You’ve probably heard the expression, “April showers bring May flowers”. That expression says a lot about how some things in life work. Sometimes we have to endure some rain before we can enjoy the sunshine and flowers! Take my world for example. Every week I see people out on their own trying to find a [...]

Do you remember how surprised people were when they learned that more than 50 % of people were going online to do research on real estate?  The writing being on the proverbial wall was an indicator of things to come. That figure is well above 90% today as more online data is available, and becoming [...]

It has already been more than a decade since Canadian, Naomi Klein, took aim at the Brand Bullies in her international bestseller, NO LOGO. Was Klein seeking space that hadn’t been bought up by advertising; trying to rediscover our identities as citizens, and not just consumers? In the trailer for his upcoming documentary, The Greatest [...]

I’m uncertain if I should be pleased with Port Moody’s Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) exemption granted by Metro Vancouver, as reported in “Metro mayors not happy with Coquitlam”. With almost nothing new on the development books the past year, and few new sources of tax revenues moving forward, what is planned to replace these lost [...]

To the consumer a warranty should insure that a product meets their quality expectations, and the word quality is understood to mean the absence of any defect. A warranty usually addresses the integrity of a product and the responsibility for the repair or replacement of defective parts by the supplier. So how is a defect [...]

The Coquitlam Centre kiosk is where all my Prudential Sterling Realty colleagues can display their listings for everyone to see, and sellers from throughout the Tri-cities really like this added exposure. We are in a prime location close to a busy entrance/exit (across from H & M, east of Zellers, under the stairs from the [...]