LIVING IN VANCOUVER BC

Living in Burnaby BC: Why Nobody Lives in the Middle of the City

6.2K views · 1d ago · 28:56

Living in Burnaby BC looks simple on a map. It isn't. Burnaby has four town centres and a middle almost nobody lives in, and that shape quietly decides your commute, your weekends and what your money actually buys. I was born and raised in Vancouver and have spent nearly 20 years helping families figure out where to land in Metro Vancouver. Burnaby comes up in almost every one of those conversations, usually as "the option next door."

Vancouver Home Prices Are Dropping. For Condo Owners Who Want a House, That's the Opening.

11K views · 1w ago · 20:35

Vancouver housing prices are falling, and if you own a condo and want a house, that may be the best news you've had in years. Living in Vancouver as a condo owner right now can feel like watching money disappear. But what decides whether you can move up isn't what your condo is worth.

Topics: Vancouver Condos · The Conversation · Since the peak · This year · The ladder · The Catch

Buying a House in Vancouver? You Won't Live in All of It!

6.9K views · 2w ago · 19:50

If you're buying a house in Vancouver, the home you can afford is rarely the home your family needs. Locals have a workaround for that gap, and most people moving to Vancouver never hear about it until after they buy. In this video I compare the two ways Vancouver homeowners make a smaller house work. You can rent out part of the house, or you can put something separate in the backyard. One choice shrinks the space your family lives in every day.

Never Buy a Vancouver House With These 7 Problems (And Here's What I'd Buy Instead)

10K views · 3w ago · 24:18

A detached listing can sit for months (many never even sell), and a lower asking price does not always fix it. If you are moving to Vancouver, that is the part of the market most buyers never get shown. The house can look ordinary from the curb, and the listing photos will not show the problem.

If the Foreign Buyer Ban Ends in 2027, Here's Why Vancouver Still Won't See a Flood

23K views · 4w ago · 20:34

I have lived in Vancouver my whole life. I have sold homes here for almost 20 years. And right now I keep hearing the same fear from two different groups. Locals worry that when the foreign buyer ban ends, offshore money rushes back in and prices take off. People moving to Vancouver on work permits worry they are about to compete with that same wave, or that waiting until 2027 somehow changes the math on a first purchase.

Topics: The Background · Ottawa's 3 options · Foriegn Buyer Tax Bill · Empty Home's Tax · The 3 Paths · The Local Impact

How People Actually Afford $2M Vancouver Homes (It's Not the Salary)

50K views · 1mo ago · 30:39

A $2M home in Vancouver looks impossible on a normal salary. So who is actually buying, and where does the money really come from? If you are living in Vancouver, moving to Vancouver, or watching the Vancouver housing market from outside, this is the affordability picture most people never see. It is not a hype tour of one listing. It is the bigger money story behind how $2M purchases actually get done when income alone does not cover the math.

Never Buy These 5 Vancouver Condo Buildings (Leaky Condos, Leasehold, $250K Deductibles + MORE)

40K views · 1mo ago · 27:41

The asking price on a Vancouver condo rarely includes the bill that shows up after you own it. If you are living in Vancouver, moving to Vancouver, or weighing Vancouver condos against a townhouse or house, this is the filter I use before I ever let a client write an offer. After nearly 20 years helping buyers here, I still walk people away from entire building types when the risk is not priced in.

Topics: Type 1 · Type 2 · Type 3 · Type 4 · Type 5 · Bonus

They're Wrong About North Vancouver vs Richmond (Here's What Actually Matters)

19K views · 1mo ago · 39:17

A lot of buyers put North Vancouver and Richmond on the same shortlist and treat the choice like a map decision. It's the same Metro Vancouver region, and often a similar budget. But then the daily life is nowhere near the same once weather, commute, outdoor access, and how you actually spend your week enter the picture.

Topics: Commuting · Weather · Lifestyle · Kids · Risks · Living in Richmond BC

$2 Million in Metro Vancouver. Here's What You Actually Get.

7.5K views · 1mo ago · 45:36

Moving to Vancouver on a $2M budget is one of those ideas that sounds simple until you start comparing actual Vancouver neighbourhoods. Same number. Very different houses, lots, and day-to-day lives depending on where in Metro Vancouver you look.

Topics: Vancouver Westside · East Vancouver · North Vancouver · Burnaby · Richmond · Coquitlam

They're Wrong About Living in Vancouver, But Not About All of It

15K views · 2mo ago · 28:49

They're Wrong About Living in Vancouver, But Not About All of It I rechecked the complaints that keep coming up around living in Vancouver BC. Five of those takes simply no longer hold up. Two still do for some people who live in Vancouver.

Topics: Living in Vancouver · Take #1 · Take #2 · Take #3 · Take #4 · Take #5

If You Won't Make This Trade-Off, Don't Buy in Vancouver

7.2K views · 2mo ago · 20:07

Thinking about living in Vancouver or moving to Vancouver? Buying a home in Vancouver means picking the home OR the location. You do not get both. If you are living in Vancouver BC, or figuring out how to move to Vancouver, you already feel that pressure.

Moving to Vancouver? Learn My Mental Map Before You Pick Where to Live

9.3K views · 2mo ago · 37:43

Thinking about moving to Vancouver, but you only know the postcard version of living in Vancouver? That picture is the problem. Metro Vancouver is a lot bigger, and a lot more complicated, than the skyline most people start with. Pick the wrong pocket and living in Vancouver gets expensive, isolated, or miserable faster than you expect.

Nobody's Talking About Where Young Buyers Are Really Moving in Vancouver (Top 10)

13K views · 2mo ago · 31:28

Nobody's talking about where Vancouver's young professionals are really moving. If you're living in Vancouver or thinking about moving to Vancouver, where you plant roots matters more than most people admit. Especially if you're earlier in your buying journey.

Topics: Moving to Vancouver · No 10 · No 9 · No 8 · No 7 · No 6

Living in Richmond BC - Pros, Cons & Buyer Reality Check

27K views · 3mo ago · 24:02

Thinking about moving to Richmond BC as a more affordable path into Metro Vancouver? On paper, Richmond looks like the smart buyer move: more space, strong schools, Canada Line access, and a quieter pace than the city. In practice, it is one of the most misunderstood suburbs in the region, and the buyers who regret it usually missed the same trade-offs.

Topics: Moving to Richmond BC · Pro1 · Pro2 · Pro3 · Pro4 · Pro5

Moving to Vancouver? Here's Why So Many Leave Within 2 Years

74K views · 3mo ago · 19:04

Moving to Vancouver sounds like the dream. Mountains, ocean, mild winters, and a city that lands on every "best places to live" list. So why do so many people who move here pack up and leave inside two years? After a lifetime of living in Vancouver and two decades helping people plant roots here, I've watched the same pattern repeat over and over.

Topics: Moving To Vancouver · Reason 1 · Reason 2 · Reason 3 · Reason 4 · Reason 5