More Homes on One Lot: BC’s New Small-Scale Housing Rules on the Coast
If you own a lot on the Sunshine Coast, the rules about what you can build on it have shifted — and it is worth understanding, because for many owners…
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Is There Water? The First Question on Any Sunshine Coast Build
When people picture building a home on the Sunshine Coast, they think about the view, the floor plan, the drive to the ferry. The question that actually decides whether a…
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Getting Power to Your Lot: BC Hydro Connections for a Coast Modular Home
Water gets the attention. Septic gets the worry. But there is a third service that decides whether a Sunshine Coast lot is ready for a home, and it sets its…
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Water on a Sunshine Coast Build: What’s Changing This Summer
On the Sunshine Coast, water shapes a home twice: first when you ask whether a lot can be serviced at all, and again every quarter when the utility bill arrives….
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Gibsons Just Rewrote Its Zoning Rulebook: What the New Bylaw Means for Your Lot
In early 2026, the Town of Gibsons did something big: it retired its 2007 zoning bylaw and adopted a brand-new one, Zoning Bylaw No. 1342. If you own property in…
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A Sunshine Coast Summer: Markets, Trails, and the Case for Coastal Life
Farmers markets, forest trails, and long ocean evenings – a taste of a Sunshine Coast summer, and why it makes newcomers want to stay.
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B.C. Is Betting on Factory-Built Homes — What That Means for a Sunshine Coast Build
When a government wants homes built faster, you might expect it to focus on the construction site. British Columbia is doing something different: it is putting a remarkable amount of…
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Steady Rates, Steadier Planning: What the Bank of Canada’s Hold Means for Your Coast Build
If you’ve been sitting on a “maybe next year” home plan, the last few months have handed you something valuable: predictability. On June 10, the Bank of Canada held its…
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Do Modular Homes Hold Their Value? Resale and Appraisal on the Sunshine Coast
It is one of the first questions people ask us, often before they have even picked a floor plan: “If I put a modular home on my Sunshine Coast lot,…
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Property Transfer Tax and Your New Modular Home: A Sunshine Coast Guide
Buying land or a home in British Columbia usually comes with a tax that surprises first-time buyers: Property Transfer Tax, or PTT. It is not the same as your yearly…
