Call for Entries Now Open for 2021 Okanagan Housing Awards of Excellence

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kelowna, BC (September 16, 2020) - The Canadian Home Builders' Association of Central Okanagan (CHBA-CO) is excited to announce that Call for Entries for the 2021 Okanagan Housing Awards of Excellence (OHAE) are now open. Celebrating the best builders, renovators, designers, and industry partners across the region, the Okanagan Housing Awards are an annual salute to the ...

Okanagan Home Builders and Renovators win Best in BC

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Central Okanagan Canadian Home Builders members win at first-ever online Georgie Awards June 29, 2020, KELOWNA, B.C. - For the first time ever, the Georgie Awards were held online, in a virtual format in Vancouver on June 26 and hosted by Todd Talbot, co-host of Love It or List It Vancouver. Online or virtually, the reality is ...

Record-breaking year as local home builders win National awards

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Central Okanagan Canadian Home Builders Association applauds award-winning members June 15, 2020, KELOWNA, BC - On June 12th, home builders from the Central Okanagan won the highest accolade in the Canadian Home Building industry as a record-breaking five local builders won National Awards as the CHBA Canadian Home Builders Association hosted its National Awards for Housing Excellence ...

Housing affordability ignored as new tax totals $14,000 on new homes

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February 13, 2020, Kelowna, BC – Kelowna City Council’s latest vote to increase taxes on new homes for parks brings the total to over $14,000. New changes to Kelowna’s Development Cost Charge (DCC) structure now total over $14 grand in new Park taxes on every new home whether it is a starter home or a multi-million dollar home. “Voters need ...

Multiple award winners dominate at the Okanagan Housing Awards

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CHBA-CO celebrates exceptional year by recognizing excellence in its membership  January 27, 2020, Kelowna, BC – The Canadian Home Builder’s Association of the Central Okanagan (CHBA-CO) announced the winners of the annual Okanagan Housing Awards of Excellence at its awards gala on Saturday night. Held at the Delta Grand Okanagan Hotel, the Okanagan Housing Awards of Excellence honours exceptional work done ...

CHBA Central Okanagan announces finalists for the 2020 Okanagan Housing Awards of Excellence

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Okanagan Housing Awards of Excellence celebrate homebuilding and renovation in the Central Okanagan  December 2, 2019, Kelowna, B.C.  – The Canadian Homebuilders Association – Central Okanagan (CHBA-CO) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2020 Okanagan Housing Awards of Excellence. The Okanagan Housing Awards of Excellence is an annual awards program that celebrates excellence in home building and renovation ...

Governments lose millions as Okanagan homes sales fall

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CHBA Central Okanagan launches public awareness campaign on housing affordability KELOWNA, BC –  The Canadian Home Builders’ Associations of the Central Okanagan and the Federal CHBA in advance of the upcoming federal election have launched a public awareness campaign on Housing Affordability. The CHBA has launched a new website aimed at voters concerned about homeownership. The site, www.affordability.ca, summaries factors ...

CHBA Central Okanagan opposes Prompt Payment legislation

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Industry not consulted and legislation adds policy on top of policy and more red tape Kelowna, BC – The Canadian Home Builders Association of the Central Okanagan (CHBA-CO) announced today its opposition to the Private Members' Bill M 223, Prompt Payment (Builders Lien) Act, introduced in the B.C. Legislature on May 28, 2019. If passed, this legislation would mean contractors ...