What Every Burnaby Neighbourhood Does for a Living: A Map of 20,000 Business Licences
Burnaby's most common business licence is a rented-out house (4,303). Map all 20 areas, find each one's signature business and take the quiz.
EstateBlock Blog
Vancouver real estate — price trends, heat maps, and neighbourhood-level analysis from Dan Marusin, Renanza Realty.
Which Canadian City Has the Biggest Street Trees? Vancouver, With Victoria Right Behind
14.4% of Vancouver's street trees are 60 cm+ across, the most of six Canadian cities. Try the hug-test calculator and the big-tree map.
How Old Are Canada's Homes? Trail Has the Oldest, Squamish the Newest
53% of Trail's homes predate 1961; 18% of Squamish's were built 2016-21. Home ages for 152 Canadian cities and towns, mapped.
Mission BC Real Estate: 17 House Sales in October, Prices Down 12%, and the Fraser Valley Board's Cheapest Benchmark House (2026)
Mission BC real estate, October 2026: detached benchmark $883,300 (−13.1%), 17 house sales, 568 on EstateBlock, asking vs sold.
Work From Home in Canada: Ottawa Led, Bowen Island Topped BC, and Who's Gone Back to the Office
24.3% of Canadians worked at home in 2021, 17.4% by 2025. 155 BC towns mapped; Bowen Island led larger towns at 43%. Quiz inside.
Cats or Dogs: Which Is More Popular? Mapping Every Licensed Cat and Dog in Edmonton and Calgary
Dogs outnumber cats about 2 to 1 in Edmonton and Calgary, until you reach the apartment districts. Map every neighbourhood, look up yours, take the quiz.
BC Mortgage Rates: 4.58% Uninsured Five-Year Fixed, Prime at 4.70%, and What Borrowers Are Choosing (November 2026)
Uninsured 5-year fixed mortgages averaged 4.58% in August, up from 4.17% in April, and prime is now 4.70%. Rates by term and payments on Vancouver-area prices.
Laneway House Vancouver: Permits at Their Lowest in Records Back to 2017, Costs Up, Approvals Faster (2026)
Vancouver issued 198 laneway permits this year, the fewest in records back to 2017. Median declared build value: $350K; median permit: 101.5 days.
Multiplex Vancouver: 625 Permits, Now Double New Houses, and Slower to Approve (October 2026)
Vancouver issued 237 multiplex permits this year vs 119 for new houses, but permits are down 9% and take 192 days. The data, by neighbourhood.
Vancouver Sunrise Times This Winter: 9:07 a.m., No Fall-Back, and Canada's New Clock Map
BC skips the fall-back on Nov 1. Vancouver's latest sunrise is 9:07 a.m., earliest sunset 5:15 p.m. Sun times for 34 Canadian cities, mapped.
White Rock Real Estate: Ten Years Flat, Houses Selling Again, and 28% of Listings Cut (October 2026)
White Rock and South Surrey prices by type, sales, listings and price cuts. Detached benchmark: $1.61 million. Composite: up just 0.9% in 10 years.
Squamish Real Estate: Greater Vancouver's Flattest Market, and Where Prices Are Slipping (October 2026)
Squamish's benchmark is $1,091,800, the smallest yearly drop in Greater Vancouver. House, townhouse and condo prices, sales and listings by neighbourhood.
Delta BC Real Estate: North Delta Houses Down 11.0%, Tsawwassen Holding, South Delta Condos Sliding (October 2026)
North Delta, Ladner and Tsawwassen prices by type, sales, inventory and listings by neighbourhood. North Delta's detached benchmark is $1,159,600.
Buying a House in Vancouver: The $357,000 You Need, the Monthly Payment, and Where Asks Are Lowest (October 2026)
A typical Vancouver East house needs about $357,000 in cash: 20% down plus property transfer tax. Payments, the stress test, and where house asks are lowest.
Most Popular Dog Names in Canada: Luna Wins Victoria by One Dog (and Toronto Comfortably)
Luna beat Charlie by one dog in Victoria and leads Toronto too. Map Victoria's dogs by neighbourhood, look up your dog's name, and see Calgary's breed trends.
Maple Ridge Real Estate: Greater Vancouver's Cheapest Townhouses, and 31% of Listings Cut (October 2026)
Maple Ridge has the lowest townhouse benchmark in Greater Vancouver, $700,800. House, townhouse and condo prices, sales, and listings by neighbourhood.
BC Pumpkin Farms, Mapped: Delta Had a Quarter of the Province's Pumpkin Acres
Delta had 25% of BC's pumpkin acres; Vancouver had 1 pumpkin farm in 2021. Map BC's pumpkin belt, Canada by province, and who can grow their own.
Selling a House in Vancouver: 1,316 Listings, 73 Days on Market, and What It Really Costs (October 2026)
1,316 Vancouver houses are for sale and the median has sat 73 days. Selling costs, price cuts and asking prices by neighbourhood, with GVR data.
Abbotsford Real Estate: House Prices Down 7.3% in 3 Months, the Fraser Valley's Cheapest Condos (October 2026)
Abbotsford's detached benchmark is $1,087,000, down 11.1% in a year. Prices by type, supply, price cuts and listings by neighbourhood.
Commuting to Vancouver: Only 9% of Surrey Works There (and Other Surprises, Mapped)
225,555 people work in Vancouver; 42% live elsewhere. Map where every Metro Van city works, from Surrey to Abbotsford, and find your commute twins.
