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Investing in BC real estate
Cash flow versus appreciation, the cap-rate-vs-DSCR gap that gets deals declined, the short-term-rental rules, and the taxes that decide whether the numbers work.
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The one to read first
The roadmap for this whole path — read it before the rest.
BC Real Estate Investor — Complete Pillar
Cap rate × DSCR × cash-on-cash framework.
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Every investing in bc real estate guide
Each one is sourced to a primary document and re-verified every quarter.
BC Transit-Oriented Development Areas (Bill 47)
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.
Brewery District (Sapperton, New Westminster) — Wesgroup Master Plan Buyer Guide
Wesgroup Properties' ~12-13-acre former Labatt Brewery site at Brunette + Columbia.
Brighouse Station (Canada Line) — Walkshed + TOD Buyer Guide
Canada Line southern terminus at No. 3 Road + Westminster Hwy.
Burquitlam Station (Millennium / Evergreen) — Walkshed + TOD Buyer Guide
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).
Buying ALR Acreage in the Fraser Valley
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 "farm" classification, floodplain rules, and the parcel-level numbers that matter on Glen Valley, rural Fort Langley, and Aldergrove acreage.
Commercial-Broadway Station (Expo + Millennium) — Walkshed + TOD Buyer Guide
Busiest non-downtown SkyTrain station in Metro Vancouver per TransLink ridership data.
Jericho Lands (West Point Grey, Vancouver) — Master Plan Buyer Guide
MST Development Partnership (Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh) + Canada Lands Co; 90-acre 2014 acquisition; landmark First Nations economic-reconciliation transaction.
King Edward Station (Canada Line) — Walkshed + TOD Buyer Guide
Canada Line at Cambie + W 25th Avenue, Vancouver.
Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station (Millennium) — Walkshed + TOD Buyer Guide
Millennium Line eastern terminus + Town Centre Park (62 ha — Aquatic Complex, Poirier Sports Complex, City Hall, Library, Lights at Lafarge winter festival).
Lonsdale Quay SeaBus Terminal — Walkshed + Commute Buyer Guide
Only Burrard Inlet north-side commuter terminal where downtown Vancouver is the same effective travel time as East Vancouver SkyTrain neighbourhoods.
Lougheed Town Centre Station (Expo + Millennium) — Walkshed + TOD Buyer Guide
Expo + Millennium two-line transfer point on the Burnaby (SD 41 / Zone 2) side of the SkyTrain-station-determines-city distinction (vs Burquitlam = Coquitlam SD 43 / Zone 3).
Lower Mainland Housing Cycles, 1980–Present
46 years of FVREB and REBGV market history compressed into a cycle-by-cycle reference — every major inflection (1981 rate shock, 1996 Asian crisis, 2008 GFC, 2016 foreign-buyer tax, 2020 COVID, 2022 rate shock) with annual anchor data and policy context.
Oakridge Park (Vancouver) — Buyer + Investor Research Guide
Westbank + QuadReal mall-to-city redevelopment; the largest of its kind in Canadian history at approval; ~4.5M sq ft / 2,600+ units / 13 towers / 9-acre rooftop park.
Pearson Dogwood Lands (Vancouver) — Onni Master Plan Buyer Guide
Onni Group ~25-acre redevelopment of the former George Pearson Centre + Dogwood Lodge BC Housing site; ~2,700+ residential units + integrated rebuilt long-term care campus + supportive housing + childcare + community centre.
River District (Vancouver) — Wesgroup Master Plan Buyer Guide
Wesgroup Properties' ~130-acre former East Fraser Lands site; the single largest greenfield-equivalent development inside Vancouver city limits over the past 20 years; ~7,000-8,000+ homes + ~25,000+ residents at full buildout; phased through 2030+.
Sen̓áḵw (Vancouver) — Squamish Nation Rental Development Guide
Largest Indigenous-led residential development in Canadian history; ~6,000+ rental units across 11 high-rise towers; 100% rental on Squamish Nation reserve land; not subject to Vancouver zoning bylaws (federal jurisdiction).
Surrey Central Station (Expo Line) — Walkshed + TOD Buyer Guide
Reframes the Surrey Central walkshed away from "SkyTrain-to-Waterfront" toward the institutional cluster (SFU Surrey + KPU + Surrey Memorial Hospital) as the actual demand floor — recession-resistant, transit-dependent, distinct from downtown-office cyclicality.
Surrey-Langley SkyTrain Corridor — Investor Pillar
8-station extension targeted late 2029.
The Amazing Brentwood (Burnaby) — Buyer + Investor Research Guide
Shape Properties single-developer-supply-shock thesis: ~28-acre / ~11-tower / ~6,000-unit concentration mechanically over-supplies the inside-project resale pool for 5-7 years post-buildout, contrasted directly against Capitol Hill view-corridor detached as the structurally scarce uphill mirror.
The City of Lougheed (Burnaby) — Shape Properties Master Plan Buyer Guide
Shape Properties' ~38-acre former Lougheed Town Centre Mall master plan.
