Metro Van Home Math
Some of the biggest housing decisions in Metro Vancouver are about land and location rather than the house itself: whether to build on the back of the lot, and how far out to buy. These guides put both in dollars and hours.
Guides
Does a laneway house pay for itself? Payback at three build costs and three rentsA laneway house turns the back of a city lot into a second home: a rental, a place for parents, or a first home for adult kids. In Vancouver and a growing…
Drive until you qualify: a cheaper home farther out vs. the cost of the commute"Drive until you qualify" is how many Metro Vancouver families find a home they can afford. A townhouse in Langley or Maple Ridge can cost hundreds of…