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      <title>How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a Home in BC?</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The whole cash picture — down payment, Property Transfer Tax, mortgage-insurance PST, and closing costs — with two worked Lower Mainland scenarios and the first-time-buyer programs that reduce it.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-17</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Subject-Free Offers in BC — What You Give Up &amp; How to Do It Safely</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>What &quot;subjects&quot; are, what a subject-free offer gives up, BC’s 3-business-day Home Buyer Rescission Period (0.25% fee, can’t be waived), the real risks, and how to make one without flying blind.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-17</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Aldergrove (Township of Langley) — Hyper-Local Pillar</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Block-by-block guide to Aldergrove Town Centre, Aldergrove North, Bertrand Creek, Coghlan, and the ACUCC area.

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Ambleside (West Vancouver) — Buyer Research Bible</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The only Burrard Inlet north-side town centre with the West Vancouver Secondary IB Diploma catchment + the Ambleside Park waterfront seawall + Park Royal (Western Canada’s first regional shopping mall, 1950) all within walking distance of Marine Drive.

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Areas Within 15 Minutes of Fort Langley</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Seven surrounding neighbourhoods (Glen Valley, Walnut Grove, Willoughby, Langley City, Murrayville, Brookswood, Aldergrove) and which one suits which buyer — drive times, price ranges, and what each is known for.

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC Builders Lien Act — Buyer Risk Reference</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The 45-day lien filing window, the 10% statutory holdback, and the 55-day post-completion release date.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC Buyer Due-Diligence Checklist</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>12-step pre-offer + subject-removal-period checklist for BC buyers.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC Closing Process — Day-by-Day Buyer Timeline</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>BC closing is not a day; it’s a 30–90-day choreography.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC First-Time Home Buyer — Complete Pillar</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The 6-month timeline (pre-approval → search → offer → completion → possession).

Format: pillar · 12-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC Foreign Buyer — Complete Pillar</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Federal Foreign Buyer Ban (sunsets Jan 1, 2027) × Provincial 20% PTT (does NOT sunset).

Format: pillar · 12-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC Home Seller — Complete Pillar</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Pre-listing prep, pricing decision (CMA × HPI × neighbourhood comp scrub), subject-to-sale logic, capital gains × PRE × T2091, BC Home Flipping Tax exposure, net proceeds at sale.

Format: pillar · 12-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC Mortgage Stress Test (OSFI B-20)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Complete reference for the OSFI B-20 stress test in BC — the qualifying rate, the November 21, 2024 same-lender renewal exemption, CMHC interaction, and the impact on qualifying amount.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC New-Home Warranty (2-5-10)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>What the mandatory 2-5-10 warranty on a new BC home covers — two years, five years, ten years — and what transfers when you sell.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC Property Transfer Tax</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>How the 1% / 2% / 3% / 5% bracket structure works, worked examples at common price points, and how the foreign-buyer additional tax fits in.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC Real Estate Closing Costs (Complete Reference)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Every dollar a BC buyer pays on closing day — PTT, legal fees, title insurance, inspection, property tax adjustment, strata move-in, CMHC premium.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC Real Estate Investor — Complete Pillar</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>pillar</category>
      <description>Cap rate × DSCR × cash-on-cash framework.

