Weekly market intelligence for BC property owners and strata councils. Regulatory updates, market trends, and actionable insights powered by our industry intelligence platform.
The RTB-1 standard form is a starting point, not a complete landlord lease. This guide covers the professional clauses — assignment restrictions, pet deposit…
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…
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…
CMHC publishes the most authoritative rental data in Canada. This guide explains the survey methodology, the four numbers that actually matter to BC owners,…
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,…
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…
Metro Vancouver and the Peace River region are not the same market with different rents. They are different demand structures, different cost bases, and…
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…
A strata council election looks routine until it goes wrong — a poorly-noticed AGM, a disputed vote, an ineligible candidate sworn in — and then it becomes a…
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