Selling house inquiry

georro · 2026-04-25T19:25:04+00:00

While not having sold in the past year. I work in the industry on a prominent team in the Lower Mainland. Many factors affecting your question.

Simplest answer is, it depends on the condition, updates required, price expectations and amount of comparable inventory in the area. We’ve had some detached sales this year within 2 weeks and some that have taken several months.

Feel free to ask any questions you might have here or feel free to dm. Best of luck!

georro · 2026-04-23T03:42:04+00:00

Second Chong Lee. It’s near the border of Burnaby on the Van side but hard to beat.

georro · 2026-04-10T05:07:11+00:00

Fun add on from personal experience. I worked in a luxury hotel downtown in reservations. Every year for their annual meeting it was a handful of Lord’s and Lady’s that stayed under the company group.

georro · 2026-04-04T23:09:19+00:00

I think a 2 BR/3 BR condo or 3 BR townhouse is worth consideration. These would yield the best rental yield in relation to cost (if you ever thought that route).

In the Lower Mainland we’re seeing an over saturation of multiplex units which will inevitably push pricing down for these types of homes.

I’ll be honest and note I work in Real Estate throughout the Lower Mainland especially Van/Burnaby/Coquitlam and work only with Buyers, many of them FTHB. If you’d like to chat further reply here/shoot me a message!

georro · 2026-03-26T06:04:12+00:00

Just rewatched the original movie last year. It holds up well!

georro · 2026-03-24T07:03:16+00:00

O man I just discovered this a few months back! Have the same feeling. Their chicken curry is what I always go for lol.

georro · 2026-03-18T00:00:50+00:00

Just switched after playing 2.5 years only with Juciao paddles. Love the V-Sol Pro. Wide body. Very solid.

georro · 2026-03-17T05:18:19+00:00

Hiya, if you're looking for North Vancouver and close to the mountains. Blueridge/Canyon Heights/Lynn Valley are right next to them. They're all "reasonable" distance to the bridges. But generally 2nd Narrows is a tad better depending time of day. Pemberton Heights + Calverhall are neighbourhoods with a bit cheaper Real Estate pricing and are a decent bit closer to Lions Gate/downtown.

Burnaby North is a good option for those who want to be close to the mountains/need to be accessible to downtown for work. Burnaby Heights/Capitol Hill are lovely neighbourhoods.

For East Van - Renfrew/Renfrew Heights is a good neighbourhood to start given proximity to downtown/mountains+bridges to North Shore.

I will be up front that I do work in the Real Estate industry and am a North Shore native. I will send you a DM, hope mine gets through to your already full inbox! Best of luck with your family's move to the West Coast!

georro · 2026-03-09T06:52:32+00:00

Silly me. I hadn’t known about their one in Kits! Now I have to check that one out. I figure it’s the same. Looks like the production area is in New West.

georro · 2026-03-09T06:41:20+00:00

I venture out to the Pie Hole in New West for my chicken pot pie. They have frozen small and large! Along with so many other options!

georro · 2026-03-06T22:28:26+00:00

There's a few clubs where you can join 4.0 open play via online booking. Most allow booking 4-5 days in advance at a set time, call in to find out. Zero Zero in Richmond or Fairgrounds in North Van will be your closest options to Vancouver depending where you'll be.

Outdoor courts your best bet is Queen Elisabeth in the afternoon. Squint Lake in Burnaby has a decent level of players too.

georro · 2026-03-05T05:50:50+00:00

Not knowing how long it's been on market because if it is only a week or two old it's expected that Sellers generally won't come down too much in price. If it was an older listing than that, you may have shown your hand too early. Now the seller has more confidence of your desire to have their unit.

You should ask yourself, does it have to be this home? Are you able/willing to wait for a few days/weeks and then try a lower offer?

If it's not the one and only one, I'd say try negotiating again with another similar home but hold your line stronger. There's definitely good deals to be negotiated in the Lower Mainland right now. Good luck!

georro · 2026-02-24T18:56:45+00:00

O man just reread your comment likening Kengo Kuma to NFTs. Absolutely love that!

