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News
May 2026 · Press release

New municipal partnership announced with the District of Ucluelet

A new agreement with the District of Ucluelet backs more local families on the pathway.

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Article
July 2026 · 4 min read

Why Vancouver Island's housing crisis is a community crisis

The hospital is hiring. The school needs teachers. So why can't the people who fill these roles afford to live here?

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Podcast · Ep. 10
Grounded · 34 min

Why we built IGVhope, with Josh & Juliette

Josh and Juliette on the gap they set out to close, and why time, not money, is the real barrier.

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Article
July 2026 · 4 min read

Why the people who keep communities running can't afford to live in them

Someone unlocks your child's classroom before the first bell. Many of them can no longer afford to buy where they work.

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Podcast · Ep. 11
Grounded · 28 min

Mortgage readiness 101, with Mark Jewells & Juliette

Mortgage advisor Mark Jewells joins Juliette to cover what lenders look for at Year 10 and how to spend the years getting ready.

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Article
July 2026 · 4 min read

You Are Not Behind. The Path Got Harder.

What you are feeling is not failure. It is what happens when the system moves and nobody tells you.

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Article
July 2026 · 6 min read

The Down Payment Maths Nobody Shows You

The numbers people show you about buying a home are not wrong. They just leave out the most important one.

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Article
July 2026 · 5 min read

You Earn Well. You Still Can't Buy.

A good income used to be enough. In most of BC, it is not enough on its own anymore.

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News
April 2026 · Press mention

IGVhope featured in a regional look at alternative homeownership

A BC roundup on new paths to homeownership features the IGVhope pathway.

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Article
July 2026 · 5 min read

The disappearing middle-class homeowner

First-time buyers now rent for 7.6 years before they buy, up from 6.3 the year before. Here's why the path changed.

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