
Will Tariffs Push Mortgage Rates Lower? What Vancouver Buyers May Be Missing
Will Tariffs Push Mortgage Rates Lower? What Vancouver Buyers May Be Missing Market Commentary · August 2026 · Debbie Evans, REALTOR® — westvanliving.ca A lot of buyers are working from a simple assumption right now: if tariffs hurt the Canadian economy, growth slows and unemployment rises, su

Canada Is Getting Stronger — But Are Canadians?
Canada Is Getting Stronger — But Are Canadians? Market Commentary · August 2026 · Debbie Evans, REALTOR® — westvanliving.ca The public message increasingly suggests Canada is getting stronger — employment is up, GDP has rebounded, and the country's fiscal position is enviable by international

Canada–U.S. Trade Deal Collapses: What It Means for B.C. Housing, Construction and the North Shore
Canada–U.S. Trade Deal Collapses: What It Means for B.C. Housing, Construction and the North Shore Market Commentary · August 2026 · Debbie Evans, REALTOR® RID — westvanliving.ca After months of negotiations, Canada and the United States failed to reach a trade agreement before the tariff dead

Dozens of Presale Buyers Are Fighting to Void Their Contracts: Inside the Eclipse Court Case and Why It Could Reshape Presale Law Across Canada
Housing Policy & Market Analysis · July 2026 · Debbie Evans, REALTOR® RID CNE — westvanliving.ca Dozens of Presale Buyers Are Fighting to Void Their Contracts Inside the Eclipse Court Case — and Why It Could Reshape Presale Law Across Canada More than three dozen presale purchasers at Burnaby's Ecli

The $1.28 Trillion Question: What We Know About the Tahltan Nation, BC's Golden Triangle, and Indigenous Title Negotiations
westvanliving.ca Land & Resource Policy · Explainer Golden Triangle · Tahltan Nation · Special Report The $1.28 Trillion Question: What's Actually Happening With BC's Northern Minerals BC is negotiating one of the largest jurisdiction transfers in its history over a mineral-rich territory larger

BC Condo Conversion Program: What Has Happened Since the Original Announcement
westvanliving.ca Policy Series · Update Condo Conversion Program · Timeline Update BC Condo Conversion Program: What Has Happened Since the Original Announcement Since I first wrote about the Canada–BC condo conversion program, a related investment deal and a parliamentary committee hearing have

Is Vancouver Shifting from Homeownership to Renting? What the Data Really Shows
westvanliving.ca Market Intelligence Vancouver Housing Data · 2026 Is Vancouver Shifting from Homeownership to Renting? What the Data Really Shows 86% of new homes completed in the City of Vancouver over the past year were purpose-built rentals. 80% of what's been approved is rental too. Here's

The $150,000 Construction Problem Nobody's Talking About | West Vancouver Living
West Vancouver Living · Market Analysis · June 2026 The $150,000 Construction Problem Nobody's Talking About How can home prices soften while the cost to build a new home jumps by more than $150,000 in a single year? It sounds like a contradiction — but it's exactly what's happening in West

BC Housing Policy Explained: Condo Conversions, Bill C-26, PST Changes & Government Borrowing
Housing Policy Analysis · June 2026 · Debbie Evans, REALTOR® RID CNE · westvanliving.ca BC Housing Policy Explained: Condo Conversions, Bill C-26, PST Changes & Government Borrowing BC's Housing Blitz: What Just Happened, Who Pays, and What It Means Long Term Over the past several weeks, I've
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