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cooling off period

2 articles tagged "cooling off period" from Rain City Properties.

Buyer reviewing a real estate contract at a kitchen table with a calendar and pen, sunlight coming through a Vancouver apartment window

Buyer Guide 8 min read

BC's Home Buyer Rescission Period Explained (2026): The 3-Day Cooling-Off Right

A working realtor's plain-English guide to BC's Home Buyer Rescission Period. The three-business-day right to back out of a resale home purchase, the 0.25% fee, what it does and doesn't cover, the presale exemption, and how buyers and sellers should think about it.

Greyden Douglas - August 21, 2026

Empty modern Vancouver presale condo show suite with marble waterfall island and floor-to-ceiling windows showing False Creek

Buyers Guide 7 min read

Cooling-Off Periods in Vancouver Real Estate 2026: How the HBRP Differs from the 7-Day Presale Recission

BC has two separate buyer-protection windows that get confused all the time — the 3-business-day Home Buyer Rescission Period on resale homes and the 7-day rescission on presale contracts. Here's exactly how each one works in 2026.

Greyden Douglas - May 25, 2026

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cooling off period

BC's Home Buyer Rescission Period Explained (2026): The 3-Day Cooling-Off Right

Cooling-Off Periods in Vancouver Real Estate 2026: How the HBRP Differs from the 7-Day Presale Recission