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Market insight and practical advice from the Renanza team — for buyers, sellers and investors across British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.

Market updates

How to Read a Real Estate Market Update: The Three Indicators That Matter

A plain-spoken guide to the three indicators that actually matter in a market update — months of inventory, sale-to-list ratio, and days on market — and what each one signals.

Jul 24, 2026 · 4 min read

Buying

Five Costly Mistakes First-Time Buyers Make in a Competitive Market

The five most expensive mistakes first-time buyers make in a competitive market, from skipping real financing to overbidding on emotion, with a practical way to avoid each.

Jul 21, 2026 · 4 min read

Buying

Fixed vs. Variable Mortgage Rates: How to Think Through the Choice

Fixed or variable isn't about predicting rates — it's about matching your mortgage to how much payment uncertainty you can live with. Here's a clear way to weigh it.

Jul 16, 2026 · 4 min read

Selling

Buy or Sell First? How to Sequence a Move When You Already Own

Buy first or sell first when you already own? How bridge financing, subject-to-sale offers, and completion-date timing shape the safest sequence for trading up or down.

Jul 11, 2026 · 4 min read

Selling

Home Staging and Prep That Pays Off Before You List (and What Doesn't)

A practical, room-by-room guide to the pre-listing prep that buyers actually pay for in BC — and the upgrades that rarely return their cost.

Jul 4, 2026 · 4 min read

Investing

Laneway Homes and Secondary Suites in BC: Do the Numbers Actually Work?

How to tell whether a laneway home or secondary suite actually pays off in BC — zoning, construction, financing, rental income, and evaluating the return, no made-up numbers.

Jun 27, 2026 · 5 min read

Neighbourhoods

What Makes a Neighbourhood a Good Long-Term Bet

The durable factors — transit, schools, walkability, supply limits and job access — that decide whether a neighbourhood holds value, plus a five-point test for buyers.

Jun 20, 2026 · 5 min read

Investing

BC's Speculation and Vacancy Tax, Explained for Owners and Investors

BC's speculation and vacancy tax targets empty homes in designated areas. How it works, who pays, the exemptions, and the annual declaration owners must not miss.

Jun 12, 2026 · 4 min read

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