 2017 Budget Update, the B.C. Government invested $46.9 million to replace two Vancouver schools – $22.4-million for Vancouver’s Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary school and $22.5-million for Bayview Community Elementary school, both[...]
Read More about Mass Timber to Make Two Vancouver Schools More Earthquake-ResistantHow cities can unlock the potential of laneway housing
Posted: Feb 6th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsAfter an extensive renovation, an old house in a laneway in Toronto became a new two-bedroom home. (LGA Architectural Partners, Ben Rahn/A Frame), Author provided By Shelagh McCartney, Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University;[...]
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