Market Journal
Home buying and selling in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam
The Market Journal covers single-family home decisions in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam, with practical buying and selling guides from across the Lower Mainland.
Renfrew-Collingwood Multiplex Guide: Vancouver East's Value Corridor
Renfrew-Collingwood is one of Vancouver East's more affordable multiplex corridors, with two SkyTrain lines at its edges and a wave of new duplexes and fourplexes replacing older single-family lots. Here's what a buyer should know.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
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Coquitlam House Prices in 2026: What Detached, Townhome and Condo Buyers Actually Pay
Coquitlam's benchmark prices for August 2026, broken down by detached house, townhome and apartment, with the sales and listing counts behind them and what each number means for your budget.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Steveston Village Home Buying Guide: Small-Town Charm in Richmond
Steveston still feels like a fishing village at the edge of Richmond. Here's what homes cost, how the historic waterfront shapes daily life, and the commute trade-offs buyers should know.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
How Presale Deposit Schedules Work in BC
Presale deposits in BC are legally required to sit in trust, separate from the developer's own money, but the schedule, size, and what happens if a project doesn't complete are all things buyers should understand before signing.
Michael Lee · 6 min read
Dunbar-Southlands Buyer's Guide: Westside Character Homes
Dunbar-Southlands runs from a genuine village high street to acreage-style properties bordering the Fraser River, with Pacific Spirit Park and UBC next door. Here's what buyers should know about this two-part Westside neighbourhood.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
The BC Home Inspection Checklist: What to Actually Look For
A home inspection is your best chance to catch a costly problem before you're locked into a purchase. Here's what a licensed BC inspector actually checks, how to confirm they're licensed, and what to do if they find something serious.
Michael Lee · 6 min read
Kerrisdale Buyer's Guide: Vancouver's West Side Village
Kerrisdale pairs a genuine village shopping street with some of the Westside's most established character homes, and now a growing crop of multiplex infill. Here's what buyers need to know before shopping this neighbourhood.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Cambie Corridor Multiplex Guide: Vancouver's Quiet Rezoning Boom
The Cambie Corridor has quietly become one of Vancouver's busiest multiplex construction zones. Here's what the Cambie Corridor Plan actually allows, what's already built, and what a buyer should check before writing an offer.
Michael Lee · 8 min read
Strata Fees Explained: What's Actually Included
Strata fees aren't a flat tax on owning a condo, they're your share of the operating budget, sized by unit entitlement and topped up by a mandated reserve fund. Here's what's in that number.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Port Moody Buyer's Guide: Newport Village & the Evergreen Line
Port Moody buyer's guide: Newport Village and the waterfront, Evergreen Line access, Rocky Point Park, Brewer's Row, and how prices compare to Coquitlam and Burnaby.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
GST on New Construction Homes in BC: What Presale Buyers Need to Know
New homes and presale condos in BC are subject to 5% federal GST, unlike resale homes. Here's when it applies, and how the regular and new first-time buyer GST rebates work, per canada.ca.
Michael Lee · 6 min read
Coquitlam Town Centre Buyer's Guide: SkyTrain, Schools & New Towers
What it actually costs to buy in Coquitlam Town Centre, how the Evergreen Line changed the neighbourhood, which schools and parks serve it, and who the area suits best.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
North Vancouver Multiplex Guide: Lower Lonsdale to Deep Cove
The City and District of North Vancouver have taken different paths on multiplex zoning. Here's what that means for buyers from Lower Lonsdale to Deep Cove, and what homes cost across the North Shore.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Property Transfer Tax in BC: What First-Time Buyers Actually Pay
BC's property transfer tax catches every buyer at closing, but first-time buyers and buyers of newly built homes can qualify for a full or partial exemption. Here's how the tax is calculated and where the current thresholds sit.
Michael Lee · 6 min read
Richmond Multiplex & Townhome Buyer's Guide
What a multiplex or townhome costs in Richmond right now, how the city's new small-scale zoning actually works, where the Canada Line fits in, and who this market suits.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
How to Read a Strata Depreciation Report Before You Buy a Condo
A depreciation report is a planning document. Check its assumptions and the current strata records before relying on it in a purchase decision.
Michael Lee · 5 min read
What 'Subject-Free' Actually Means When You're Buying a Home
Before considering an offer without subjects, discuss the unresolved financing, inspection, document, and contract questions with the appropriate professionals.
Michael Lee · 4 min read
Brentwood vs Metrotown: Which Burnaby Hub Suits Your Family?
Burnaby grew up around its SkyTrain stations, and two town centres stand out for families shopping for a new-build home: Brentwood in the north and Metrotown in the south. Both put shopping, transit, and towers at your doorstep, the differences are in the details.
Michael Lee · 5 min read
Grandview-Woodland Multiplex Guide: Buying Near Commercial Drive
Commercial Drive is the most full-of-life street in East Vancouver, independent cafés, produce markets, patios that spill onto the sidewalk, and the neighbourhood around it, Grandview-Woodland, is one of the more active multiplex-conversion pockets on the East Side right now.
Michael Lee · 5 min read
Kitsilano Multiplex Buyer's Guide: Beach Life on Vancouver's West Side
A buyer's guide to Kitsilano, Vancouver: what multiplex development actually looks like here, beach-and-park lifestyle, getting around, schools, and who the neighbourhood suits.
Michael Lee · 5 min read
Marpole & South Vancouver Multiplex Guide: The West Side's Value Play
Marpole doesn't get the magazine covers that Kitsilano or Cambie get, and that's exactly why buyers priced out of the rest of the Westside are starting to look here, especially now that multiplex zoning has opened up its standard 33x120 lots.
Michael Lee · 5 min read
Mount Pleasant Multiplex Buyer's Guide: Living on Vancouver's Main Street (2026)
A buyer's guide to Mount Pleasant, Vancouver: what multiplex homes cost, the walk-everywhere Main Street lifestyle, the new Broadway SkyTrain station, and who the neighbourhood suits.
Michael Lee · 6 min read
Thinking About a Multiplex Home in Burnaby? What Buyers Should Know
For a long time, buying a home in Greater Vancouver meant choosing between an unaffordable detached house or a too-small condo. Here's what a multiplex home actually is, why families are choosing them, and what to look for when you tour one.
Michael Lee · 6 min read