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Explore tips, insights, and guides to help you navigate BC’s land market with confidence. From understanding zoning and ALR regulations to market trends and evaluation advice, find the information you need to make informed decisions about buying or selling farm and acreage.
Court-Ordered Farm Sales Are Rising in BC — Here’s What It Means for Acreage Owners
POSTED: June 22, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
The real estate market in BC’s Lower Mainland has been under significant pressure for the past two years. Condo developers are failing. Projects are stalling halfway through construction. Court-ordered sales are showing up with more frequency from Vancouver to Langley. Most of the coverage of this trend has focused on the condominium and apartment development […]
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The Push to Expand Metro Vancouver’s Urban Boundary
POSTED: June 15, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
If you own farmland in Surrey, Delta, or Langley Township, pay attention to what’s happening at the regional planning level. A significant policy debate is underway, and its outcome will likely affect how agricultural land is perceived, valued, and contested in the years ahead. In August 2025, the mayors of Surrey, Delta, and Langley Township […]
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What the Supreme Court’s Private Land Ruling Means for BC Farm and Acreage Owners
POSTED: June 1, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
If you own a farm or acreage in British Columbia, you have probably seen headlines lately about Aboriginal title and private property. The conversation can feel abstract until you remember one simple fact: a farm is land, and land is exactly what these cases are about. In late May 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada […]
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BC Home Flipping Tax: What Farm & Acreage Owners Should Know
POSTED: May 25, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
When the BC home flipping tax came into effect on January 1, 2025, most of the conversation focused on Vancouver condos and detached homes in the urban core. Farms and acreages were barely mentioned. That has left a lot of rural property owners in the Fraser Valley wondering whether the new tax applies to them […]
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BC Farm and Acreage Market: What the 2026 Housing Slump Really Means
POSTED: May 19, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
The latest Canadian Real Estate Association numbers are not painting a recovery picture. National sales in April nudged up just 0.7 per cent from March, but they are still 4 per cent below where they were a year ago and roughly 10 per cent off the normal pace for spring. Prices are down about 4 […]
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BC Greenhouse Growers Form National Alliance — What It Means for Fraser Valley Farm Owners
POSTED: May 12, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
Something quietly significant happened in the Canadian greenhouse industry this spring. BC’s greenhouse vegetable growers joined with their counterparts from Ontario, Alberta, and Quebec to form a new national organization called the Greenhouse Produce Alliance of Canada, or GPAC. The group held its first official meeting in Ottawa in March 2026, during the Fruit & […]
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What Metro Vancouver’s Slowing Luxury Market Means for Farm and Acreage Sellers
POSTED: May 5, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
Metro Vancouver’s Luxury Homes Have Stalled. Here’s Why Farm and Acreage Owners Should Pay Attention For years, a lot of people in British Columbia believed the same thing: if a property was in a prestigious area and sat on valuable land, its price would keep climbing. That story felt especially true in Vancouver’s west side […]
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BC ALC Staffing Cuts: What They Could Mean for Farmland Owners and Buyers
POSTED: April 28, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
When news broke that British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Commission, or ALC, would be making staffing cuts, a lot of people in agriculture had the same reaction. What does this mean for farmland? That is a fair question. And honestly, it is the right one. The ALC plays a major role in protecting agricultural land across […]
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Cannabis Becomes BC’s Top Cash Crop
POSTED: April 21, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
Big headlines can change how people see a market overnight. That is exactly what happened when Country Life in BC reported that cannabis had become BC’s top cash crop by value, moving ahead of fresh fruit for the second year in a row. According to the article, BC farm cash receipts for cannabis reached $636 […]
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BC’s Weaker Economic Outlook and the Fraser Valley Farm & Acreage Market
POSTED: April 7, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
Deloitte’s Spring 2026 economic outlook projects that British Columbia’s economy will remain subdued this year, with provincial growth of 1.2%. The report cites continued weakness in forestry, slower population growth, and softer housing conditions as key factors shaping the near-term outlook. It also notes that infrastructure and resource-related projects may provide some support as the […]
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