Almost nobody talks about the quietest shift happening in Canadian housing. This month, CMHC did.
Their September Housing Observer analysis found that small-scale infill — duplexes, laneway homes, carriage homes, suites — now accounts for around 10% of all housing starts in Canada. In Vancouver, it's 18%. In Edmonton, more than one in five new homes.
And CMHC named one of the reasons: Bill 44, right here in British Columbia.
Their words: "Limited availability of undeveloped land makes gentle density through infill development a necessity."
I've been saying this for a while — generational ownership is the answer. Families across the Okanagan are sitting on land. A backyard. A side yard. Room for one more home. The missing piece was never the land. It was knowing how to move forward — and having someone who builds the home in a factory, delivers it finished, and stands behind it.
That's what I do at Well Built. Our Carriage Modular homes are factory-built in West Kelowna, delivered start to finish in about 90 to 120 days, at a published price of $239,760. No "call for pricing." The number is the number.
CMHC's data says the country is moving this way. In the Okanagan, we're already building it.
If you've got the land, I'll do a free lot assessment and show you exactly what fits.
Aaron Abrahamson
Well Built Construction
(250) 826-2284
Source: Storeys, "Small-Scale Infill Is Showing Up In Toronto's Housing Data," September 24, 2026, based on CMHC Housing Observer analysis: https://storeys.com/small-infill-toronto-housing-starts/