Guides · BC rules for 2026
Read it once, then decide.
The steps, the costs and the rules for your move, in plain language. Every rule links to the government page it comes from.
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Guide · First home
Buying your first home in BC
From saving your down payment to getting the keys: what each step costs, which programs can help, and what to ask your lender and lawyer.
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Guide · Downsizing
Downsizing in Greater Vancouver
Selling the family home and buying something smaller: the order to do it in, the costs on both sides, and how to time the two dates.
Want the numbers for your own move? The calculators work out closing costs, equity and the programs that fit you. The area pages describe the homes, transit and schools in Surrey, Langley, Burnaby and Coquitlam.
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