Resources
Guides I send to clients
Each one answers a question I get asked, with the numbers and the sources behind them. Rules, taxes and programs change, so every article shows its publication date and, once I’ve re-checked it, the date it was last reviewed.
Closing Costs When Buying a Home in British Columbia (2026)
The cash you need on top of the down payment: property transfer tax and its exemptions, GST on new homes, legal fees, inspection, insurance, adjustments and the buffer to keep. With worked examples for a condo and a house.
How to Price a Vancouver Home Using Comparable Sales
Why a home is worth what a buyer can justify against recent sales, not what you need or what a website guesses. How comparables are chosen and adjusted, why active listings matter, and how to pick a list price that works in the first two weeks.
Special Levies in Vancouver Condos: How They Work, Who Pays, and What to Check
What a special levy is, how it gets approved, how your share is calculated, who pays when a unit sells, and how to tell a healthy levy from a warning sign before you buy or list.
What Buyers Should Review Before Removing Subjects in BC
Subject removal is the point of no return. A working checklist of what to confirm first: financing, inspection, strata documents, title, insurance, and why the three-day rescission period is not a substitute for any of it.
Vancouver Condo Depreciation Reports: What Buyers Should Check in 2026
What a condo depreciation report reveals about future building repairs and how a strata may fund them, what changed in BC's rules for 2026, and the five things I check in every report before a buyer removes subjects.
Cost of Selling a Home in Vancouver: Fees, Taxes and Net Proceeds
Sale price minus mortgage payout minus selling costs is the number that matters. Commission and GST, legal fees, mortgage penalties, adjustments, levies, preparation and the principal residence exemption, and what a seller net sheet adds up.
First-Time Home Buyer Vancouver: 2026 Programs, Costs and Tax Breaks
Which programs actually apply to a first-time buyer in Vancouver: the FHSA, Home Buyers' Plan, BC's property transfer tax exemption, the federal GST rebate on new homes and the newly built home exemption, with the limits that trip people up.
Interest Rates in Vancouver: What Home Buyers Need to Know in Fall 2026
The Bank of Canada rate is not your mortgage rate. How rates change your monthly cost, your approval under the stress test, your buying power and your competition, and the four questions that matter more than timing the next announcement.
Selling a Condo in Vancouver: What to Do Before You List
Pricing, paperwork and presentation matter as much as marketing when selling a Vancouver condo. The ten steps I work through with a seller, from the reason for selling to the handover after completion.
Vancouver Condo Closing Costs: What Buyers Should Budget For
On an $800,000 resale condo, property transfer tax alone is $14,000, or $6,000 for a fully eligible first-time buyer. Here is how to separate deposit, down payment and closing costs, and the eight cost lines every condo buyer should confirm first.
Buying a Condo in Vancouver: What I Check Before You Write an Offer
With a condo you are buying into a strata corporation, not just a unit. The ten things I look at before recommending an offer strategy: comparables, minutes, the depreciation report, the reserve fund, levies, insurance, bylaws, parking and the offer itself.
How to Find a Top REALTOR® in Vancouver: 5 Things to Look For
Most agents make the same claims. Here is what actually matters when choosing representation in Vancouver: specific market knowledge, research beyond opening doors, a negotiation strategy they can explain, clear communication, and the willingness to say no.
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