by VRBA | Nov 10, 2023 | news
Ross Marshall, Senior Vice President of the Victoria offices of commercial real-estate brokerage CBRE, interviewed interviewed Casey Edge, Executive Director, Victoria Residential Builders Association on for the popular, online industry publication Citified on... read more
by VRBA | Nov 8, 2023 | Blog, Housing data, news
BC’s Best Practice Guides intended to promote housing affordability still often result in poor practice. An example is the guide for Development Cost Charges, which says DCC’s must be applied with “Fairness and Equity, Accountability, and Certainty.” “Certainty... read more
by VRBA | Nov 7, 2023 | Blog, news
Mike Dalton, President, VRBA As 2023/24 President, it is a pleasure to be part of an outstanding VRBA team, building our community. I want to thank Ellie Sercombe, Past President for her leadership. I look forward to continuing to work with Ellie and the Board of... read more
by VRBA | Nov 1, 2023 | news
In my final week as VRBA President, I want to thank everyone for reading this column and for all of the positive feedback. Throughout the year, we advocated for improvements to address housing affordability and consumer protection. These include: a renovation rebate... read more
by VRBA | Nov 1, 2023 | Blog, Housing data, news
Today the BC govt announced legislation to increase density and improve permit approvals. More small-scale, multi-unit homes coming to B.C., zoning barriers removed | BC Gov News “The proposed legislation and forthcoming regulations will permit one secondary suite or... read more
by VRBA | Oct 31, 2023 | Blog, Building Code, Housing data, news
Saanich & Victoria are fast-tracking the Zero Carbon Step Code for new housing starting November 1, years ahead of the province. This undermines systems like on-demand hot water using renewable natural gas (RNG), which are both carbon neutral and more affordable.... read more
