British Columbia

Consumers increasingly less willing to pay for higher-priced units in new developments, says Altus Group

“Just opening the [assessment] envelope was enough to stop me from sleeping for two days,” says manufacturer and business owner

A industrial lands strategy task force was appointed in December, setting the stage for members to begin work in earnest

“Top-tier” of city’s real estate hit by “a barrage of government and regulatory interventions compounded by mortgage rate hikes,” says luxury brokerage

Deadline is Feb. 4

Glacier Media's real estate editorial director Joannah Connolly summarizes market forecasts live on City TV's BT Vancouver

The proposed option carries smaller fine but simplifies dispute process

As many as 20 per cent of all residential property owners in the province should be appealing their property assessments, says the man who has literally written the book on the assessment appeals process.

Reality check By the time you read this, most property owners will know what the BC Assessment Authority thinks their property is worth – or was worth, as of the valuation date of July 1, 2018.

Benchmark price now 2.7 per cent lower than one year ago, as sales in December plummet by almost 50 per cent