Downsizing in North Vancouver and West Vancouver: From House to Condo or Townhome
The house is bigger than you need. The stairs are getting old. The yard is a weekend job you did not sign up for anymore. And somewhere in the back of your mind is a number: if you sold, how much would you actually walk away with? That is the real question behind downsizing, and […]
What Can You Buy for $3M in North Vancouver?
Three million dollars is a serious number, and on the North Shore it puts you in an interesting spot. You are above the average detached home, comfortably. You are not in trophy territory. What you are buying is choice: the ability to prioritise the lot, the view, the neighbourhood or the finish, but generally not […]
How to Review Strata Documents Before Buying in BC
The Four Documents That Tell You If a Strata Is Healthy You’ll receive a strata package with a few hundred pages in it. You do not need to read all of them. Four documents carry almost all the signal: Document What it tells you Read time Form B Information Certificate Current fees, CRF balance, known […]
Buy First vs Sell First | North Vancouver Homeowners Guide
Which Strategy Fits Which Market In the current North Vancouver market balanced, with decent inventory and homes taking longer to sell selling first is the safer play for most people. Buyers have choice, so you’re unlikely to sell and then find nothing. And a subject-to-sale offer is more likely to be accepted now than it […]
How Multiple Offers Work in BC | A Buyer’s Guide
How a Multiple-Offer Situation Actually Unfolds A BC multiple-offer situation is a blind auction. You submit one sealed offer, you don’t see anyone else’s price, and the seller picks. There’s no bidding round, no chance to counter the other buyer, and no obligation on the seller to tell you where you landed. The sequence: Property […]
North Vancouver Short-Term Rental Rules | Owner Guide
Can You Airbnb a Property on the North Shore? Only if you live there. That’s the whole answer, and it’s the one that catches investors out. Across BC including both the City and the District of North Vancouver short-term rentals of under 90 days are restricted to your principal residence, plus at most one secondary […]
Why Your BC Assessment Doesn’t Match Your Home Value
The Two Numbers Measure Different Things Your BC Assessment is not what your home is worth today. It’s an estimate of what it was worth on July 1 of the previous year, produced by a mass-appraisal computer model that has never been inside your house. Market value is what a real buyer will actually pay […]
Speculation and Vacancy Tax in North Vancouver Explained
Do You Owe It? Probably not but you absolutely still have to declare. If you own residential property in North Vancouver, West Vancouver or anywhere else on the North Shore, and you live in it as your principal residence or rent it out long term, you’re exempt. But the exemption is not automatic. You claim […]
North Vancouver vs Coquitlam | Where Should You Buy
Who Should Buy Where If your budget is tight and space matters more than location, Coquitlam wins. You’ll get more square footage, a newer home and a lower entry price, especially on townhomes and detached. If you work downtown, want the ocean-and-mountains lifestyle, and can stretch to the higher price, North Vancouver wins. The commute […]
North Vancouver School Catchments & Home Prices
Do Catchments Really Move Prices in North Vancouver? Yes, but less than most buyers assume, and not evenly. The best evidence we have on this comes out of UBC, where researchers tracked what happened to home values when Vancouver school boundaries were redrawn. Homes that got a big upgrade in secondary school quality rose roughly […]