Services We Provide

The company provides commercial appraisal and consulting services, specializing in:

• Commercial property tax assessment reviews and appeals
• Rental studies for retail, office and industrial properties
• Valuation reports for litigation and arbitration
• Arbitrator in Strata, rental and other real estate disputes
• Lease negotiation assistance
• General appraisals

The Principal Peter Austin has been involved in the assessment industry for some 30 years and was a partner at Burgess Austin Appraisers for 25 years. He was Chair of the BC Chapter of the Canadian Property Tax Association for several years and president of the national organization in 2000.

Peter Austin's experience in all areas is detailed under the Experience section, which defines the scope of work he has been involved in during his career and affords him the in depth background and knowledge to maximize benefits for clients using his services.

Publications

• Developers need to Appeal the Additional School Tax (AST)
• Expected Assessed Value Changes In 2022
• 2022 Property Assessment Value Changes
• Misconceptions within the Property Assessment Process
• Additional School Tax Exemption for Developers
• Minimizing Property Tax on Development Land
• Why Such An Increase 2021 Industrial Property Taxes?
• Burnaby Industrial Properties Appear to be Over-Assessed
• Have BC Assessment Over-assessed Retail Spaces
• 2021 Property Assessment Value Changes
• Assessment Of Residential Sites Under Construction
• Should Homebuilders Be Paying Additional School Tax?
• City of Vancouver Land Averaging 2020
• Government Assistance: Property Tax
• 2020 Assessment of Apartment Properties
• Development Sites: Is The Additional School Tax Applicable?
• 2020 Property Assessment Value Changes
• BC Lower Mainland Market Update 2020
• Taxes Affecting Real Estate In 2019
• Development of Sites Under Construction - 2020
• Land Averaging For 2019 Property Tax In Vancouver
• 2019 Property Assessment Value Changes
• Understanding B.C.'s Proportional Representation Referendum (PPTX)
• Amacon Update
• Vancouver Vacancy Tax
• 2018 Property Assessment Value Changes
• Mayor's Council Proposal for Funding Transit
• Resolving Disputes - A New Approach
• Mixed Use Properties - Potential reclassification for Property Taxation
• Classification of Mixed Use Properties September 2016 Update
• Possible Effects of FIT on Assessments
• BC Foreign Investors Tax
• NAIOP Industrial Panel
• Classification of Mixed Use Sites - Part 2
• Opportunities for Brokers
• Valuation of Properties Under Construction
• Is Assessed Value Equal to Market Value?
• Civil Resolution Tribunal Update - October 2014
• Assessment Appeal Board Changes Classification for Mixed Use Development Sites
• Strata Civil Resolution Tribunal Update
• Reviewing Appraisals - Download
• Resolving a Rental Dispute
• How are School Taxes Calculated? | doc