先週にご所有の不動産の査定額が郵送され既にお手元に届いた事と思います。この査定額は2014年7月時点の金額で、バンクーバー市では一昨年と比べて平均して9.48%も上昇しました。その他の市でも平均して約5%程度上昇しています。BC州全体でもネルソンなど内陸部の小さな街を除いては軒並み上昇したようです。

2013年に比べて昨年2014年は売買件数が8%程度伸びたのに対して、売り物件数自体は逆にマイナスになった為、需要と供給のバランス理論で価格の上昇に繋がりました。バンクーバーでは引き続き新築一戸建ての需要が高く(主に中国人マーケット)、それらの高額物件によって平均価格が押し上げられたものと推測されます。2015年も引き続き上昇が見込まれていますので、バンクーバーウェストなどの高額エリアに昔からお住まいで、特に売却やお引越しの予定の無いリタイアメント層にとっては、どんどん上がっていく高額な固定資産税はかなり頭の痛い問題となっています。近年ではこうした高額な維持費の問題で物件を売却する方もおられ、それらの売却益でお子様の住宅購入の支援をされるケースも増えてきています。一方そろそろ戸建てからダウンサイズをご検討の方にとってはこの春も絶好のチャンスと言えます。

ご自身の不動産査定額に不服を申し立てる場合には今年は2月2日が期限となっています。ご不明な点がありましたらお気軽にお尋ねください。

The value of residential real estate in Vancouver has risen by 9.48 per cent over the past 12 months – the second largest increase of any area in the province, according to the 2015 BC Assessment Roll released January 2. The total value of homes in the city rose $18,080,317,824 to $208,883,582,499 in the latest property tax assessment figures. Elsewhere in the province, Northwest BC saw by far the largest increase in total residential property values, rising 20.73 per cent year over year. The only area in BC to register a decrease in residential values was Nelson/Trail, where assessment values have dropped 0.2 per cent. All other areas of the Lower Mainland saw strong increases in BC Assessment values for residential properties, with the North Shore/Squamish Valley area rising 6.7 per cent, North Fraser 6.6 per cent, Richmond/Delta 5.7 per cent, Surrey/White Rock 4.9 per cent and the Fraser Valley 4 per cent. In terms of what this means for property taxes, most home owners in what BC Assessment defines as the Vancouver Sea-to-Sky region (Vancouver, North and West Vancouver, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast) can expect increases in 2015. “Most homes in the Vancouver Sea to Sky region are worth more in value compared to last year’s assessment roll,” said Dharmesh Sisodraker, deputy assessor at BC Assessment. “Most home owners in Vancouver Sea to Sky region will see changes up to +15%.” The City of Surrey has already announced a $162 property tax increase for an average home, and Vancouver is looking at a similar increase, according to a Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation statement released December 29. Homeowners can expect to receive their property tax notices in the next few days, if they have not received them already. Sisodraker added, “Property owners who feel that their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2014, or see incorrect information on their notice should contact BC Assessment as indicated on their notice as soon as possible in January.

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