301 4710 Hastings Street, Burnaby — $629,000 · mihom.ca

monthly cost

$3,629/mo

Mortgage $2,768 · Tax $186 · Strata $675

20% down at 4.44% fixed (Ratehub.ca), 25 years; tax from the listing; strata fee from the listing.

estimated payment

$2,768/ monthly

loan $503,200

25-year amortization

down payment20% · $125,80020%+ down: no mortgage insuranceinterest rate4.44%Rates from Ratehub.ca (best 5-year fixed and variable), checked Oct 30, 2026. Semi-annual compounding; your lender's rate may differ.amortizationpayment frequency

total interest: $327,295
property transfer tax: $10,580; BC general rate
cash to close: $136,380; down + PTT
total paid: $830,495

first-time buyernewly builtforeign national

Estimates only. Rates change daily and lenders qualify at the stress-test rate. Talk to a mortgage broker before you offer. Transfer tax: 1% to $200k, 2% to $2M, 3% to $3M, 5% above. First-time buyers pay nothing on the first $500k for homes up to $835k (phasing out by $860k); newly built homes are exempt up to $1.1M (phasing out by $1.15M). Both need Canadian citizenship or permanent residence and other conditions; the 20% foreign buyer tax applies in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, the Capital Region, Central Okanagan and Nanaimo.

if you rented it out

rent: $2,390/mo
after all costs: −$1,465/mo
cap rate: 2.5%; yearly net rent ÷ price

Rent / moDown payment %Rate %

Costs: mortgage $2,768 · tax $186 · strata $675 · insurance ~$35 · vacancy 3% · upkeep 5%.

Rent is today's market rent for a 2-bedroom in North Burnaby, Burnaby: CMHC's average there ($2,110) raised by what new tenants pay against everyone in the Vancouver area, then down 0.8% with Vancouver's asking rents, 2025 Q4 → 2026 Q2. (CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025; CMHC Rental Market Report 2025, table 6.0 (rents on units that turned over to a new tenant); trend: Statistics Canada.) Houses usually rent for more than apartments. 25-year mortgage; rental purchases need at least 20% down.

BC rules for landlords

property tax by year

year	assessed	est. tax
2026	$703,000	$2,308
2025	$736,000	$2,191

Estimated tax up 5.3% from 2025 to 2026.

The listing shows $2,228 a year in property tax.

Estimate: the BC Assessment value times Burnaby's residential tax rate for that year (Province of BC, local government statistics). Leaves out the home owner grant, parcel taxes and utility charges; the city's tax notice is the real figure.