Vancouver Real Estate Market Update — April 2026
Where Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, North Shore, and Fraser Valley benchmark prices stand in April 2026 — plus what changed at the policy and rate level this month.
Real Estate Blog
Plain-English guides to buying, selling and owning real estate in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley — taxes, presales, neighbourhoods and the rules that change what you pay.
BC Home Flipping Tax — What It Actually Costs You in 2026
Bill 15 in plain English. Who pays, how it stacks with federal anti-flipping rules, what counts as a life-event exemption, and the four most common ways sellers get caught off-guard.
Burnaby vs Coquitlam — Which Should You Actually Buy In? (2026)
Side-by-side: prices, transit, schools, presale pipeline, property tax, lifestyle, and resale liquidity for two of the Lower Mainland's most popular SkyTrain cities.
Bill 44 SSMUH — What It Actually Means for Your BC Lot
Province-wide rezoning of single-family lots is now in force. Here is who can build what, where Bill 47 TOD overrides Bill 44, and the four conversations to have before assuming your lot is suddenly worth more.
Presale vs Resale Condos in Vancouver — Which Is Actually a Better Buy in 2026?
Deposits, GST, completion delays, assignment, financing risk — the full head-to-head between buying a presale and buying a resale condo in Greater Vancouver in 2026.
Moving to Vancouver from Toronto, Calgary, or the US — A REALTOR's Survival Guide (2026)
What relocating buyers from Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Seattle, and SF actually need to know about Vancouver real estate, taxes, neighbourhoods, weather, and timing in 2026.