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We’re genuinely always grateful for your reviews, they’re something we celebrate around the office and at times I’ll even share them with Amanda as they’re that meaningful to me personally. This one definitely stretched us with two sales and a very specific purchase but we were able to ‘thread the needle’ together, making the most of a neighbourhood market that had an underpriced property gather all the attention, allowing us an opportunity to scoop another home for a steal of a deal! 

We had a very positive and successful experience working with David and the team. We had the daunting task of selling two properties and buying another one with very specific requirements. David and the team listened to our needs and advised us with the many steps along the way. They were excellent communicators, answering our questions and working on our behalf to get a deal done in a timely manner. They were very knowledgeable, considerate, personable and hardworking and we thoroughly enjoyed working with them to buy our family home. Thank you! – Rachel & Scott W

It was our pleasure to work with this family and love that they’re now our neighbours in Walnut Grove. If you’d like to hear about how we can help you with your move, never hesitate to reach out. 

One of my goals for the business heading into 2023 was to embrace my unique self again, and one of the expressions of that was to press into my history with and passion for ‘soccer’ (or ‘football’ everywhere else). With a new Canadian Premier League team launching at the Langley Events Centre, Vancouver Football Club, I decided to buy some season tickets to support the team with family, friends, and clients. 

I was originally introduced to the team through the owner, Rob Friend, as part of a supporter cohort many, many years ago. There was even a stage where we were working on purchasing some land for the stadium, but the Township of Langley stepped up in that regard. Making the decision to follow the team has been really great to rekindle that passion for the game and connect with many in the community through it. All of my children now play at various levels with Langley United Soccer Association, who do a great job managing dozens of teams. Watching my kids fall in love with the game, benefit from the exercise, and revel in the friendships has been one of my greatest joys this year. We’re thankful for the teams at both organizations. 

We’re actively looking to participate further with Vancouver Football Club and also Langley United Soccer association as a company moving forward. If you’d like to learn more about how you can get connected please don’t hesitate to reach out! If you’d like to learn more about season tickets for the 2024 season make sure to click here.

Well, this episode is the one I have to admit to being most nervous about. We certainly hit the title theme of ‘Spilling The Tea’ as I shared a couple of embarrassing stories (granted from many, many years ago now) about when things went sideways on me in a home. Have a laugh at my expense in Episode 12 of ‘Sipping The Tea’, a real estate podcast with two of Royal LePage Wolstencroft’s agents, Kristy Masaro & Shelagh Machek.

We’re genuinely always grateful for your reviews, they’re something we celebrate around the office and at times I’ll even share them with Amanda as they’re that meaningful to me personally. One interesting theme in our reviews over the years has been how kind other professionals in the industry have been, from real estate lawyers who have become clients; to employees at our third party service providers; and even to mortgage brokers who work with hundreds of Realtors each year. The below is another of those reviews, from David Ford of Sparo Mortgage.

“I was able to work with David Smith and his team together for a great couple buying their first home in Abbotsford. They were on top of everything start to finish, every detail prepping these buyers for what to expect for their first time, all documents and adjustments during contract writing, everything was hand held to the notary appointment. Clients were very well taken care of, and very happy. I am excited to work with David Smith & team again. They are pro!” – David Ford

It’s always meaningful to be recognized by another professional for what we try to deliver for our clients week in and week out. If you’d like to hear about how we can help you with your move, never hesitate to reach out.

With many of you as past clients you’ll be aware that one of the services we offer to help our clients have flexibility on their move is being willing to secure media and measurements in advance of even writing an offer on our purchase-side. That means that when the right property hits the market we’re able to move on it, knowing that if we are successful in getting an offer accepted we can hit the market asap.

One such home we recently did this for is in my own neighbourhood in Walnut Grove. I’ve always loved how green it is so we wanted to get a drone in the air, unfortunately we had some smoke on the day of the shoot, which was fine for the on-ground media but in the air it didn’t look right. We worked with the media team to schedule another shoot at which time they were able to capture some beautiful images, like the one above.

As always, we’ll go above and beyond to put our clients in the best position possible, even spending thousands of dollars in advance to ensure that whenever the time is right we’re able to act without delay. That’s just another expression of ‘People Over Property, Always.’   

Did you know that Canada Day weekend is the busiest moving weekend of the year? That can cause all kinds of challenges for moves, which we discuss in Episode 9 of ‘Sipping The Tea’, a real estate podcast with two of Royal LePage Wolstencroft’s agents, Kristy Masaro & Shelagh Machek. 

As always, it’s a fun podcast, with two interviewers, an ‘expert’ (in this case, yours truly), and a member of the public (in this case, my friend Jay), having a story-packed discussion on a variety of topics.  

Below you’ll find the links to the episode, ‘Busiest Moving Weekend Of The Year’. Tune in to hear how Jay expects his professionals to take an ‘Avengers ASSEMBLE’ approach to a moving challenge and how quickly he’d call the police if the former owners haven’t yet left!

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Apple Podcasts

Keep an eye out for more episodes in the future, there are some really informative moments, and plenty of funny ones too. Let us know what you think!