BC 2026: Strata Owners Face Rising Reserve Pressure as Values Fall
The 2026 BC Assessment roll, valued as of July 1, 2025, shows strata values falling in most of the Lower Mainland.
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Beyond the RTB-1 — Professional Lease Clauses BC Landlords Actually Use
The RTB-1 standard form is a starting point, not a complete landlord lease. This guide covers the professional clauses — assignment restrictions, pet deposit…
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Tenant Screening Done Right — Application Review for BC Landlords
A bad tenant is the most expensive mistake a BC landlord can make. Screening is where that outcome is decided — but BC landlords operate under PIPA, the Human…
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Fixed-Term vs Month-to-Month Leases — Which Serves the BC Landlord Better
Fixed-term leases lost most of their landlord-side advantages when BC’s 2017 Bill 16 amendments took effect. Outside one narrow statutory exception, a…
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How to Read the CMHC Rental Market Report — A BC Owner's Guide
CMHC publishes the most authoritative rental data in Canada. This guide explains the survey methodology, the four numbers that actually matter to BC owners,…
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Rental Property Tax Strategy — CCA, Expenses, and Holding Structure
The after-tax return on a BC rental property is a function of three decisions: how the property is held, what expenses are classified as current vs capital,…
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BC Q1 2026: Rental Slack and Rate Pause Push BC Owners Toward Resilience
The Bank of Canada held the overnight rate at 2.25% on March 18, 2026, and that pause — not any price move — is the defining feature of Q1 for British Columbia…
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Metro Vancouver vs Peace River — Two BC Rental Markets, Two Investment Theses
Metro Vancouver and the Peace River region are not the same market with different rents. They are different demand structures, different cost bases, and…
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Preparing a BC Strata AGM — Budget, Notice, Resolutions, Quorum
A BC strata AGM is a statutory meeting, not a polite get-together. The Strata Property Act fixes the timing, the notice package contents, the quorum, the…
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