The blog · Mortgages and Rates · 10 articles

Vancouver real estate, on the record.

Straight answers on Vancouver and Burnaby real estate: what is actually selling, what it costs, and what to check before you buy or list. By Kyle Mark *PREC.

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October 23, 2026 · 10 min

Fixed Mortgage Rates Just Jumped 20 Basis Points. What Five Possible Rate Hikes Mean for Vancouver Buyers and Sellers

Why fixed mortgage rates jumped, what five Bank of Canada hikes would cost per $100,000, and what it means for Vancouver buyers and sellers.

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June 25, 2026 · 5 min

Vancouver Real Estate Investor Strategy in a Soft Market: What Smart Capital Is Doing in 2026

What's working for Vancouver real estate investors in 2026: legal suites, small multi-unit rentals, rent-first underwriting and long holds.

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May 26, 2026 · 5 min

Family-Assisted Down Payments in Vancouver 2026: How to Structure Them

How to structure family help on a Vancouver down payment: gift, loan, co-signing or joint ownership, with the tax, lender and legal issues of each one.

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May 14, 2026 · 4 min

First-Time Buyer Strategy in Vancouver 2026: How to Make the Math Work

How first-time buyers get into Vancouver in 2026: what each budget buys, down payment rules, FHSA, the Home Buyers' Plan, closing costs and mistakes to skip.

January 9, 2026 · 3 min

Mortgage Renewals and Vancouver Sellers in 2026: The Play Before It Happens

Why 2026 is the mortgage renewal pressure year, who feels the payment shock in Vancouver, and how buyers and sellers should play it.

December 5, 2025 · 5 min

Vancouver Is About to Be Rewritten: How Your Real Estate Strategy Should Shift

Vancouver's city plan overhaul means more density, rental towers and new zoning. What it means for buyers, sellers and investors, and what could derail it.

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February 25, 2025 · 2 min

Vancouver Real Estate Update: Rising Housing Supply & Mortgage Pressures

Why Vancouver's housing supply is rising, how unemployment and mortgage renewals could reshape the market, and what buyers, sellers and investors can do.

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July 31, 2024 · 4 min

Bank of Canada Cuts Rates: What This Means for Vancouver Real Estate

What the Bank of Canada's July 2024 rate cut meant for Vancouver real estate: monthly savings, the inflation picture and advice for buyers and sellers.

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June 6, 2024 · 3 min

Bank of Canada’s Rate Cut and Its Impact on Homebuyers

What the Bank of Canada's June 2024 rate cut meant for homebuyers: prime rates, variable mortgage payments, and how past rate-cut cycles played out.

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May 31, 2024 · 3 min

Beat the Heat: Cooling Strategies for Vancouver Home Sellers in Urban Areas

Cooling strategies for selling a Vancouver home in summer: cross ventilation, shade, air conditioning and how to show buyers it all works.