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VRBA's 2026 CARE Awards Call for Entry is now open! Deadline: June 8 - industry’s premier housing awards showcasing Canada’s leaders in West Coast design & construction. Join us at vrba.ca/become-a-vrba-member… Also visit careawards.ca Thank you Gold sponsors! #yyj
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“For buyers, those looking for a condo are getting not only the lowest entry point but also the most room to negotiate, while move-up buyers shopping the firmer middle should expect to pay much closer to asking” financialpost.com/real-estat… #yyj #bcpoli
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"unless the B.C. government repeals DRIPA and helps successfully appeal the Cowichan Tribes decision, the mess Eby helped create will further stymie Alberta’s plans to build a pipeline to tidewater." nationalpost.com/opinion/dav… #yyj #bcpoli
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"will focus on investing in infrastructure, planning responsibly for growth..." timescolonist.com/local-news… Present council is mostly anti-new housing. BC govt appointed advisor to address this similar to Oak Bay. Read timescolonist.com/local-news… timescolonist.com/local-news… #yyj #bcpoli
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“You maybe don’t like the way the President says it, but … what he’s saying is we’re open to offers." Nonsense. Hoekstra has no clue what Trump means because Trump doesn't know from minute to minute. Hoekstra needs to clam up. No credibility. theglobeandmail.com/politics… #yyj #bcpoli
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"Despite newer units being more expensive...addition of these units to the housing supply is still good for affordability...as people move...owners of the units they leave behind are forced to offer lower rents than they would have in a tighter market" theglobeandmail.com/real-est…
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“‘Basically, the developers have been the scapegoats for politicians…While you can raise development cost charges, at the end of the day, you’ll get 100% of zero if the project doesn’t go forward’” theglobeandmail.com/real-est…. #yyj #bcpoli
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Victoria gets F for fiscal transparency & accountability. "Victoria’s budget contained no PSAS (Public Sector Accounting Standards)-consistent numbers & presented key numbers separately with capital outlays buried dozens of pages into the document" cdhowe.org/publication/makin… #yyj
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Victoria gets F for fiscal transparency & accountability. "Victoria’s budget contained no PSAS (Public Sector Accounting Standards)-consistent numbers & presented key numbers separately with capital outlays buried dozens of pages into the document" cdhowe.org/publication/makin… #yyj
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“Eby govt wears...the responsibility for basically taking a wrecking ball to public finances in BC in the last 4 years...leaving us in a very, very poor position to withstand whatever pressures are going to come at us in the next 2 to 3 years” theprovince.com/news/bc-dete… #yyj #bcpoli
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"I have the authority in certain cases to take immediate action in the bylaw without even letting an owner know. So I have some pretty big hammers." biv.com/news/economy-law-pol… #yyj #bcpoli
“I can push an agenda as far as things I want to see in buildings from a sustainability or seismic resilience standpoint.” biv.com/news/economy-law-pol… #yyj #bcpoli
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“I can push an agenda as far as things I want to see in buildings from a sustainability or seismic resilience standpoint.” biv.com/news/economy-law-pol… #yyj #bcpoli
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"RRSP contributions saving about $5,900 in taxes; TFSA investments that sidestep $3,200 of taxes on annual portfolio income; legitimate home-office deductions worth $2,100 in tax savings; & income splitting that saves $1,000 annually" theglobeandmail.com/investin… #yyj #bcpoli
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"full-cost tickets were set at $675...22 tickets had been sold so...a one-day free forum at the Victoria Conference Centre with the city covering the total cost...$900 for a...cellist...$23,900 for event management services" Municipal elections Oct 17 cheknews.ca/victoria-mayor-h… #yyj
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"foundation of their retirement security...But housing only functions as retirement saving if the next generation of buyers can afford to enter the market...Finding ways to reduce development charges & expand zoning...to improve housing supply are a must" theglobeandmail.com/business…
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"Eby says BC & Canada would prefer the stability of a 16-year extension" British Columbians would prefer stability of property rights in BC & a deal with Ottawa to reduce DCCs & taxes on new housing which are actually within Eby's purview. timescolonist.com/local-news… #bcpoli #yyj
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"we haven’t actually shifted anybody out of their car...Biking trips represented 7.9%..up from 2.6% in 2001...Alto acknowledged there has not been significant mode shift over the last 20 years" Millions spent despite law of diminishing returns timescolonist.com/local-news… #yyj #bcpoli
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Our column in today's @timescolonist B9: Hire a Contractor Using VRBA Expression of Interest vrba.ca/wp-content/uploads/H… vrba.ca/blog/hire-a-contract… #yyj
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"Young will again be up against Goodmanson who announced last Nov that he will stand for re-election when voters go to the polls on Oct 17" Young ensured efficient permits & housing affordability. Now #Langford one of the most obstructive & costly timescolonist.com/local-news… #yyj
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"approached by City of #Victoria councillors & told that Royal Athletic Park was available...officials ultimately did not give him the green light..." Same for housing permits. Councillors supporting efficiency obstructed by bureaucracy. Who is in charge?timescolonist.com/entertainm…
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“Inventory levels trended lower over the past year, but buyers continued to have substantial negotiating power through the spring...home prices could start to increase later this year if sales increase relative to new listings" theglobeandmail.com/business… #yyj #bcpoli
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