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Angry Townhome Owners Seek Answers

August 25th, 2025
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 ...

Is the Spring REALLY the best time sell?

August 21st, 2025
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 ...

Having a good relationship with your tenants at the sale

July 7th, 2025
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 ...

Real Estate in Downtown Cores

June 2nd, 2025
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 ...

What happens if the property is not ready upon possession?

May 16th, 2025
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 ...

The Spring Weather and real estate

April 24th, 2025
If you're wondering why the Spring and Real Estate go hand in hand, just check out this weather...and it all starts behind the scenes -Natural light is a natural enhancer. Nothing beats phots with natural light. Nothing peeves me more than seeing a home, obviously shot on a gloomy day with a photoshopped blue sky in the background. -You can showcase, in person and online outdoor features ...

Vacancy Spec Tax Declaration reminder

March 27th, 2025
Dear Friends,  Here's a last minute, IMPORTANT, friendly reminder to fill in your declaration stating the occupancy status of of your property/properties.   This is due March 31, 2025 This literally takes 2 minutes to do online.   If you misplaced your form, call 1-833-554-2323 for support (they will be closed on the weekends) A couple of other notes:  ...

Richmond Family Skate 2025

February 20th, 2025
Richmond Family Skate 2025 marks our 8th year hosting this event.   The Richmond Family Skate Team would like to sincerely thank you for coming to our annual Family Day celebration at Minoru arenas.  Your continuing support is very encouraging, and we strive to make our event better every year.  This community means a lot to us, and that's why we're looking forward to seeing you again in ye ...

Richmond Report- January 2025

February 4th, 2025
So, the numbers are out, so lets take a look at whats been happening in our home town of Richmond BC For single family homes, youre looking at a benchmark price of 2.15 million dollars which represents an 1.7 increase since last year. Of all types of properties, only single family homes saw an increase from 2024. Overall we're seeing a balanced market at 12% selling ratio with an increase o ...

Tenanted properties part 2

February 4th, 2025
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