A Second Home on Your Rural Land: What the ALR Rules Actually Allow
If you own rural or farm land on the Sunshine Coast, there is a good chance you have more options than you think. Many landowners assume that Agricultural Land Reserve…
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New BC Rules May Let You Add a Home to Your Lot: What SSMUH Means on the Coast
The rules about what you can build may have changed If you own a home on the Sunshine Coast, the rules about what you can build on your lot may…
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Gentle Density Comes to the Coast: What Cluster Housing and Retrofits Could Mean for Your Land
There is a made-on-the-Coast housing idea taking shape, and it is worth knowing about if you own land here. A local group, the Sunshine Coast Affordable Housing Society, is working…
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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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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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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…
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BC Is Building a Fast Lane for Factory-Built Homes — What It Means for the Coast
Something significant is happening in British Columbia’s approach to housing: the Province is actively building a faster path for factory-built homes. This month, B.C. rolled out a digital tool –…
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Stage 2 Is Here: Water-Wise Living (and Building) on the Sunshine Coast
If your lawn sprinkler just went into early retirement, you’re not alone. The Chapman water system — the creek-fed supply that serves most of the lower Sunshine Coast, from West…
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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…
