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Today will mark the last day I will be at the office, however, I didn't want to sign off without wishing our friends in real estate a happy holiday season.  It's been an amazingly fun year, meeting lots of new people.  Also, spending time with the family was definitely not something that was overlooked in 2023.  So like you all, spending the holiday season with your loved ones.....from our fa ...

So this is a real discussion i had with clients the other day. If you want to be buying a property during the holidays, especially an older condo, the biggest ally you can have this the way you manage your time.  There will be some decent properties available in front of you, but with the disctractions of our holiday functions, this can effect the way you do your do diligence. Typically speak ...

So heres a look of whats been happening for the month of November in our home town of RIchmond BC.-For single family homes, 13% selling ratio.  This is the second month in a row we saw the single family market in a balanced market.-However, days on the market significantly dropped from a month average on the market to two weeks.- Most popular area: terra nova with a 33% selling ratio-Last mon ...

With December here, here are a few ways to winterize your home for little money.1.  Turn off all exterior faucets.  Considering you're very welll not likely to use these until the next year so it's best to turn them off them off to prevent pipes from bursting2. Stand by your windows and doors to see if theres any cold air coming in while they're closed.  If cold air is coming in, you may want ...

So, we just finished giving the keys on our latest sale on westminster hwy.  This marks the third deal in a row where we required a locksmith.  Not that its anyones fault, but looks like there is new hindsight that we've been seeing recently.  As technology arises, a lot of locks are adding the feature of being electric, with keypad options or wi-fi operated.  And many people depend on these ...

So we just did a possesion on our latest sale at Westminster Highway, and here are some common things that can be overlooked on possession day -Missing keys: the contract should have a list of included keys. For a strata property, these keys should include access to common areas, mailbox keys and other ones on top of the keys to the unit itself -Outstanding deficieinces: if there were defic ...

So we just finished our latest deal at 8511 Westminster Hwy.However, this deal wouldn't be made possible without mortage expertise.   Ususally when i deal with a mortgage specialist, i deal with professionals that knows the ins and outs of the mortgage industry. And its also a matter of being able to think outside the box to provide options to our clients.  The one thing that i don't enjo ...

So, the stats are out for the month of October, so lets take a look at whats been happening in our hometown of Richmond,BC For single Family Homes, a selling ratio of 12%.  This is the first balanced market month in about 5 months.  The most popular area for sales is a neighbourhood i havent seen before....the Quilchena area with a 31% selling ratio!  If you're looking to buy, you migh ...

Here are some nuggets from our hometown of Richmond, BC for the month of September In september, we saw a 22% difference in the amount of sales vs. August. Usually in the last few weeks of August, we see a significant decrease of activity.And, its no surpirse that right after labour day, about 3 weeks worth of activity occurs the week after laybour day.  The most active market for single fa ...

So, this is a photo from a virtually staged property of a home that we saw last weekend.  And to tell you the truth, im not too fond of vrtually staged photos....well, at least since this week.Virtually staged photos are fake! They're misleading! And maybe there should be some advertising standard when it comes to photos used in real estate.  So, what happened was that i showed this listing ...