by VRBA | Oct 1, 2024 | Blog, CARE Awards, news
VICTORIA – The Victoria Residential Builders Association announced the Gold winners at the 2024 Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence (CARE) Awards of Vancouver Island held Friday, September 27th at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. (The news release is... read more
by VRBA | Sep 20, 2024 | Blog, Housing data, news
Greater Victoria’s year-to-date housing starts are down 8% according to CMHC. From January to August, housing starts were 2,706 vs 2,937 during the same period last year. The decline in British Columbia is 9% at 23,141 new homes this year vs 25,448 last year. This is... read more
by VRBA | Sep 20, 2024 | Blog, Housing data, news
The Victoria Residential Builders Association and industry partners recently met with the CRD to discuss proposed Development Cost Charges (DCCs) up to $9,045 per new home, to pay for a a large water supply project. The province enables municipalities to charge DCCs... read more
by VRBA | Sep 4, 2024 | Blog, CARE Awards, news
The Victoria Residential Builders Association announced the Finalists for the 2024 CARE Awards and you can vote for the popular Peoples’ Choice Award. From September 2 to September 15, view these outstanding homes at Hillside Centre and careawards.ca and vote for your... read more
by VRBA | Aug 23, 2024 | news
On the Brian Crombie Hour podcast (Mississauga Ontario), Casey Edge, Executive Director of VRBA discusses the current housing crisis in Canada, highlighting how city development fees, housing taxes, zoning issues, red tape & regulations obstruct supply and... read more
by VRBA | Aug 19, 2024 | Blog, Housing data, news
Greater Victoria’s year-to-date housing starts are down 1% according to CMHC. From January to July, housing starts were 2,259 vs 2,273 during the same period last year. The numbers were up 20% from January to May, but declined to a 5% increase from January to June.... read more
