Buying a Home? Know Your Adjustment Date.
Posted on Nov 10, 2026
Buying a home comes with a surprising number of dates.
One gets you the keys.
Another determines who pays which bills.
Naturally, they aren’t always the same.
Your adjustment date is the date set in your purchase contract for dividing certain property expenses between you and the seller, including property taxes and applicable strata fees.
Think of i...
The Age Old Question: To Sell in Spring Or Fall?
Posted on Nov 02, 2026
“We’ll wait until spring.”
It’s a familiar plan, and sometimes a very good one.
The garden will look better, the days will be longer, and getting ready for a showing won’t involve quite so many wet shoes.
But does waiting actually put you in a better position to sell?
The answer depends on your home, your local competition, and what you need your next...
The 5-to-25-Year Homeownership Plan
Posted on Oct 22, 2026
The longer you plan to own a home, the further ahead you need to look.
Five years and twenty-five years are very different commitments to the same floor plan.
A home that suits your life today might feel restrictive in a decade. And the roof, windows or heating system that seem perfectly fine at purchase may eventually become your responsibility to r...
What Does It Mean to Remove Subjects?
Posted on Oct 15, 2026
Your offer has been accepted. Incredible! Time to start shopping new furniture in preparation for moving in? Let’s finish the homework first.
Before a purchase moves forward, buyers often have a few things to confirm. That’s where subjects come in.
What are subjects?
Subjects are conditions written into your offer that give you an opportunity to inves...Lower Lonsdale or Central Lonsdale: Where Does Your Budget Go Further?
Posted on Oct 01, 2026
Two walkable North Vancouver neighbourhoods. Two different ways to put your budget to work.
In one, you might trade a little living space for a shorter walk to the SeaBus. In the other, you might find room for an actual home office, rather than a laptop sharing custody of the dining table.
But does Central Lonsdale always offer more for your money? A...
Pet-Friendly Buildings: What Buyers and Renters Should Know in B.C.
Posted on Sep 29, 2026
Finding a home that welcomes your pet can be more complicated than seeing “pet-friendly” in a listing. In B.C., the rules depend on whether you are renting, buying into a strata or renting a privately owned strata unit.
Here is what currently applies—and what may change.
