Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson formed a task force to explore how to increase the city’s availability of affordable housing for moderate income households. The team is comprised of 14 representatives from the development, building, finance and non-profit sectors. The task force’s recently published interim report supports increased housing density. They focus this […]
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Valuable things to protect your home as temperatures get colder. Sweater weather is upon here in Vancouver. It would be nice if all we needed to do was hang a fall wreath on the front door and hunker down and dive into Netflix. While those are some of the fun […]
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Want to be part of a fun and hardworking team? Averra Developments is a builder of custom single family homes and duplexes in Vancouver, BC. We promise to give clients high quality craftsman homes; on-time, on budget and above expectations. We’re always on the lookout for new team members! At […]
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The Vancouver housing market provides a lot of challenges and opportunities for us all. In this post, we break down the basics as well as some valuable and insightful considerations if you are thinking of buying or building a duplex. What is a duplex? A duplex is a residential property […]
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Why Winterize Your Outdoor Faucets? Living in Vancouver we generally have mild winters compared to the rest of Canada. It is easy to get complacent and choose to not winterize our homes since we’ll likely only have a few days per year that the temperature will dip below zero. Yet, […]
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Amendments to a City of Vancouver action plan give some Vancouver homeowners some big benefits. If you own an older Vancouver home, it may be worth exploring if your property is deemed to have “character merit”. If so, amendments city council enacted to the Heritage Action Plan on January 16, 2018 may […]
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On January 30th, 2019 that the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) revealed their new name and brand identity – Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN). The association has been around for 40+ years. It is a not-for-profit association made up of developers, builders, renovators, suppliers, sub trades and professionals. Averra Developments […]
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Insulated concrete forms (ICFs) are an innovative building product being used more often in the Lower Mainland and should be a consideration compared to conventional framing when building a new custom home in Vancouver, BC. Our Averra Developments Team is a Vancouver custom home builder with experience installing ICF assemblies […]
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Do you own an electric vehicle (EV) or have you been thinking about taking the plunge to purchase one? There is definitely a growing demand for electric vehicles in our city. It is a hot topic whether Vancouver is doing enough to meet the demand by investing and motiving the […]
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If you are a Vancouver resident, you are most likely keenly aware that space in our city is at a premium like never seen before. If you’re lucky Vancouver homeowner and find yourself wishing you had more space… Have you consider the option of building up? Some advantages of […]
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