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Now that the summer is over, here's a look on what happened this summer, and how it compared to last Summer.  Information gather for the city of Richmond, from Greater Vancouver Realtors and ParagonSummer 2025Aparments: 339Townhomes: 161Single Family: 163 Summer 2026Aparments: 315Townhomes: 167Single Family: 171 Price Change June to August 2025 Townhomes: -5.7Aparments: -2.2Single Famil ...

Here's a couple of questions you should be asking yourself.  A. Do you have a rainy day fund?B. Why not? If you don't know what a rainy day fund, its an account where you put a small amount of money on the side, and you use it when you need to use it for something unexpected.  And no, its not used to save up for that home entertainment system you've always wanted.So no matter what profession ...

SO lets talk about property tax assessments just for a second...and yes, its July.  So, back in January you received your property tax assessment.  However right now, this is the time frame where appraisers are forumating information for your property, whch you will not see until January of 2027. So, thats why its important not to use your proerty tax assessment as a measuring tool to see t ...

So, recently i talked to a family that registered on my website, and they were just about to call it quits.  So, here's what happened.  It was a family, and they had a family business that was growing.  It was a restaurant in Richmond that added food trucks to expand.   And prior to them meeting me, they went to their branch and started the mortgage process.  Long story short, they gave t ...

So, lately, we've talked to people that's been denied for their mortgage, given minimal options and so on.... In short, the people i have talked to has been discouraged to take the next stages based on their experience.   So, why don't we back up for one second and talk about what we've worked with as the best place to start with your mortgage process. So, for those who dont know who i a ...

So if you take a look at whats on the market you'll find a lot of listings that have been on the market for more than 3 months.  These are sellers that are looking to test the market with their own price in mind.  However, there are consequences when it comes to not properly listing the price, especially in a declining market.  In a rising market, the market may catch up to your test pice.. ...

So i got contacted by someone who could be a potential client, who had some interesting questions.  I could tell by the email they sent that these were questions they were sending to more than one realtor.  And....i don't think they liked the answer gave them.  They're looking to sell their condo and upsize into something bigger.  So, here is the question they asked:" how do you approach t ...

Condos and Townhomes:2025Overall: 1886Spring: 542 (28% of entire year)  2024 Overall: 2171Spring: 659 (30% of entire year)  2023 Overall: 2415Spring : 809 (33% of entire year) Single Family Homes 2025Overall: 627Spring: 234 (37% of entire year)  2024Overall: 797Spring: 305 (38% of entire year)  2023:Overall: 820Spring: 376 (45% of entire year) richmond realtorrichmond real estaterichmon ...

So, this is a discussion that i had lately with both colleagues and clientsWith the market slowed down the way it is, are subject to sale offers back at play?  Well....not necessarily, and it depends on who you talk to. So, here is my take on subject to sale offers here in 2026. If you were to write a subject to sale offer on my listing, i wouldn't be inclined to be working with it.  And ...

Hi everyone, lets talk about the spring market for a second.   No i'm not going to tell you its the best time to sell, or its the best time to buy, but over the years, the spring market has a had this... narrative, and i'm making this video clarify a few things.  And in case you dont me, my name is Ray Estrella, and I am a realtor with Sutton Group Seafair Realty and the main part of my b ...