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…
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Before the Home Arrives: Site Prep for a Modular Home on the Sunshine Coast
Your factory-built home rolls off the line finished, inspected and code-certified. But it can’t just be dropped anywhere. The single biggest surprise for first-time modular buyers on the Sunshine Coast…
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Mobile, Manufactured, or Modular? What the Labels Really Mean on the Sunshine Coast
Spend an afternoon shopping for a factory-built home and you will run into three words used as if they mean the same thing: mobile, manufactured, and modular. They do not….
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Before Zoning, There’s Water: How Servicing Decides What You Can Build on the Coast
When most people start dreaming about adding a home to their Sunshine Coast property, the first question they ask is about zoning. It’s a fair place to start. But it’s…
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Built for Tomorrow’s Code: Why a Factory-Built Home Handles BC’s Rising Energy Rules
If you have been reading about new homes in BC, you have probably run into a phrase that sounds more intimidating than it needs to: the Energy Step Code. Add…
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Does Your Coastal Lot Have a Development Permit Area? What to Check Before You Build
You have checked the zoning. The lot allows a home, the setbacks work, and you are ready to move. Then a planner mentions your property is within 30 metres of…
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Who Pulls the Permit? The Building Permit Process for a Modular Home on the Sunshine Coast
A factory-built home arrives finished, inspected and ready to set. So one of the most common questions we hear is a fair one: if the home is already built and…
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Can You Finance a Modular Home Like a Regular House? Meet CMHC Prefab Plus
One of the first questions people ask us about a factory-built home is not about floor plans or finishes. It is this: “Can I even get a normal mortgage for…
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How to Scope a Sunshine Coast Lot Before You Build: Slope, Access and Zoning in One Sitting
If you are eyeing a lot on the Sunshine Coast, the most expensive mistakes happen before anyone pours a foundation. A site that looks perfect in a listing photo can…
