When Your Home Becomes Your Retirement Plan
Posted on Sep 10, 2026
For many Canadians, the home they live in has quietly become one of their most important retirement assets.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing. It reflects the reality that housing decisions are often tied to long-term financial security. A paid-off home can reduce monthly expenses, provide stability, and create equity that may eventually be used th...
Is Buying a Home Really Cheaper Than Renting?
Posted on Aug 13, 2026
Deciding whether it is cheaper to rent or buy requires looking well beyond the monthly payment.
Mortgage costs, rent increases, maintenance, first-time buyer incentives, and the length of time you plan to stay can all change the answer. Buying may build long-term equity, while renting can offer lower upfront costs and greater flexibility. The better...
Mortgage costs, rent increases, maintenance, first-time buyer incentives, and the length of time you plan to stay can all change the answer. Buying may build long-term equity, while renting can offer lower upfront costs and greater flexibility. The better...
The Great Developer Bailout?
Posted on Jul 09, 2026
The federal and B.C. governments have announced billions in new housing and infrastructure support, including a plan that could help move more than 2,200 vacant condos into the affordable housing system.
People are already calling this a bailout. That description is technically inaccurate, but it did not come out of nowhere. Public money may soon ab...
Listing Price vs Selling Price: What’s the Difference?
Posted on Jun 11, 2026
In reality, th...
North Lougheed Area Plan: What Pitt Meadows Needs to Know
Posted on May 21, 2026
The North Lougheed Area Plan could reshape one of Pitt Meadows’ most important development areas for decades to come.
The plan covers approximately 125 acres north of Lougheed Highway and could bring new housing, businesses, parks, roads, and public spaces to the community. It does not approve a specific development, but it will establish the polici...
Canadian Snowbirds Flock Back Home
Posted on May 14, 2026
Sandra never imagined she would give up her winters in Arizona.
For years, her routine was simple. Half the year she lived in her condo in Pitt Meadows. When the cold and rainy weather arrived, she packed a suitcase and boarded a flight south to Scottsdale, Arizona, where she had a modest condo and a regular tee time with a small group of fellow Can...
