Burke Mountain or Westwood Plateau: What Each Coquitlam Hillside Costs and Gives You
Burke Mountain houses are newer and ask $121,884 more at the median than Westwood Plateau houses. Westwood Plateau houses have 749 more square feet and a lot 2,918 square feet larger. Here is the full comparison for houses and townhomes.
Michael Lee · 8 min read
Burquitlam Buyer's Guide: Towers, Walk-Ups and the Burnaby Border
Burquitlam Station opened on December 2, 2016, and the towers around it have been arriving ever since. This is the southwest corner of Coquitlam, one stop from Burnaby, with a bus straight up the hill to Simon Fraser University. Here is what a buyer should check before writing an offer.
Michael Lee · 8 min read
Coquitlam or Port Moody: House, Townhome and Apartment Prices Compared in September 2026
A typical detached house costs $319,100 more in Port Moody than in Coquitlam. A typical townhome costs $35,700 less. Here are the September 2026 benchmark prices, price changes and sales for both cities.
Michael Lee · 8 min read
Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam House Prices, September 2026: What Detached Homes Cost Now
September 2026 benchmark prices for detached houses in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam, with the sales and new-listing counts behind them and what each number means if you are buying or selling a house this fall.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
What Coquitlam's 2026 Southwest Plan Changed Around Austin Avenue and Burquitlam
In May 2026 Coquitlam Council adopted a new land use plan for the neighbourhoods on the edges of the Burquitlam and Lougheed Town Centre transit areas. It supports 2,300 more homes on the city's estimate, adds a shopping node at Austin and Blue Mountain, and keeps some blocks as they are.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam School Catchments: What to Verify Before You Offer
Catchment is set by exact address, not neighbourhood name, and two houses on the same street can be assigned to different elementary schools. Here is how School District 43 draws its boundaries, how to check one address before you write an offer, and what a cross-catchment application can and cannot get you.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Coquitlam or Port Coquitlam: Prices, Unit Counts and City Charges Compared
Two neighbouring Tri-Cities municipalities with similar names and different numbers. Port Coquitlam prices $355,300 below Coquitlam on a detached house, allows up to six homes on some lots, and charges less than half as much per unit in amenity fees.
Michael Lee · 7 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
Carriage Houses and Garden Cottages in Coquitlam: What the Rules Actually Allow
A carriage house sits above a detached garage. A garden cottage is a single-storey building in the back yard. Both are ways to add a home to a Coquitlam lot without building a fourplex, and the city treats them differently in several places that matter.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Buying a Unit in a New Coquitlam Fourplex: What to Check Before You Sign
Fourplex units are a new kind of listing in Coquitlam neighbourhoods that used to hold one house. Here is how they differ from a townhome, what the zoning guarantees you, and the questions to ask a small new strata.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Coquitlam's Transit-Oriented Areas: What 800 Metres From SkyTrain Changes
Eight SkyTrain stations put large parts of Coquitlam inside a designated Transit-Oriented Area, where the province sets minimum heights and densities and the city no longer requires residential parking. Here is what that means for owners and buyers.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Coquitlam Townhome Buyer's Guide: Prices, Parking and the Strata Papers That Matter
Coquitlam's townhome benchmark was $987,900 in August 2026, $611,200 below a detached house. Here is what that buys, what the parking and visitor rules mean day to day, and which documents decide whether a complex is a good one.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
What a Coquitlam Multiplex Costs in City Charges Before You Lay a Brick
Coquitlam charges $43,483 per unit in development cost charges plus $21,205 per unit in amenity cost charges on a multiplex. Here is how the published rates add up, and how the city classifies a house with a suite and a carriage house.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Can You Build Four Homes on Your Coquitlam Lot? The R-1 to R-4 Zones Explained
Coquitlam rezoned most of its single-family lots in June 2025. Here is what the four new small-scale zones allow, how much floor area you get, how tall you can build, and the questions that decide whether your lot works.
Michael Lee · 8 min read
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
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