Jessica Chen-Sargent 
Welcome to 1-1141 Eagleridge Drive, in the Eagleridge neighbourhood of Coquitlam. Open House Saturday and Sunday January 25/26 from 2-4 pm When you buy a house, are you buying the house itself or the neighborhood? Or both? This home has a fantastic walk score of 72 in a popular Coquitlam neighbourhood! 1-1141 Eagleridge Drive Come … Read more
Welcome to 24260 McClure Drive, in the Maple Crest neighbourhood of Maple Ridge. Why would you want to pay over $50,000 GST on a home? Have you considered lowering your monthly payments with a lucrative mortgage helper? When you buy a house, are you buying the house itself or the neighborhood? Or both? Check this … Read more
Subject to Sale In today’s buyer’s market, we’re seeing more and more clients who want to upsize their homes but aren’t quite sure about the timing and process of selling their current homes. With that in mind, we wanted to share with you some insights and options about whether to buy or sell your home … Read more
Royal LePage Q4 2018 House Price Survey Royal LePage just released their 2018 Q4 House Price Survey results and the news is mixed. Phil Soper, President and CEO of Royal LePage, described the inflation as leading to “…dangerous overheating in our most populous regions” but noted that we are in a correctional cycle. Alex Macpherson … Read more
Benefits of Working with a Buyer’s Agent when Purchasing Your New Home At Real Estate Evolved, we believe in a few principles that can make all the difference when conducting a real estate transaction. One of these is “Buyer Beware” and another is “Knowledge is Power.” We know our clients are savvy and smart but … Read more
Port Moody Secondary School Dry Grad As you may have heard, there is a wonderful movement towards young adults staying safe while having fun at a “Dry Grad,” which means students have an alcohol-free, drug-free place to celebrate their grade 12 graduation. This after-party trend has been ramping up since the 1990s and Jessica and … Read more
National Indigenous People’s Day On Thursday, June 21, we will be attending the National Indigenous People’s Day Celebration presented by the Port Moody Ecological Society’s Welcome Post Project. This event takes place at Rocky Point Park from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. With traditional drumming, singing, and a blessing ceremony, this is a cultural event to … Read more
Coquitlam City Centre Area Plan On Saturday, June 9, I went to the Community Information Session put on by the City of Coquitlam about their upcoming plans for City Centre. The info session was held at Coquitlam Centre mall (there’s another one scheduled at their Canada Day booth display at the Town Centre Park celebration … Read more
Unrepresented Parties in Real Estate – Beware Consumers who choose to conduct a real estate transaction without a real estate professional are soon to be known as “unrepresented parties”. Following the Independent Advisory Group Review for the Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate (OSRE), consumer protection has been reaffirmed as the priority in real … Read more
What is Your Home and Property Really Worth? Making Sense of the BC Assessment It’s that time of year again. Every first week of January, BC Assessment, a Crown corporation, sends out its annual notifications of property assessments for owners throughout the province. And every January, homeowners scramble to make sense of the assessment. What … Read more