Icynene Spray Foam Insulates & Serves as Air & Vapour Barrier Today, there are many products available in the Comox Valley, Campbell River, as well as the rest of  Vancouver Island that did not exist 30 years ago, in regards to the construction industry.  Icynene Spray Foam Insulation is an example of a product that has only [...]

Lots Offer Great Ocean Views in a Private Setting Located just 15 minutes south of Nanaimo, Yellowpoint Oceanfront Estates offers 2.5 acre oceanfront lots.  These Vancouver Island waterfront lots are next to the Boat Harbour Marina and a short drive to the Nanaimo Airport and the Duke Point Ferry terminal. Yellowpoint Oceanfront Estates offers a [...]

The Buena Vista Estate at Mill Bay The Buena Vista Estate is a luxurious Vancouver Island waterfront property featuring unobstructed views of Brentwood Bay and Salt Spring Island. The 4,000 sq ft oceanfront home is only a 25 minute drive from Victoria and just minutes from the Brentwood and Shawnigan Lake private schools. This Vancouver Island real estate property is [...]

EnerGuide Label your Vancouver Island Home through Elemental Energy Advisors Elemental Energy Advisors is excited to inform anyone building a new Vancouver Island home of the new program grants available through BC Hydro.  Permits on new Vancouver Island single family dwellings issued after the date of July 15, 2010 will be eligible for a grant in the [...]

Energy Efficient Homes on Vancouver Island BC Hydro is providing funding to cover approximately 90% of the cost towards EnerGuide labeling, when building a new Vancouver Island home. There is a time frame in regards to this funding and it will only be available until the BC Building Codes changes in 2011. Changes in the BC Building [...]

Port Alberni Housing Sales Price Increased by 27% Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) released the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) sales summary for June 2010. This summary indicates a decrease in Vancouver Island home sales on a year over year basis, while the average residential home sale price is beginning to level out. In June of [...]

EnerGuide Label for New Vancouver Island Homes Vancouver Island home owners have an advantage they have never had before.  When purchasing Vancouver Island real estate, a home owner may have access on how energy efficient their home is, or the new residential home they are about to purchase. EnerGuide is an energy efficiency rating service [...]

Technical Manual allows Water Balance Model users to “follow the numbers” The British Columbia Inter-Governmental Partnership (BCIGP) and the Alberta Low Impact Development Partnership (ALIDP) have completed the Water Balance Model Technical Manual. This manual is an online text that is navigable and organized in a way which allows users to understand a variety of aspects [...]

VIREB’s 2009 Vancouver Island Buyer Profile The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) released its 2009 Buyer Profile for Vancouver Island, which tracks where people are coming from, what they are buying and why. Statistics are for the overall Board area and for each individual zone (Duncan/Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo, Port Alberni/West Coast, Parksville/Qualicum, Comox Valley, [...]

Exclusive Marketing of Vancouver Island Projects on 1stView 1stView.ca is a residential development directory for Vancouver Island and was founded by Clarice Coty of the Comox Valley.  This Vancouver Island business is the only online directory of new residential real estate that focuses exclusively on marking Vancouver Island projects. 1stView.ca is pleased to announce that [...]