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    L110-560 Beatty Street
    Vancouver, BC V6B 2L3

    236-471-6061

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    Fort St. John Office

    10151 100 St
    Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Y6

    250-785-2829

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    1445 102 Ave
    Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2E1

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    Reports and guides for BC property owners

    Market reports, regulatory briefs and practical guides on rental, strata and buying and selling in British Columbia. Every figure links to its source.

    Latest report · Annual Strata Report 2026

    The 2026 BC Assessment roll, valued as of July 1, 2025, shows strata values falling in most of the Lower Mainland.

    Oct 8, 2026 · 28 min read · 15 sources
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    Key numbers in this report
    Surrey Strata Assessment ChangeLargest strata decline among named Lower Mainland municipalities on the 2026 roll (BC Assessment)
    -7%
    2026 BC Average Price ForecastDown 1.2%, per BCREA's 2026 Third Quarter Update
    $941,800
    Depreciation Report Deadline, Rest of BCApplies outside Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and the CRD (Province of BC / BCFSA)
    July 1, 2027
    Median Water-damage DeductibleBC strata median at 2025 renewals (stratareports.ca, a vendor analysis, not a regulator)

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    Questions about your property?Sterling manages rental and strata property across BC and helps owners buy and sell.
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    BC 2026: Strata Owners Face Rising Reserve Pressure as Values Fall
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    Owner's GuideBeyond the RTB-1 — Professional Lease Clauses BC Landlords Actually UseThe RTB-1 standard form is a starting point, not a complete landlord lease. This guide covers the professional clauses — assignment restrictions, pet deposit structure, insurance requirements, utility apportionment, strata bylaw incorporation — that property managers add on top of the RTB-1 to protect owners in dispute, rent collection, and move-out scenarios. BC-specific, dispute-tested, RTA-compliant.
    Owner's GuideTenant Screening Done Right — Application Review for BC LandlordsA bad tenant is the most expensive mistake a BC landlord can make. Screening is where that outcome is decided — but BC landlords operate under PIPA, the Human Rights Code, and the Residential Tenancy Act, which constrain what you can ask, how you collect it, and how you decide. This guide lays out a defensible screening workflow that maximises signal and minimises legal exposure.
    Strategy GuideFixed-Term vs Month-to-Month Leases — Which Serves the BC Landlord BetterFixed-term leases lost most of their landlord-side advantages when BC’s 2017 Bill 16 amendments took effect. Outside one narrow statutory exception, a fixed-term tenancy auto-converts to month-to-month at term end — same rent, same 12-month cap. This guide walks through when fixed-term still makes sense and when month-to-month is the stronger default.
    Owner's GuideHow to Read the CMHC Rental Market Report — A BC Owner's GuideCMHC publishes the most authoritative rental data in Canada. This guide explains the survey methodology, the four numbers that actually matter to BC owners, and how to translate national data into a Metro Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, or Peace River decision.
    Strategy GuideRental Property Tax Strategy — CCA, Expenses, and Holding StructureThe after-tax return on a BC rental property is a function of three decisions: how the property is held, what expenses are classified as current vs capital, and whether Capital Cost Allowance is claimed or deferred. None are trivial, and all compound over the hold period. This guide lays out the tax strategy that actually matters for BC rental owners, with the specific CRA rules and 2026 traps.
    Quarterly Snapshot · Apr 18, 2026BC Q1 2026: Rental Slack and Rate Pause Push BC Owners Toward ResilienceThe Bank of Canada held the overnight rate at 2.25% on March 18, 2026, and that pause — not any price move — is the defining feature of Q1 for British Columbia property owners.
    Strategy GuideMetro Vancouver vs Peace River — Two BC Rental Markets, Two Investment ThesesMetro Vancouver and the Peace River region are not the same market with different rents. They are different demand structures, different cost bases, and different risk profiles. This guide compares the two on the metrics that actually drive return, and lays out when each thesis works and when it breaks.
    Owner's GuidePreparing a BC Strata AGM — Budget, Notice, Resolutions, QuorumA BC strata AGM is a statutory meeting, not a polite get-together. The Strata Property Act fixes the timing, the notice package contents, the quorum, the resolution thresholds, and the record of what happens next. This guide is the operational checklist a self-managed treasurer or council secretary can run through six weeks before the meeting date to stay inside the statute and inside the cost.
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    Quarterly Market SnapshotLatest: Q1 2026 · Apr 18, 2026All editions →
    Annual Strata ReportLatest: 2026 · Oct 8, 2026All editions →
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