The journal
Read before you decide.
Plain, sourced writing on SSMUH and what it means for Port Moody homeowners and buyers. No hype, no upsell.
The journal
Plain, sourced writing on SSMUH and what it means for Port Moody homeowners and buyers. No hype, no upsell.
Home value and site value are now two different numbers on many streets. How builders calculate the second one.
Keep the kids close, fund a retirement, or hold smarter. All three doors, walked through without a thumb on the scale.
The Minor Development Permit, the building permit, and what the application record shows about moving through both.
Zoning, the lot, servicing, title, and the money: the screen that separates a workable multiplex from a costly lesson.
The provincial floor is identical. Terrain, transit ceilings, and each city's own process are where the differences live.
Tree canopy, creek setbacks, slopes, heritage, and servicing: the real review a Port Moody lot runs before any permit does.
Which lots allow four homes under Bill 44, how the City reviews a fourplex, and what the numbers do and do not promise.
Two provincial laws touch Port Moody. One allows a multiplex almost anywhere; the other mandates apartment-scale density near the SkyTrain.
What Bill 44 required, when Port Moody adopted Bylaw 3460, and what “permitted outright” actually means for your lot.
What BC's small-scale multi-unit housing law changed in Port Moody, which lots qualify, and what 'up to six units' really means.
Lot size, transit distance, slope, and servicing: the real inputs that decide whether your Port Moody lot supports three, four, or six homes.
SSMUH is creating a new kind of ground-oriented home in Port Moody. Here is what buying one involves, and who it suits.
Stay close to it
SSMUH is still being amended province-wide, and Port Moody's approach keeps evolving. When something material changes, we write it up plainly.
How multi-unit construction is typically financed: home equity, construction loans, CMHC MLI Select, and joint ventures.
What a laneway home involves in Port Moody: typical cost components, ranges, and the factors that move them.