Selling a Strata Unit in BC: The Document Package That Decides Whether Your Deal Closes
Almost every offer on a strata unit is subject to the buyer reading your strata documents and approving them. The strata has 7 days to produce a Form B and 7 days to produce a Form F. Order both before you list, not after an offer arrives.
Michael Lee · 8 min read
When to List in Metro Vancouver: What the Seasons Actually Do to a Sale
A normal Metro Vancouver year builds through spring, eases over the summer holidays, picks up again in September, then thins out through December. The month you choose matters less than how many homes like yours are for sale on the same street at the same time.
Michael Lee · 8 min read
The Property Disclosure Statement: What a Seller Must Say, and What a Buyer Should Do With It
No law in BC forces a seller to fill out a Property Disclosure Statement, and almost every represented seller does. The form asks what you know, and the line that decides most disputes is whether a problem was hidden or visible.
Michael Lee · 8 min read
Staging a Metro Vancouver Home: What It Does and Where the Money Goes
Almost every buyer sees your listing photos before they see your home, so the photos decide whether a viewing gets booked at all. That makes the order of the work matter more than the furniture: declutter, clean, repair, paint, stage, then photograph.
Michael Lee · 8 min read
Multiple Offers in BC: What the Seller Actually Controls
A seller in British Columbia is under no obligation to accept any offer, including a full-price offer with no conditions. Here is how competing offers are presented, what your agent may tell the other buyers, and why the highest number on the page is often not the strongest offer.
Michael Lee · 9 min read
What Your BC Assessment Measures, and Why It Differs From Market Value
The assessment that lands in your mailbox each January reflects what BC Assessment estimated your property was worth on July 1 of the previous year. By the time you read it, that valuation date is six months old. Price a sale from comparable sales instead.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
The BC Home Flipping Tax: What You Owe If You Sell Within Two Years
Since January 1, 2025, selling a BC residential property you have owned for less than 730 days can trigger a provincial tax of up to 20% of the profit. It sits on top of federal income tax, and a presale assignment counts.
Michael Lee · 8 min read
Selling a Coquitlam House to a Builder: What Makes a Lot Worth More
Since June 2025 most Coquitlam houses sit on land that can hold three or four homes. That does not make every lot a redevelopment site. Here are the measurable things that decide whether a builder pays more than a family would.
Michael Lee · 8 min read
Bridge Financing: How to Buy Before You Sell in Metro Vancouver
Bridge financing lets you use the equity in your current home before it closes, so you can buy your next one without waiting. It's not automatic, and it isn't your only option. Here's how it actually works.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
How to Price a Home Right in a Balanced Market
In a balanced market, pricing mistakes cost you in both directions, overprice and you go stale, underprice and there's no bidding war to correct it. Here's how a CMA works and what GVR's numbers say.
Michael Lee · 7 min read