Context that shapes
local value.
Understanding local zoning, soil profiles, strata health, and catchments is key to buying strategically. Explore our curated guides to master the local landscape.
Buying a Home in Burnaby
The complete 2026 buyer's guide — first-time programs you can stack, condo vs townhome, due diligence subjects, and which neighbourhood fits your plan, in order.
Selling a Burnaby Home
The complete 2026 selling guide — how to price with a CMA, what selling actually costs and what you net, prep and staging that pays, and when to list, in order.
Multiplex Development Guide
The complete Burnaby multiplex playbook — R1 SSMUH zoning tiers, lot feasibility, soil, financing, and the sell / hold / build / co-develop decision, in order.
R1 SSMUH Zoning Rules
Burnaby's three / four / six-unit tiers, the 400-metre frequent-transit allowance, and the October 2025 height and massing cuts — explained in plain English.
Will Your Lot Pencil?
Geometry, lane access, grade, soil and trees, the real cost drivers, and the CMHC MLI Select five-unit financing rule most owners miss.
Strata Document Guide
Read a Form B, depreciation report, CRF and minutes — updated for BC's 2024 Strata Property Act changes that ended the depreciation-report opt-out.
School Catchments
How Burnaby's four district zones and catchments work, how to find your school, and how to read rankings — plus a searchable directory.
Peat Bog & Soft Soils
Where the deposits are in Burnaby and East Vancouver, what foundation remediation costs, and how to vet a lot before you buy.
Moving to Burnaby
Which neighbourhood fits your lifestyle, what cost of living really looks like, schools, transit commute times, and the 2026 market snapshot for buyers and renters.
Burnaby Property Tax 2026
How BC Assessment works, how your Burnaby property tax is calculated, 2026 rates by property type, and how to appeal an assessment you think is too high.
Burnaby vs. Coquitlam
SkyTrain commute gap, price gap, property tax advantage, school districts, and investment yield — an honest comparison for 2026 buyers choosing between the two cities.
Burnaby vs. New Westminster
Price gap ($100K–$150K on condos), commute comparison, neighbourhood character, school districts, and investment cap rate — which city is right for your budget and lifestyle?