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Thank You! – Coldest Night Of The Year Update

Once again we were blown away by your support of Cloverdale Community Kitchen for this year’s ‘Coldest Night Of The Year’.

Our team of four managed to raise $2,965, which landed us 20th out of 77 teams, and my personal fundraising was $2,600, which was 6th out of nearly 600 walkers – that’s the kind of ‘Top 1%’ that really matters to us! 

Overall, Cloverdale Community Kitchen were able to raise nearly $240,000, which is a massive chunk of their budget. 

As you’ll remember from last year’s teary report, ‘The One Where I Cry A Bit…’, we’ve now raised over $100,000 for our non-profit partners since the inception of David Smith Homes Group. That’s something that can never be taken away and is part of the legacy I was always hoping to create with our ‘People Over Property, Always.’ approach. 

So, yet again, we are incredibly THANKFUL for your support this year, in previous years, and for what we can continue to achieve together in the years to come.

Award Season

It’s that time of year again, ‘Award Season’ in the real estate industry. Those of you that have been along for the journey for years now will perhaps know that these awards aren’t our focus, but for some of you it is nice to know that we’re still ‘Top Producers’. At this stage we have won all the awards that matter to us. We couldn’t have done this without your support, so we do remain genuinely thankful. 

This year was a particular privilege as it was the first that Royal LePage did not host a regional gala, so as a broker owner we hosted our own gala for our brokerages, Royal LePage Wolstencroft in Langley & Mission, and Royal LePage Wheeler Cheam in Chilliwack.

It was really fun to get to celebrate many of our agents in their achievements, and also to be awarded a ‘Ruby Award’ from Royal LePage by my business partner, Jamie Schreder. Also, we again won a place on the ‘Medallion List,’ the top 10% of Realtors in the real estate board. 

Finally, at Royal LePage Wolstencroft, we remain the top real estate brokerage in the Fraser Valley (according to Fraser Valley Real Estate Board statistics), which is the cumulative achievement of our agents and is reflective of the trust they have earned throughout the whole region.

As much as these awards are never our focus, we do recognize that they are representative of your continued trust and support, so one more time… thank you! We’re privileged to be allowed to serve you, your family, and your friends. 

P.s. Amanda always has a great time at these galas, she’s always the first on and last off the dancefloor. It’s become quite the reputation. 

March 2024 SnapStats Market Update

Welcome to this month’s market update. We use the subscription program ‘SnapStats’ to help us identify what’s going on in the various submarkets we serve across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.

The below infographic, maps, and video are the materials we’re allowed to share publicly, we have MUCH more that SnapStats allow us to share privately.

Please contact us for specific details on your home or the neighbourhood you’re interested in purchasing in.

Review Of The Month – March

With the mention of real estate ‘awards’ in this month’s newsletter again I’m reminded that our priority remains testimonials, not awards. Awards are great, but what really shows that we’re executing on our promise for our clients and friends is the testimonials.

This one from my friend Saeed was such a sweet one to receive as we have now helped them with multiple transactions over a period of years: 

“David! He is not only my realtor, he became a friend after first time my wife and I met him in our small townhouse, it’s long story to tell, what a feeling and stress we had as we were selling our townhouse and buying a house, and we expecting our first baby in 60 days, he handled the deal very professional, I can’t describe how everything went through(unbelievable), after that I had more business and success and each of them was challenging and special, also helping me getting a commercial property, David and his team are amazing!” – Saeed B.

Those words land far higher in my estimation than any award we could ever receive. Thank you again for your trust, Saeed. 

Photo of The Month – March

We’ve recently had the opportunity to market this beautiful property on Wright Street in Fort Langley, and were once again reminded why we love listing in North Langley so much by this beautiful drone shot.

Our ‘People Over Property, Always.’ approach means that we’re not stuck on any specific neighbourhoods, but we sure do love listing a few minutes from home.  

We have a couple more North Langley listings due to hit the market in the coming couple of weeks, so please keep an eye out for them, and if you’re looking to buy or sell in North Langley (or beyond) don’t hesitate to reach out. 

Vancouver Football Club Are BACK!

Vancouver Football Club Are BACK and David Smith Homes Group is in deeper than a cross to the back post!

This year we’re making our commitment official by becoming an official partner of the club.

There are lots of details to come about how we’re taking our ‘People Over Property, Always’ approach to the partnership, but in the meantime we wanted to share the schedule and make sure you save those dates to join us!

We’ll have tickets throughout the season, and lots more, so if you are interested in coming on out, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Excitedly,
David

Coldest Night Of The Year – WE NEED YOU!

Hello Amazing David Smith Homes Group Supporters!

Once again we’re back doing the ‘Coldest Night of The Year’ for Cloverdale Community Kitchen and we’d LOVE for you to join us.

30 Second Introduction:

1 Minute With The Executive Director:

Details:

When: Saturday February 24th / 5pm-7pm (Registration Opens At 4pm) 

Where: Cloverdale Community Kitchen, 5337 180 St, Surrey 

What: 2km or 5km Walk 

Join The Team: Here

Donate: Here

For a reminder on all the Cloverdale Community Kitchen do, check this out: 

  • Serve over 15,000 meals at our community meals, now five nights per week. 
  • Deliver over 30,000 meals to seniors in Surrey, White Rock and Langley. – Provide overnight Emergency Shelter for the homeless, from November to April. 
  • Provide food at our regional Food Bank, distributed five times per week with over 1,400 households currently registered. 
  • Provide food to other community organizations from Chilliwack to Squamish. 
  • Provide Christmas Hampers to over 800 local families and seniors. 
  • Provide free clothing to hundreds of people in our area. 

It’s getting cold out there! Let’s do all we can to come alongside this amazing organization. We’d love to have you join us! Reach out today if you have any questions at all!

Hope For Homeownership – A Seminar On Your Real Estate Future

You really can buy real estate in the Lower Mainland! 

Find out how at our upcoming seminar, with a short, informative talk and Q&A

When: Tuesday March 12th / 7-8:30pm 

Where: Trinity Western University – DeVries Centre 

Who: Anyone looking to purchase a home, inc. students, parents of students, alumni, and others without a TWU connection too. 

Get your free tickets here: http://hopeforhomeownership.splashthat.com

Five Questions for YOU!

We want to keep ‘People Over Property, Always.’ at the heart of all we do, and YOU are one of our people! 

We’d love it if you’d take just two minutes to help us with the below questions, four are multiple choice and one is open feedback: 

5 Questions for YOU!

Once again, we’re so thankful for your ongoing support and can’t wait to serve you and your loved ones again this year. 

Gratefully,

David, Candy, & Amanda

February 2024 SnapStats Market Update

Welcome to this month’s market update. We use the subscription program ‘SnapStats’ to help us identify what’s going on in the various submarkets we serve across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.

The below infographic, maps, and video are the materials we’re allowed to share publicly, we have MUCH more that SnapStats allow us to share privately.

Please contact us for specific details on your home or the neighbourhood you’re interested in purchasing in.