Ken Wong - Realtor - Vancouver

09/06/2026

Which room is the most important in a house?

09/05/2026

Illegal basement suites Greater Vancouver. Part 2.

09/05/2026

09/03/2026

Buying a strata? Your parking stall might not actually be yours — and most buyers never check.

A B.C. homeowner had stall 69 switched by his strata in 2022, and it ended up at the Civil Resolution Tribunal. Here's the catch: under BC's Strata Property Act, a 3/4 owner vote can permanently change your stall's designation. Not the board — three quarters of owners. So before you buy, check the stall's legal label, not just where the seller parks.

Comment "STRATA" and I'll DM you the guide.

09/03/2026

Burnaby just locked in funding for family rentals — and it's landing right next to major new infrastructure.

Here's what makes it different: the unit mix is built for families, mostly larger units with the rest two-bedrooms. No studios, no one-bedroom investor units competing with renters. And because it's purpose-built, these homes are protected by BC's rent cap — which is huge when secure rental is this rare.

Comment "RENT" and I'll DM you the guide.

09/03/2026

Three SkyTrain stops separate a $1.2M condo from an identical $740K one. Same building age.

The gap isn't square footage — it's the station map. Across Metro Vancouver, price gets sorted by transit line, not by quality, so two units of the same era and finish can swing six figures on commute time alone. Buyers are paying for the stop, not the suite — and that only works in your favor if you know which stations are about to get pulled up by new lines.

Comment "CONDO" and I'll DM you the guide.

09/01/2026

Detached prices in Vancouver are down from the 2022 peak — and the market is telling a different story now.

Days on market are stretching. Homes that used to get five offers in a week are now sitting for a month. Sellers are adjusting, but many are still pricing like it's 2021.

Here's what that means: on a $1.8M detached home, a 5% price drop is $90,000. That's real money. If you're selling, price like the market is today, not three years ago. If you're buying, there's room to negotiate that hasn't existed in years.

The best deals go to people who understand the numbers — the price drops, the sitting days, the actual comparables.

Comment PRICES and I'll DM you the free guide to show you how to navigate this market.

09/01/2026

The rates in early 2020 at was about 1%. Then it climbed to 5% in about 18 months. That changed the math for every mortgage in Vancouver — and prices followed.

On streets like East 33rd and East 41st, 'for sale' signs are staying up longer. Homes that used to attract weekend bidding wars now need patience and sharp pricing.

The detached market is where the rate reset hit hardest. Buyers who were priced out at 2% rates now find themselves in the conversation again — and sellers who held onto 2021 pricing are realizing the market moved on.

Here's what matters now: if you can carry today's rate, you're buying into a market where sellers are finally ready to negotiate.

Comment RATES and I'll DM you the free guide.

09/01/2026

The Vancouver detached market looks nothing like the peak — and most buyers still haven't caught up to that reality.

At the 2022 high, multiple offers landed in days. Subjects were waived before buyers even stepped inside. That era is over. Detached benchmark prices across Metro Vancouver are still measurably below their 2022 highs, and days on market have stretched well beyond what we saw during the frenzy years.

Sellers are negotiating. Conditions are being accepted. That is a completely different market than the one burned into people's memory.

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09/01/2026

Vancouver home prices have now dropped 14% since the peak — and the question everyone keeps asking is how much lower can they go.

Prices have fallen 10 straight months. Not a blip. A trend.

Here's what that means for you: sellers are negotiating again. Buyers have leverage they haven't had in years. If you're selling, your 2022 listing price won't pull showings like it used to. If you're buying, there's real room to move — especially on detached homes in East Van and condos along the Burnaby corridor.

Comment PRICES and I'll DM you the exact numbers for your neighbourhood.