by VRBA | Sep 29, 2026 | Blog, CARE Awards, Housing data, news
VICTORIA – The Victoria Residential Builders Association announced the Gold winners at the 2026 Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence (CARE) Awards of Vancouver Island held Friday, September 25th at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. (News release here.)... read more
by VRBA | Sep 29, 2026 | Blog, CARE Awards, news
VRBA announced the Gold winners for our 35th annual Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence (CARE) Awards of Vancouver Island. Fifty-two awards were presented at the Fairmont Empress Hotel attended by more than 200 builders, designers, trades and... read more
by VRBA | Sep 18, 2026 | Blog, Housing data, news
Last month, we were concerned housing starts declined 30% Jan to July 2026 in Greater Victoria. This month it’s worse. According to CMHC, year- to-date, (Jan to August 2026) Greater Victoria has posted 2,099 new homes, a 41% decrease from the 3,547 last year (Jan to... read more
by VRBA | Aug 26, 2026 | Blog, CARE Awards, news
The Finalists for the 2026 CARE Awards have been announced and you can vote for the popular Peoples’ Choice Award. From August 31 to September 13, view these outstanding homes at careawards.ca and vote for your favourite. The projects can also be viewed during the... read more
by VRBA | Aug 20, 2026 | Blog, Building Code, Housing data, news
For a number of years, VRBA has advocated that natural gas, including renewable natural gas, is a reasonable energy option critical to BC’s energy security and housing affordability. Yet the BC govt continues policies obstructing and undermining this security and... read more
by VRBA | Aug 19, 2026 | Blog, CARE Awards, news
The Victoria Residential Builders Association recently announced the Finalists for the 2026 CARE Awards. The Finalists represent Canada’s leaders in west coast home design and construction, continuing the tradition of building excellence for new homes and renovations.... read more
