• Built for the Future: Salmo Project

  • Attainable Homeownership: Needs & Interest Survey

    Housing Needs and Homeownership Interest

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    Welcome

    Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Your participation will help us better understand the housing needs of people across the Kootenays.

    Built for the Future is an initiative led by Lhasa Developments Ltd., committed to creating attainable homeownership opportunities for people in our community.

    Across the Kootenays, many middle-income households—including nurses, teachers, firefighters, tradespeople, small business owners, and self-employed professionals—are increasingly being priced out of homeownership. Many earn too much to qualify for subsidized housing, yet too little to afford today's housing market.

    The Built for the Future Project is a proposed 20-home attainable homeownership* initiative in Salmo, B.C. We are gathering input from people across the Kootenays to better understand local housing needs and interest in this project.

    The project is currently in the planning and approval stages, including discussions with the municipality and a non-profit partner. Every completed survey helps demonstrate community demand, strengthening discussions with project partners, funding organizations, and the municipality. Your participation helps us show that this project matters to the people it is intended to serve.

    *Attainable homeownership means homes are offered below market value to help keep homeownership within reach of local communities.

    Time required: Approximately 10-15 minutes. If you can't finish in one sitting, click Save at the end of the survey to receive a link and continue later.


    Privacy & Confidentiality

    Your responses are confidential and will never be sold or shared with third parties.

    Providing your contact information at the end of the survey is entirely optional and requires your separate consent. If you choose to provide your contact information, your survey responses will no longer be fully anonymous because they may be linked to you.

    Survey findings will be shared with the municipality and our funding and non-profit partners only as anonymous, aggregated results.

    Your personal information will be securely stored by Lhasa Developments Ltd. and will only be shared with the municipality or a non-profit partner if necessary to advance the project—and only with your separate consent.

    Once the survey has closed and the analysis is complete, all survey responses and personal information will be securely deleted.


    Participation & Contact

    This project is still in the planning and approval stages. Completing this survey or providing your contact information does not guarantee an opportunity to purchase a home or secure a place in any future selection process.

    If you choose to provide your contact information, it will be stored separately from your survey responses. It will not be shared with the municipality, non-profit partners, or other organizations without your separate consent. If you choose to save your progress and continue later, your email address will be used to send you a secure survey continuation link, which constitues your consent for that purpose.

    If you choose to receive updates, we may contact you as the project progresses.

    Thank you for helping us better understand the housing needs of our region. Every response brings us one step closer to determining whether this project can become a reality.

  • Section A -About You

    A few questions to better understand your community and housing needs.
  • What is your current area of residence?*
  • What is your connection or interest in the Kootenays?(Select all that apply)*
  • If you currently live in the Kootenays, how long have you lived here for?*
  • Which best describes your current employment?*
  • Do you have any accessibility needs in a home setting?*
  • Do you have any dependants living with you? (Select all that apply)*
  • What best describes your current housing type?*
  • What is your current living arrangement?*

  • Section B — Housing Budget & Affordability

    A few questions about your budget and your housing monthly costs
  • Which best describes your source of income? (Select all that apply)
  • How many people, including yourself, would contribute income toward buying a home?*
  • What is your approximate annual household income before taxes (gross income)? If you selected two or more people above, please add together the incomes of everyone who would contribute toward a home purchase.*
  • Which best describes your homeownership situation?*
  • If you currently own a home, which of the following best describes your situation? (Select all that apply)
  • Have you spoken with a bank or mortgage broker about what you could qualify for?*

  • Click here to use the CMHC Mortgage Payment Calculator. It will open in a new tab. When you're finished, return to this survey and select the home purchase price range that best matches your budget.

  • Based on that monthly mortgage payment, what home purchase price do you think your household could realistically afford within the next 3 years?*

  • Section C — Your Homeownership Plans

    Questions about your timeline, barriers to homeownership and what matters most in a home.
  • Is owning a home important to you?*
  • When are you hoping to purchase a home?*
  • What would make homeownership possible for you? (Drag and drop the boxes to rank the following from most important to least important)*
  • What features are most important to you in a home? (Drag and drop the boxes to rank the following from most important to least important)*
  • How many bedrooms do you need in your home?*
  • Which type of home would you prefer if it were available at an attainable price? (Drag and drop the boxes to rank the following from most preferred to least preferred)*

  • Section D — Understanding the Model and Costs

    Important information and questions to check how our ownership model sounds to you.
  • Before this survey, had you already heard about the Built for the Future project?*

  • Built for The Future Project — Making Homeownership Attainable

  • The introduction gave you a more detailed explanation of our model, don't hesitate to refer back to it.

    In order for you to answer the next questions, here are reminders on how this model allows you to enter the housing market at a lower price today.

    When you sell your home in the future, the resale price is linked to the cost of living (inflation) rather than the traditional housing market. This model still allows you to build equity, it gives you a stable home but it also means your future resale profit will be limited.

    The goal is to keep these homes affordable for future buyers while making homeownership possible for more people today.

  • Under This Model— Understanding the Costs

  • In addition to the affordable monthly mortgage payment you estimated using the calculator, you should also budget for the following estimated monthly homeownership costs:

    2-bedroom home: approximately $600/month
    3-bedroom home: approximately $650/month
    These estimates include property taxes, school taxes, utilities, and strata fees.

    *Please note that these costs are estimates and may be subject to change. 

  • Which size of home do you need for your household?*
  • Could you comfortably afford these estimated monthly ownership costs in addition to your affordable monthly mortgage payment?*
  • How interested are you in purchasing a home at that total monthly cost?*

  • Owning Your Home — With a Bare-Land Strata

  • To meet land subdivision requirements for this project, the proposed homes in Salmo will use a bare-land strata ownership model.

    With this type of ownership, you own both your home and the land it sits on, much like a traditional detached home.

    The main difference is that certain shared infrastructure and common areas—such as the private road, sewage system, or shared green spaces—are owned and maintained collectively by all homeowners through a strata corporation.

  • Does this ownership model appeal to you?*
  • If this project is a good fit for you, would you be interested in living in Salmo, BC?*
  • Could this project help make your goal of becoming a homeowner a reality?*
  • Would you like to stay in touch with this project going forward?*

  • Section E — Contact & Consent

    Last step — let us know how, if at all, you'd like us to follow up with you.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Confirm (required)*
  • Do you know someone else who might be interested in this project?*

  • Section F — Optional Questions

    The next few questions are optional. They help us better understand who this project is reaching and allow us to report anonymous, summarized information to our funding partners. You are welcome to skip any or all of these questions.
  • Do you identify as the following (Optional)
  • What is your gender? (Optional)

  • End of survey.

    Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts on the Built for the Future project as your opinion and needs matter for us! Please confirm you are a human and then press on the Submit button.

     

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