After spending 40+ hours across every data source I could find, here's my honest assessment of what's actually useful for researching the BC Interior market.
BC Assessment (bcassessment.ca)
Free, comprehensive, government-run. Every property in BC has an assessed value and the assessment roll is publicly searchable. Good for understanding relative value across a neighbourhood. Not good for pricing decisions — assessed value lags market by 6–12 months.
BCREA Market Intelligence
The BC Real Estate Association publishes monthly stats reports by board area — KADREA is the relevant one for the Interior. These show sales volume, average price, median price, days on market, and active listings. The most reliable macro picture of the market.
The catch: they're at the board level, not by neighbourhood. If you want Sahali vs Aberdeen specifically, you need to do more work.
Zolo and Realtor.ca
Realtor.ca is the official MLS listing aggregator. Zolo presents the same data with historical context. Zolo's "historical sold prices" feature shows what similar properties actually sold for and when.
Rentals.ca and PadMapper
For rental rate research, these are the most useful. Search by property type and neighbourhood to build a picture of current market rents.
What I built
A lightweight Supabase table to track properties I'm watching. Each row stores: address, asking price, estimated rents, calculated NOI, calculated cap rate, days on market, and notes. The data tools help you ask better questions, but they don't replace conversations with people who know the market at street level.
I'm documenting this journey in public — the deals I analyse, the mistakes I make, and what I'm learning. If you found this useful, the next post is worth reading too.