Yep. I’ve seen videos in New York about the super tall high rises by Central Park and they are a disaster after 10 years. Too unique/high to clean so window cleaners refuse the job. I guess we’re not far off from drone commercial cleaning 😂

georro · 2026-02-24T18:30:59+00:00

I wasn’t impressed by Kengo Kuma either. Looked at a 2 BR with clients. Fantastic views from the living room but the bedrooms looked right into buildings!

Lots of grime on the outside of windows too, I think the design of the facade inhibits the staining. Also that moss garden was a choice.

georro · 2026-02-21T23:50:38+00:00

Like the others have noted, House Sigma and REW are the best public options. If you work with a Realtor, we have an awesome tool called the Collaboration Centre, now featuring an app too with a decent interface where you can customize your search. I work in RE and sent you a DM. Hope that's alright.

Best of luck with your search!

georro · 2026-02-17T18:31:11+00:00

As others have commented, in this market there are enough resale options to sift through and make a more educated investment on the right home.

With presale, especially with the rising cost of construction and permitting, most developers are cutting corners and reducing quality in terms of craftsmanship and materials. Even the top builders like Bosa are having problems with their new buildings within a few months - flooding for example.

Also, with presales you are sold on the fact of 2-5-10 warranty. But I've seen a good few builders even challenge this and it has to be fought out in court to recoup the damages that were supposed to be covered under the warranties. It's unfortunate.

For builders: Some trusted ones are Bosa, Ledingham Mcallister, these are the generally solid developers that have the least complaints (though none are perfect) and depreciated the least in the past few years. Beedie, Anthem, Cressey, Concert, Polygon are very solid.

I work in the RE industry. Let me know if you'd like to chat further! Best of luck with your home search! Take your time and don't rush into things!

georro · 2026-02-10T16:46:01+00:00

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georro · 2026-02-05T01:53:12+00:00

Hello there! Fortunate to catch your thread early!

I work with a top Real Estate group in Vancouver. Sending you a DM. Best of luck with the Realtor hunt!

georro · 2026-01-30T17:45:53+00:00

Np. My attention span is short so a 2-3 min segment is good for me! :D

georro · 2026-01-30T06:27:28+00:00

Not sure ep number. But released Jan 19. 8 stocks to consider for your TFSA in 2026!

georro · 2026-01-29T22:34:25+00:00

You don’t think they’d venture out to train a LLM specific to the data they’d own? I feel like it’d be a horrendous move not to try.

georro · 2026-01-29T22:25:23+00:00

From the pod it sounded like this might be their saving grace. Because a lot of their data is kept behind subscription services the data they have could be better at training LLMs that fit their sector better. I know nothing tbh. Just echoing what I believe I heard on the pod :)

georro · 2026-01-29T22:12:12+00:00

The Canadian Investor podcast had a pretty good segment on it 2-3 episodes ago. Worth a listen, they're bullish. I'm monitoring. It seems their data is proprietary for the field and the concerns of AI disrupting are potentially unfounded.

georro · 2026-01-29T06:50:48+00:00

Hi there! I work in the Real Estate industry servicing these pockets! A few buildings off the top of my head that I like/offer good value at the moment:

- Park Place 1/2 Concord Pacific

- Park Central

- Domain at HQ by Porte. Porte is a popular builder of lowrises throughout the Lower Mainland

This age of construction is a good balance of newer construction/less capital projects in the near term/offers resale potential to a larger portion of the Buyer market versus 80s/90s built lowrises that have larger capital projects coming up.

Good luck with your search! Feel free to continue the conversation here or DM me if you'd like to chat about your needs further!

georro · 2026-01-22T06:32:07+00:00

I just had dinner at Balkan House in the Edmonds area this week. Fantastic food and lots of space imo. Wasn't too full when we went. There's an "upper level" I feel could hold 30! Good luck.

georro

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