Format: pillar · 12-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC Real Property Report (RPR) — Buyer Reference</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/guides/bc-real-property-report</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>explainer</category>
      <description>Surveyor-prepared drawing showing property boundaries + improvements.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC Speculation and Vacancy Tax</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/guides/speculation-vacancy-tax-bc</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>explainer</category>
      <description>Annual SVT rates (1% / 3%), where it applies, the most common exemptions for primary residences and tenanted rentals, and the mandatory annual declaration.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC Strata Insurance Crisis — Buyer Reference</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/guides/bc-strata-insurance-crisis</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>explainer</category>
      <description>The 2020-present BC strata insurance premium spike, deductible jumps (some buildings hit $250K), Bill 14 / Bill 36 strata insurance amendments.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>BC Transit-Oriented Development Areas (Bill 47)</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/guides/transit-oriented-development-bc</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>explainer</category>
      <description>Bill 47 (2023) TOD framework — 5.0 FAR / 20 storeys within 200m of designated SkyTrain → 4.0 / 12 storeys 200–400m → 3.0 / 8 storeys 400–800m, Lower Mainland designated hubs, the asymmetric buyer-vs-seller re-rating, and SSMUH / Foreign Buyer Ban interactions.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Bear Creek (Surrey) — Buyer Research Bible</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/guides/bear-creek-surrey-pillar</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>neighbourhood</category>
      <description>Only Surrey residential neighbourhood organised around a single 70-hectare park — Bear Creek Park is the actual fundamental, not the King George Hwy bus corridor.

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Bedford Landing, Fort Langley</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/guides/bedford-landing-fort-langley</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>neighbourhood</category>
      <description>The master-planned community north of Mavis Avenue along the Bedford Channel — what to know about pricing, walkability to the village, and how it differs from the heritage village stock.

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Brentwood (Burnaby) — Buyer Research Bible</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/guides/brentwood-burnaby-pillar</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>neighbourhood</category>
      <description>Two-tier defendable thesis: The Amazing Brentwood condo tier (Shape Properties 28-acre, 11-tower, 6,000+ unit single-developer supply shock — structurally over-supplied 5-7 years) vs Capitol Hill view-corridor detached tier (structurally scarce).

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Brewery District (Sapperton, New Westminster) — Wesgroup Master Plan Buyer Guide</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/developments/brewery-district-new-westminster</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>explainer</category>
      <description>Wesgroup Properties&apos; ~12-13-acre former Labatt Brewery site at Brunette + Columbia.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Brighouse / Richmond City Centre — Buyer Research Bible</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/guides/brighouse-richmond-centre-pillar</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>neighbourhood</category>
      <description>The only Metro Vancouver town centre where Canadian-Chinese shopping culture is the central commercial fabric (Aberdeen / Yaohan / Empire / Continental / Parker Place — five full Asian shopping centres within a 10-min walk).

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Brighouse Station (Canada Line) — Walkshed + TOD Buyer Guide</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/transit/brighouse-station-richmond</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>explainer</category>
      <description>Canada Line southern terminus at No. 3 Road + Westminster Hwy.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Brookswood–Fernridge — Hyper-Local Pillar</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/guides/brookswood-pillar</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>neighbourhood</category>
      <description>Bylaw 6195 SR-2 → CD-131 rezoning, the Bromley project (Leone Homes, 2027), and the once-in-a-generation re-rating of South Langley.

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Burke Mountain (Coquitlam) — Buyer Research Bible</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/guides/burke-mountain-coquitlam-pillar</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The only Lower Mainland master-planned community where you can pair a 2,500+ sq ft 2018-built detached on a 30+×110 lot with a Pinetree Secondary catchment and a 12-minute drive to Lafarge Lake-Douglas SkyTrain.

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Burnaby vs Coquitlam — Buyer Comparison Guide</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>comparison</category>
      <description>Two load-bearing structural distinctions: SD 41 vs SD 43 line down North Road (Lougheed Town Centre = SD 41, Burquitlam = SD 43, one SkyTrain stop apart but different cities/districts/IB feeders/mill rates) and four-vs-three town-centre structure (Burnaby Metrotown/Brentwood/Lougheed/Edmonds with three Shape mega-projects vs Coquitlam Coquitlam Town Centre/Burquitlam/Burke Mountain trio).

Format: comparison · 6-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Burquitlam Station (Millennium / Evergreen) — Walkshed + TOD Buyer Guide</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/transit/burquitlam-station-coquitlam</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>explainer</category>
      <description>The SkyTrain station you walk to determines which city government you are in: Burquitlam Station = Coquitlam (SD 43, Coquitlam mill rate, Coquitlam zoning, Zone 3); Lougheed Town Centre = Burnaby (SD 41, Burnaby mill rate, Burnaby zoning, Zone 2).

