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June 2022

The Canadian Real Estate Market Is Taking A Break

Posted on Jun 28, 2022


The Canadian Real Estate market has been on an amazing run for the last two years. But now, it appears to be taking a break, or what now might be looked at as a "breath".

In this video, Surrey Real Estate Specialist Steve Karrasch of Macdonald Realty explores what you should and should not expect from the Surrey Real Estate market this summer, and...

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The Biggest Real Estate Bubble in 40 Years!

Posted on Jun 22, 2022


Is the 2022 Fraser Valley real estate market on track to suffer a similar fate to that experienced in the early 1980s in what looks to be the biggest real estate bubble seen in 40 years?

In this video, Surrey REALTOR® Steve Karrasch of Macdonald Realty takes a look waaaaay back to the early 1980s to compare how the market reacted then to rapidly in...

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Why You Should NOT Buy a Pre Sale Condo in Surrey BC

Posted on Jun 20, 2022


With the Fraser Valley real estate market cooling off and returning to a more balanced market, it begs the question…is right now a good time to potentially consider purchasing a pre-sale condo in Surrey?

In this video, Surrey Real Estate Specialist Steve Karrasch of Macdonald Realty looks to the financial crisis of 2008 for clues to what could be d...

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Could REITs Improve Social/Affordable Housing In Canada?

Posted on Jun 17, 2022


This may be an unpopular and not so commonly held opinion, but here goes... Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) could just be a viable solution to increasing social/affordable housing in Canada, while at the same time improving the living conditions that some government run housing projects have struggled with in recent years.

In this video, Surr...

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What's the Fraser Valley Real Estate Market doing? June 2022

Posted on Jun 15, 2022


What is the Fraser Valley Real Estate Market looking like in June 2022?

In this video, Surrey Real Estate Specialist, Steve Karrasch of Macdonald Realty does his monthly walk through of the most recent FVREB market stats to review months of inventory in some key neighbourhoods to gain a clearer picture in terms of whether the market in each region i...

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A Warning to All Pre Sale Condo Buyers! Part 2

Posted on Jun 13, 2022


As covered in one of our previous videos, some developers are starting to include a price adjustment clause in their presale contract that could result in you paying more than you originally agreed to due to the construction pricing index.

In this video, Surrey REALTOR Steve Karrasch of Macdonald Realty provides further information that has come to...

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