Burnaby and Vancouver Real Estate Blog

Should You Keep Your First Home as a Rental When You Move Up?

Keep your first home when the rent covers what it costs to own it and you'd be glad to own it for a long time. Sell it when its equity is what makes your next home possible, or when topping up the rent every month would stretch your family. Do Bae (eXp Realty) made this call himself. When Do, his wi

Should You Sell First or Buy First When Moving Up in Vancouver or Burnaby?

For most families moving up in Vancouver and Burnaby, selling first is the lower-risk order. You know your budget before you shop, and you never carry two mortgages at once. Buying first makes sense when the next home is the hard one to find, or when you can carry both homes for a few months without

How Working With Me Goes

Most people ask some version of the same question before we've even met: what does this actually take, and how long. Here's how it goes, first call to keys. The first call It runs about fifteen to twenty minutes, usually by phone. I'll ask where you're looking and when you want to move. If you haven

Free BC Home Buyer's Guide (2026): Every Step, Cost, and Program Explained

Short answer: This is a free 16-page guide to buying a home in Greater Vancouver under the rules in force in 2026: the six steps of a purchase, the cooling-off period, the true cost of closing, every first-time buyer program, what to check before buying a strata, and the inspection issues that matte