2017 B.C. Home & Real Estate Assessment Values & Info Story
(January 04, 2018
)
Here we are again folks - another new year and another taxation season is upon us. In the interest of unabashed neutrality we suggest taking a peek at your tax payer money at work by visiting the British Columbia 
assessment authority web site to confirm the accuracy of your home or land's "value." Assessments can be appealed until Jan. 31, but we strongly advise all our clients to 'do their homework' first or have our experts do it on your behalf - we are always happy to be of assistance.
1. Condos are up, but detached homes are somewhat stagnant. For the first time in years, many single-family homes in Vancouver, the North Shore, Burnaby and Richmond went down in value (some went up, location, location, location) — some by as much as 10 per cent.
It confirms what figures have shown over the past year: The market for higher-end homes stagnated in the last half of 2016 and in 2017, following months of explosive growth.
But apart from detached homes in specific areas, the rise in property values continues unabated throughout the Lower Mainland.
"We reflect market conditions as of July 1, 2017, and there appears to be less demand for the single-family."
Instead, property taxes are based on the change in assessed values of the homes around it. If your property value goes up significantly more than the average increase in your municipality, your tax bill will see a significant hike as well.
Predictions are that condo owners will pay a greater share of property taxes than single-family owners in 2018 as compared to 2017. Not to mention Mayor Moonbeam and ultra left wing Vision Vancouver are dramatically increasing taxes and fees AGAIN. The North Shore, Burnaby, South Surrey, Pitt Meadows and nearly anywhere in the Fraser Valley offer substantially better investment opportunities than the city of Vancouver now does.
The day after the assessments were released, the socialist NDP government raised the homeowner grant to $1.65 million from $1.6 million, for strictly political reasons. After all, they need every inner city voter they can get their collective hands on.
assessment authority web site to confirm the accuracy of your home or land's "value." Assessments can be appealed until Jan. 31, but we strongly advise all our clients to 'do their homework' first or have our experts do it on your behalf - we are always happy to be of assistance.B.C. Assessment put a dollar value on 2,044,482 properties in this province last year. What does that really mean? It's a large number, and the sheer volume of data about B.C. property values that comes out every year at this time can be overwhelming. But aside from the fact that Chip Wilson's house continues to be astronomically valuable and for that matter David Suzuki's any pretty well anyone else's in Vancouver, here are a few other key facts to take away from this year's release of property data.
1. Condos are up, but detached homes are somewhat stagnant. For the first time in years, many single-family homes in Vancouver, the North Shore, Burnaby and Richmond went down in value (some went up, location, location, location) — some by as much as 10 per cent.
It confirms what figures have shown over the past year: The market for higher-end homes stagnated in the last half of 2016 and in 2017, following months of explosive growth.
But apart from detached homes in specific areas, the rise in property values continues unabated throughout the Lower Mainland.
"When you look at Richmond, there's been no changes in the single-family assessed values, yet the townhouse 
market has gone up 15 to 20 per cent, and condos are upwards of 35 per cent," said Tina Ireland, an assessor with B.C. Assessment.
market has gone up 15 to 20 per cent, and condos are upwards of 35 per cent," said Tina Ireland, an assessor with B.C. Assessment."We reflect market conditions as of July 1, 2017, and there appears to be less demand for the single-family."
2. If your an Island Home Hunter that market is hot. There have been some suggestions that the property value boom in Metro Vancouver has created a spillover effect into smaller, more affordable communities — and the new figures show there might be some merit to that.
Don't forget the foreign buyers tax doesn't apply there.
There were 39 municipalities in B.C. where the average assessed value of residential properties rose more than 15 per cent in the last year. Just three of them were in Metro Vancouver, but 20 were on Vancouver Island.
3. Do your homework before appealing. Between one and two per cent of people file an appeal with B.C. Assessment every year (the deadline is Jan. 31), but property tax agent Paul Sullivan said people shouldn't file one without doing careful research ahead of time.
"It can end up being very time-consuming and a costly experience if you don't do your homework in advance," said Sullivan, adding that he doesn't see many people win cases.
"Just because it doubled doesn't give you an appeal."
There were 39 municipalities in B.C. where the average assessed value of residential properties rose more than 15 per cent in the last year. Just three of them were in Metro Vancouver, but 20 were on Vancouver Island.
3. Do your homework before appealing. Between one and two per cent of people file an appeal with B.C. Assessment every year (the deadline is Jan. 31), but property tax agent Paul Sullivan said people shouldn't file one without doing careful research ahead of time.
"It can end up being very time-consuming and a costly experience if you don't do your homework in advance," said Sullivan, adding that he doesn't see many people win cases.
"Just because it doubled doesn't give you an appeal."
UBC economics professor Tom Davidoff said appeals are especially tough for people who live in densely populated areas.
"If you've got a condo in Vancouver, I think they're going to get it pretty right, because there's so many homes they compare to yours, but out in the hinterlands, it gets thinner, and you have to believe if your home is unique in some ways, that they could botch the assessment."
4. Remember, your assessment increase isn't the same as your property tax increase.
"When your property value rises or falls, that doesn't really drive your property tax bill."
"If you've got a condo in Vancouver, I think they're going to get it pretty right, because there's so many homes they compare to yours, but out in the hinterlands, it gets thinner, and you have to believe if your home is unique in some ways, that they could botch the assessment."
4. Remember, your assessment increase isn't the same as your property tax increase.
"When your property value rises or falls, that doesn't really drive your property tax bill."
Instead, property taxes are based on the change in assessed values of the homes around it. If your property value goes up significantly more than the average increase in your municipality, your tax bill will see a significant hike as well.
Predictions are that condo owners will pay a greater share of property taxes than single-family owners in 2018 as compared to 2017. Not to mention Mayor Moonbeam and ultra left wing Vision Vancouver are dramatically increasing taxes and fees AGAIN. The North Shore, Burnaby, South Surrey, Pitt Meadows and nearly anywhere in the Fraser Valley offer substantially better investment opportunities than the city of Vancouver now does.
The day after the assessments were released, the socialist NDP government raised the homeowner grant to $1.65 million from $1.6 million, for strictly political reasons. After all, they need every inner city voter they can get their collective hands on.
There you have it folks, a brief but concise conversation about your property assessment. If you would like more information or are considering either selling or buying your home - don't hesitate to contact Mandeep Sendher and our friendly neighbourhood BC Home Hunter real estate experts anytime, 604-767-6736.
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