Active Presale Incentives & Developer Offers in BC

By Uzair Muhammad, REALTOR® — Real Broker BC · Updated September 2026

Updated September 2026

91 published presale projects across 12 cities currently carry a developer incentive on our platform, and 27 of those also run a 5% or lower deposit on signing. Every incentive below is reproduced from the developer's own published terms with the project's starting price, deposit percentage and completion year beside it, so you can see what is on offer before you walk into a sales centre. Updated September 2026.

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What counts as a presale incentive in BC

An incentive is anything of value a developer adds to move inventory in a release without publicly cutting the list price. In practice that means purchaser or decorating credits applied on the statement of adjustments at completion, appliance and technology upgrade packages, a period of paid or capped strata fees, a reduced or extended deposit schedule, a capped assignment fee, or a rate-buydown contribution to your lender. Developers use incentives instead of price cuts because a recorded lower sale price affects the appraisals and the financing of every remaining unit in the building, while a credit at completion does not. That is also why the value of an incentive rarely appears in market data — it sits in the contract, not in the sale price.

Current incentives by city — September 2026

Below is every project on our platform with a recorded incentive, grouped by city. Terms change between releases and some are limited to a set number of buyers, so we confirm each one in writing with the developer before you write an offer. Where a project is missing from this list it usually means the current release has no published incentive, not that the developer will not discuss one.

How to use an incentive without overpaying

An incentive is only worth what it saves you against the price per square foot you are paying. A $20,000 credit on a unit priced $40,000 above the comparable release down the road is not a saving. Work the comparison in this order: price per square foot against comparable active releases in the same city, then the deposit schedule and when your capital is actually committed, then the completion window and how it fits your financing, and only then the incentive. We run that comparison across every active project in the city you are shopping, including the ones that pay us nothing extra to show you.

Get it into the contract

A sales-centre worksheet is not a contract. Any credit, upgrade package, deposit variation or capped fee must appear in the contract of purchase and sale or an addendum signed by the developer. Use BC's 7-day rescission period to have a lawyer read the incentive language alongside the disclosure statement: check whether the credit is payable at completion or on occupancy, whether it survives an assignment, whether it is conditional on using the developer's preferred lender or lawyer, and whether the developer can substitute an equivalent product. This is general information, not financial or tax advice.

Incentives and deposit structures

Most BC presale deposits total 5–15% of the purchase price, staged across several instalments, with promotional structures occasionally as low as 2.5–5%. Deposits are held in trust under REDMA. Deposit relief is one of the most valuable incentives available because it changes when your capital is committed rather than only what you pay. 27 of the projects listed here combine an incentive with a 5% or lower first instalment. Deposits are held in trust under BC's Real Estate Development Marketing Act, and buyers are not paid interest on them in BC, so a later instalment date has a real cash-flow value even when the headline price does not move.

GST, credits and the tax treatment

GST applies to new homes in BC and the new housing rebate is available to qualifying purchasers, with different rules for owner-occupiers and for landlords using the new residential rental property rebate. How an incentive is structured can change the GST base: a genuine price reduction lowers it, while a credit at completion generally does not. It can also change the amount your lender will advance, because lenders underwrite against the contract price. Confirm both points with your accountant and your mortgage broker before the rescission period closes. Read the Canada Revenue Agency guidance on the GST/HST new housing rebate and BC's own property transfer tax pages for the current thresholds — we link the primary sources rather than paraphrasing them.

Where we sit

We are buyer-side only and never represent developers. Our team has helped 450 families into new construction across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, with more than $250 million in transaction volume, and we are rated 5.0 on Google. The developer pays the buyer-agent commission on virtually every project, which we confirm project by project — but you have to be registered through us before your first sales-centre visit for that representation to exist. Call (672) 258-1100 and we will tell you which of the incentives on this page are actually worth structuring an offer around.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many BC presale projects are offering an incentive right now?

91 published presale projects have an incentive recorded on our platform across 12 cities as of September 2026. Every entry on this page is copied from the developer's current published terms; when a release closes, the entry comes off.

What kinds of incentives do BC developers actually offer?

The common ones are decorating or purchaser credits, capped or paid strata fees for a period, appliance and technology upgrade packages, reduced or extended deposit schedules, capped assignment fees, and rate-buydown contributions. Cash-back style credits are usually applied as a statement-of-adjustments credit at completion, not paid up front.

Are incentives negotiable?

Sometimes, and more often late in a release than at launch. We are retained by the buyer, never by the developer, so we ask for the credit in writing as part of the offer rather than accepting the sales-centre sheet as final. Anything agreed must be written into the contract of purchase and sale — a verbal promise at the sales centre is unenforceable.

Does taking an incentive change my deposit obligations?

Most BC presale deposits total 5–15% of the purchase price, staged across several instalments, with promotional structures occasionally as low as 2.5–5%. Deposits are held in trust under REDMA.

Do incentives affect GST or the purchase price on my contract?

They can. A credit at completion is treated differently from a price reduction, and that difference can change the GST base and your mortgage financing amount. Ask your lawyer and your accountant to confirm the treatment before the rescission period ends. This is general information, not financial or tax advice.

Do you charge buyers for this?

No. On virtually every presale project the developer pays the buyer-agent commission out of its marketing budget, and we confirm that project by project. Register through us before your first sales-centre visit or you can lose the right to independent representation.

Abbotsford presale incentives (7 projects)

Burnaby presale incentives (9 projects)

Chilliwack presale incentives (4 projects)

Coquitlam presale incentives (10 projects)

Delta presale incentives (3 projects)

Langley presale incentives (7 projects)

Maple Ridge presale incentives (4 projects)

Mission presale incentives (2 projects)

North Vancouver presale incentives (4 projects)

Port Moody presale incentives (1 project)

Surrey presale incentives (24 projects)

Vancouver presale incentives (16 projects)

Sources and disclosure

Written and reviewed by Uzair Muhammad, REALTOR® (Real Broker BC), a buyer-focused presale specialist in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Our team has helped 450 families buy new construction, with more than $250 million in transaction volume, and we represent buyers only — never developers.

Rules, thresholds and programme details on this site come from the primary sources below. Where a figure matters to your purchase, read the source rather than our summary:

This is general information, not financial, legal or tax advice. Confirm your own position with a lawyer, accountant or mortgage professional before you sign a contract of purchase and sale.

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