https://carolinejeklin.ca/buyer-tips.html Buyer Advice Copyright (C): Caroline Jeklin, https://carolinejeklin.ca Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:31:12 GMT Caroline Jeklin 2026-09-25T07:31:12Z Copyright (C): Caroline Jeklin, https://carolinejeklin.ca https://carolinejeklin.ca/buyer-tips.html/bcs-home-buyer-rescission-period-your-three-business-days-9138042 British Columbia gives home buyers three business days to rescind an accepted contract, for a fee of 0.25% of the price. What B.C. Reg. 175/2022 says, and how it differs from subject removal. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:05:32 GMT https://carolinejeklin.ca/buyer-tips.html/bcs-home-buyer-rescission-period-your-three-business-days-9138042 2026-09-25T03:05:32Z https://carolinejeklin.ca/buyer-tips.html/subjects-explained-what-subject-removal-actually-means-in-bc-9138041 In British Columbia a subject is a condition precedent — and the contract is already binding once both parties sign. What BCFSA says about subjects and subject removal. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:05:13 GMT https://carolinejeklin.ca/buyer-tips.html/subjects-explained-what-subject-removal-actually-means-in-bc-9138041 2026-09-25T03:05:13Z https://carolinejeklin.ca/buyer-tips.html/suites-and-coach-houses-surrey-langley-township-and-city-bc-9138039 Surrey, Langley Township and Langley City each regulate secondary suites and coach houses differently. What a BC buyer should confirm, and where, before removing subjects. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:04:36 GMT https://carolinejeklin.ca/buyer-tips.html/suites-and-coach-houses-surrey-langley-township-and-city-bc-9138039 2026-09-25T03:04:36Z https://carolinejeklin.ca/buyer-tips.html/which-strata-documents-actually-matter-when-you-buy-in-bc-9138037 A BC buyer's guide to the Form B Information Certificate, depreciation reports, the contingency reserve fund, special levies and bylaws — sourced to the Strata Property Act. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:04:17 GMT https://carolinejeklin.ca/buyer-tips.html/which-strata-documents-actually-matter-when-you-buy-in-bc-9138037 2026-09-25T03:04:17Z https://carolinejeklin.ca/buyer-tips.html/how-do-you-know-youve-outgrown-your-home-a-bc-buyers-guide-9137011 A practical way to tell whether you've genuinely outgrown your home in BC, what renovating can and can't solve, and what selling and buying in the same Fraser Valley market means as of August 2026. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:03:40 GMT https://carolinejeklin.ca/buyer-tips.html/how-do-you-know-youve-outgrown-your-home-a-bc-buyers-guide-9137011 2026-09-25T03:03:40Z https://carolinejeklin.ca/buyer-tips.html/your-deposit-is-not-your-down-payment-how-deposits-work-in-bc-9137010 In British Columbia the deposit is held in a brokerage trust account and forms part of your down payment. What BCFSA and the Real Estate Services Act actually say. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:03:21 GMT https://carolinejeklin.ca/buyer-tips.html/your-deposit-is-not-your-down-payment-how-deposits-work-in-bc-9137010 2026-09-25T03:03:21Z