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April 2021

If I Had $1,000,000

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Real Estate Tips


If I had $1,000,000 to spend today (and I don't), here is how I would invest the money.

Obviously this is just for fun, but if hopefully these ideas will help you think about better ways your may be able to invest your fictional lottery winning in the future.

If you have any questions about Real Estate investing, specifically in Surrey and the Fras...

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All Fraser Valley Cities Ranked By Price

Posted on Apr 29, 2021


Did you ever wonder about pricing of the different cities in the Fraser Valley and which ones are most or least affordable?

In this video, Surrey REALTOR® Steve Karrasch of Macdonald Realty lists all of the cities in the Fraser Valley from least expensive to most expensive in each of the three asset classes.

1. Condo
2. Townhouse
3. Single Family

The F...

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Kids Today Will Never Own Real Estate

Posted on Apr 25, 2021


Many parents fear that their children will never own a home in their lifetime. In this video Steve Karrasch of Macdonald Realty explains how you as a parent can set your children up for success through real estate, just by doing this one simple trick and helping them save for a downpayment... without them even knowing.

If you have any questions or...

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Top 5 For Down-Sizers

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 in Real Estate Tips


Are you considering selling your long time family home and downsizing into a strata unit in Surrey?

In this video Steve Karrasch of Macdonald Realty lists his top 5 favourite complexes to move his clients into when they are looking to get away from shovelling snow and maintaining their single family homes.

This list is only Steve's opinion and we r...

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Buyer First or Sell First?

Posted on Apr 18, 2021 in Real Estate Tips


Most people want to find their next home before Selling their current home. But the truth is that most people cant afford two homes. So what is the solution? Well there is not right or wrong way to go about it, there are just different types of risk.

In this video Steve Karrasch explains:
1. The financial risk associated with buying before you are...

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Vancouver Air Tax?

Posted on Apr 14, 2021


You might think taxing the rich is the best way to find equality... BUT it's not that easy and here is a quick example of how taxation of the rich can backfire into taxation of the small business owner.

Vancouver is actually now taxing air space above small businesses as a penalty for those land owners not building higher density... but who pays tha...

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