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  "thesis": "Two projects account for 137 of 165 completions in Courtenay\u2019s latest interim report. Their student and military uses mean the wider rental benefit depends partly on demand removed from existing homes.",
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      "observationPeriod": "March 25, 2026; September 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026 period. Page 2 project breakdown visually inspected.",
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      "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2025/12/the-department-of-national-defence-acquires-additional-apartment-complex-in-british-columbia.html",
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      "observationPeriod": "Current section 6.1.1 identifies 574 Cumberland Road as an acquired property.",
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      "explanation": "Outcome checks distinguish released local leases from absorbed incoming demand; longer private rental advertising is consistent with reduced competition, though other causes remain possible."
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      "localExposure": "Courtenay and Comox Valley landlords and renters serving college and military households.",
      "timeHorizon": "Through September 2027",
      "counterEvidence": "Incoming occupants release no existing local lease; general demand may absorb any released units.",
      "forecastImplication": "Expect indirect and segment-specific relief rather than one-for-one public rental additions."
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