Beyond the Home Price: The Site Costs to Budget for a Sunshine Coast Modular Build
One of the most common surprises for first-time buyers on the Sunshine Coast is this: the price of the home is not the price of the project. A factory-built home…
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Choosing Kitchen Appliances for Your Modular Home
The kitchen is the hardest-working room in most homes, and the appliances are the part you touch every day. In a modular home you get to sort them out at…
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A Sixth Rate Hold: What Steady Rates Mean if You Are Planning a Coast Build
If you have been waiting for a clearer signal before planning a home, this week offered one. On July 15, 2026 the Bank of Canada held its policy interest rate…
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Your Sunshine Coast Building Permit, Step by Step
You have found the lot. You have a sense of which home fits. Somewhere between “I’d love to live here” and “the keys are in my hand” sits a step…
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Exterior Doors for Your Modular Home: From Front-Door Curb Appeal to Patio Access
Your front door is the first thing a visitor touches and the last thing you close at night, and a patio door can reshape how you live in a home…
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Rezoning or a Variance? What to Do When Your Coast Lot’s Zoning Almost Fits
You found the lot. You picked the home. Then the zoning check comes back with a “yes, but” — the use is fine but the setback is tight, or the…
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The Coast’s Housing Wave: What New Openings in Gibsons and Sechelt Mean for Landowners
The Sunshine Coast’s housing story took a visible step forward this week. On July 9, federal, provincial and local partners celebrated the opening of 33 new middle-income homes at O’Shea…
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Kitchen Islands: The Piece That Makes a Modular Kitchen Feel Custom
Ask anyone what makes a kitchen feel like the heart of a home and the answer is usually the island. It’s the spot where prep happens, where kids do homework,…
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What’s Actually on Your Lot’s Title? Covenants, Easements, and Rights-of-Way Before You Build
You can walk a Sunshine Coast lot, love the view, and picture exactly where the home should sit. But the lot has a second life on paper, in the land…
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You Can Now Put 5% Down on a Factory-Built Home: How the New Financing Works
One of the most common worries we hear from Sunshine Coast buyers is not about the home itself – it is about the mortgage. “Can I even finance a house…
