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Hey everyone, Is 2026 your year to make a move?   Well, even if you're just pondering it, watch this!  This will give some quick details why 2026 is a lot different from....many other years! But first off, if you don't know who I am, my name is Ray Estrella, and I am a real estate professional here in Richmond, BC.  Everything that i do is based on a Family First approach.  Which means all ...

Hey Everyone,Happy new year.   The family and I just back from an amazing trip to Japan, and Ilove  to share with you what I brought back.   And no, its nothing material, even though there was lots of shopping at our disposal.   I may have spent about 50 dollars at the capcom store and and 20 bucks on a mug that I liked in Disneyland, and thats about it.  So, physically, i barely broug ...

So you're about to receive your property tax assessment in the mail, or if you dont want to wait or you don't receive it, you can look it up by googling "BC Tax Assessment" Here's a few quick things to know about your assessment.1. This assessment was conducted in July, which doesnt represent the current market2. This assessment is primarily for tax purposes.  Even though theyre for tax purp ...

So, here's what seems to be a simple question that's a lot more complex than it seems: Would you rather sell in a sellers market or a buyers market?  Or maybe somewhere in between?  Well, this is the follow up question I always ask when people ask me if its a good time to sell.....what are you planning to do next? The answer is different from client to client, therefore the answer to the fi ...

So, i jsut got a follow up call from another realtor where we viewed their party last week.  So, why don't we take a look at what happened.   Last week, my clients and i viewed properties, that included 2 listings in the same building.  After our tour, we decided to write on one of the two listings in the same building, simply because they liked the paint scheme better.  After writing an off ...

So here's just what happened in Surrey, and its leaving a whole bunch of would-be home owners angry, left in the dirt and feeling played. Now in the last 6 months, we've seen horror stories on presale from deals not being able to complete, developers going belly up, but this one is a new and strange one....check  it out.So this is Newton townhouse development started sales in 2017.  And over ...

Have you ever heard, whether it was from another agent? or an ad a that the spring time is best time to sell?  And actually beleived it? Welp...you wouldnt have hear it from me. I am not saying that its completely false, but the narrative have sellers beleive that this is when your property sells for the most money.  So, why don't we take a look what has happened during the spring in the la ...

The last couple of clients i have talked to  have been looking to sell their tenanted property.  And for both of them, their main concern is "i'd like my tenants to be comfortable with the process." And really this is something that you want for the sake of a stress free experience. And yes, there are a lot of owners of tenanted properties that are more concerned about the sale as oppose ...

So, if you have a property that you're looking to sell thats in a downtown core, or even if you're looking to buy, one thing that you should know as that these areas will never be a sellers market again. While you can see single family properties in the entire municipality see hot markets, as well townhomes, the condos in downtown cores will not follow those trends.  At best, downtown cores w ...

So, i had this interesting question my client asked me before we took the keys to your new property, which i thought i'd share the asnwer hereShe asked me what if the property isnt ready to be moved in at the time of the key handover.  Totally valid question, however, the answer i gave her was that cliche answer that not a lot of people like hearing. The answer of, we'll cross that bridge wh ...