Importance of Floor Plans When Selling Your Home

Hi everyone, Michael Cosburn here!    As your Brookswood Realtor, I have found through experience that extra services are really necessary when you help people buy or sell their property…   One critical service is FloorPlan Measuring…   Floor plan measuring ensures the accuracy every seller wants, all the while helping the prospective buyer envision themselves in your listing virtually! ...

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20787 36 Avenue, Langley, BC - MLS #R2758661

Hi everyone, Michael Cosburn, your local Brookswood Realtor!    Just a little update here on one of the listings that’s available in the area.   20787 36 Avenue, Langley, BC   This beautiful 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom home has been newly renovated with hardwood floors and a designer kitchen.   The gorgeous 2900 sqft, two storey home sits on a 13, 500 sqft lot! Plenty of room to entertain f ...

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What is the First Step in Buying a Home?

Hi everyone, Michael Cosburn here! Buying a home can be scary and DEFINITELY overwhelming but it doesn’t have to be when you’ve gathered the right resources and done your research.    Working in real estate for the past 12 years, I’ve seen an array of different types of buyers! Some know EXACTLY what they want and some have NO idea what they’re looking for…   So, first things first, you n ...

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Sellers Expectations in Today's Market

Hello Everybody, Michael Cosburn here with Homelife Benchmark Realty out of the Brookswood office in Langley.    Today, I want to talk about sellers and their expectations.   Real Estate is very emotional on both sides of the spectrum. Sso we have to learn how to manage our expectations…   So what is important now, in this balanced market is that sellers are going to have to do the pr ...

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Market Stats - February 2023: Signs of stability in Fraser Valley create opportunities for home buyers and sellers

SURREY, BC – House prices in the Fraser Valley posted a slight but positive bump in February after nearly a year of month-over-month decreases. Similarly, sales, though still trending lower than normal, also recorded their first monthly gain since October The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed 898 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® in February, an increase of 43.5 per cent ...

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Foreign Buyer Ban in Canada

Have you heard the news?!   The federal government has brought in a foreign buyer ban to stop non-Canadians from purchasing homes in Canada…   Being a realtor myself, I don’t see a lot of foreign buyers and don’t believe they make up a large portion of the people that are bringing in money. So, the question is, is this going to make a difference for buyers and/or sellers with prices co ...

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