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Burquitlam-Lougheed Corridor — Buyer Research Bible</title>
      <link>https://www.bronsonjob.com/guides/burquitlam-lougheed-pillar</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The only Lower Mainland TOD where the SkyTrain station you walk to determines which city government you&apos;re in — Burquitlam Station = Coquitlam (SD 43); Lougheed Town Centre = Burnaby (SD 41).

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Buying ALR Acreage in the Fraser Valley</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Plain-English reference on the Agricultural Land Reserve — what the ALC controls, the 2021–2025 additional-residence reforms (90 m² / 186 m² rules), BC Assessment &quot;farm&quot; classification, floodplain rules, and the parcel-level numbers that matter on Glen Valley, rural Fort Langley, and Aldergrove acreage.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <title>Cambie Secondary (Richmond) — IB Diploma Catchment Buyer Guide</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>SD 38 secondary at 4151 Jacombs Road.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Capital Gains Tax × BC Real Estate</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Federal capital-gains rules as they apply to BC real estate sales.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
      <author>bronson@bronsonjob.com (Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®)</author>
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      <title>Caulfeild (West Vancouver) — Buyer Research Bible</title>
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Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <description>The only Vancouver neighbourhood where the difference between a $700K listing and a $1.4M listing is whether the unit is freehold strata or 99-year City-of-Vancouver co-op leasehold.

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <description>Historic Town Centre × Clayton townhouse corridor × Surrey-Langley SkyTrain Cloverdale + Clayton stations.

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <description>Mature Cloverdale against the dense new-townhome grid of Clayton — two adjacent Surrey submarkets that buyers routinely conflate.

Format: comparison · 6-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <description>CMHC default insurance for BC buyers — when it&apos;s required, the December 15, 2024 reforms ($1.5M cap and 30-year amortization for FTB and new construction), premium calculation by LTV tier, OSFI stress test interaction.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <description>Busiest non-downtown SkyTrain station in Metro Vancouver per TransLink ridership data.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <description>The only Tri-Cities town centre with three SkyTrain stations on the same Millennium Line (Lincoln, Lafarge Lake-Douglas, Coquitlam Central — Dec 2016) plus the West Coast Express terminus + the 62-hectare Town Centre Park amenity bundle (Aquatic Complex, Poirier Sports Complex, Library, City Hall, Lafarge Lake, Lights at Lafarge winter festival).

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <description>Pacific Spirit Regional Park (763 ha, Metro Vancouver Parks) edge as load-bearing fundamental.

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <description>SD 36 secondary at 15945 16 Avenue.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <description>Only North Shore neighbourhood with a preserved mid-1950s village commercial core + Handsworth Secondary IB Diploma catchment (the only IB school in SD 44) + Capilano River + Cleveland Dam regional park edge + larger detached lots than Lynn Valley.

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>VSB / SD 39 secondary at 5025 Willow Street.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <description>Plain-English guide to Canada&apos;s Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act — exceptions, geographic scope, and how it differs from BC&apos;s 20% Foreign Buyer Tax.

Format: explainer · 8-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <description>Eastern half of the Fleetwood community east of 152 Street and north of 80 Avenue × Fleetwood Town Centre Plan × future Surrey-Langley SkyTrain Fleetwood Station along Fraser Highway (targeted late 2029) × Fleetwood Park Secondary catchment × Pacific Heights / Coyote Creek / Frost Road / Lena Shaw elementary feeders.

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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      <description>The only half of Fleetwood where you can buy detached on a Fleetwood Park Secondary catchment AND remain just outside the 800m walkshed of the future Surrey-Langley SkyTrain Fleetwood Station (late 2029).

Format: neighbourhood · 9-minute read
Last reviewed: 2026-06-10</description>
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