Verified BC real-estate developments, announcements, and decisions—reported from the underlying documents.
Every report separates confirmed facts, interpretation, and unresolved questions. Sources are attached to the article—not hidden behind a generic bibliography.
The federal first-time home buyers' GST/HST rebate can return up to $50,000 on an eligible new home, but price, purchase timing, occupancy, and claim mechanics still determine the result.
Updated depreciation-report requirements improve the information available to strata corporations, but buyers still need to reconcile the report with budgets, minutes, insurance, and completed work.
The new-home GST rebate, BC property transfer tax exemption, FHSA, and Home Buyers' Plan can interact, but each has separate eligibility, timing, and tax rules.
The overnight-rate target remained 2.25% at the July 15, 2026 decision. Fixed and variable mortgages transmit policy changes differently, and qualification uses a separate stress-test rule.
We start with legislation, municipal records, regulators, and official datasets. News releases are evidence of what an organization says—not proof of outcomes beyond the release.
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