by VRBA | Apr 19, 2023 | news
CMHC reports housing starts in Greater Victoria are up 32.6% year-to-date Jan to March 2023 at 1,088 units vs 2022 at 820 units. March 2023 starts were 325 while only 121 last year. It is still too early to determine a trend, except that housing starts are still... read more
by VRBA | Apr 18, 2023 | Blog, Building Code, Housing data, news
BC’s Ministry of Housing recently announced plans to digitize the building permit process and code, which is currently only available in print or PDF format. The Ministry says a digitized code will make it faster and easier for builders and building inspectors to... read more
by VRBA | Mar 22, 2023 | Blog, Hiring a Contractor, Housing data, news, Renovating
Thinking of building a new home or renovating? How will you determine a builder’s track record, availability and prices? Try our online Expression of Interest making it easy to get quotes from VRBA’s professional contractors.... read more
by VRBA | Mar 15, 2023 | Blog, Housing data, news
CMHC reports housing starts in Greater Victoria are still up 9% year-to-date in Jan/Feb 2023 at 763 units vs Jan/Feb 2022 at 699 units. However, it is important to monitor the decline in February 2023 at 300 vs February 2022 at 413. February 2023 (300) also declined... read more
by VRBA | Mar 14, 2023 | Blog, CARE Awards, news
The Victoria Residential Builders Association (VRBA) announces the Call for Entry for the 2023 Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence (CARE) Awards of Vancouver Island. The CARE Awards is the premier industry event celebrating Canada’s leaders in... read more
by VRBA | Mar 10, 2023 | Blog, Building Code, news
The BC Building and Safety Standards Branch has created the following BC Step Code changes for Part 9 homes (single detached, townhomes, etc.) taking effect May 1, 2023: Introduces the Zero Carbon Step Code, an opt-in building carbon pollution standard for... read more
