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08/21/2026

Should you wait for BC mortgage rates to drop before buying? In Episode 107 of The Real Deal Pod, Fraser Valley realtor Allister Carrington and BC mortgage broker Geoff Lee answer that directly — and explain why the BC mortgage rate you find online is probably not the rate you'd actually qualify f...

08/19/2026

Your BC mortgage is approved and your subjects are removed — but the deal isn't done until the completion date. In Episode 106 of The Real Deal Pod, Fraser Valley realtor Allister Carrington and BC mortgage broker Geoff Lee cover the 7 things BC homebuyers must not do between mortgage approval and...

08/07/2026

Can a basement suite rental income help you qualify for a bigger BC mortgage — or turn a declined BC mortgage application into an approval? In Episode 105 of The Real Deal Pod, Fraser Valley realtor Allister Carrington and BC mortgage broker Geoff Lee answer that question in full, then cover the J...

08/04/2026

A new study found that established immigrants in Canada are wealthier than Canadian-born households at every income level — and the entire gap traces back to BC real estate and home equity, not income or pensions. In Episode 104 of The Real Deal Pod, Fraser Valley realtor Allister Carrington and B...

07/28/2026

6 out of 10 BC homeowners break their mortgage within 3 years — and most of them only ever asked one question before signing: what's the rate? In Episode 103 of The Real Deal Pod, Fraser Valley realtor Allister Carrington and BC mortgage broker Geoff Lee explain why that single focus is the costli...

07/27/2026

How much income do you need to buy a home in BC? It's the question every buyer in the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver is asking — and in Episode 102 of The Real Deal Pod, Fraser Valley realtor Allister Carrington and BC mortgage broker Geoff Lee answer it with real numbers across Vancouver, the ...

06/30/2026

One BC family saved $2,100 a month at BC mortgage renewal — not by getting a lower rate, but by restructuring their consumer debt. Another saved $800. And 70% of BC homeowners renewing their mortgage this year will never have that conversation. In Episode 101 of The Real Deal Pod, Fraser Valley re...

06/24/2026

BC real estate just hit a milestone that should stop every buyer, investor, and homeowner in their tracks — and so did The Real Deal Pod. Episode 100. Vancouver's BC condo market now has 4,376 finished, empty, unsold condos — a 76% jump in 12 months and the highest level since the mid-1990s. Thi...

06/24/2026

BC real estate is sitting at 11 of every 100 homes finding a buyer — and the mistakes happening inside that market are quietly costing BC homebuyers thousands of dollars. In Episode 99 of The Real Deal Pod, Fraser Valley realtor Allister Carrington and BC mortgage broker Geoff Lee deliver the May ...

"How's the market?" is the question I get most. The honest answer: it depends entirely on where you're standing.I pulled...
06/02/2026

"How's the market?" is the question I get most. The honest answer: it depends entirely on where you're standing.

I pulled the May numbers for all seven Fraser Valley communities — Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford, Mission, North Delta, Cloverdale, and White Rock — and this month they're moving in genuinely different directions. Langley is the busiest detached market in the region. Mission's detached homes are taking nearly 50 days to sell, yet prices held. Abbotsford is giving buyers the most negotiating room anywhere. Same Valley, very different stories.

Swipe through and find your community. Each one breaks down detached plus condos and townhomes: how many sold, what they sold for, and how fast.

One number worth knowing as you look — the sales ratio, or how many of every 100 listings actually sold. Under 12 is a buyer's market, 12 to 20 is balanced, over 20 favours sellers. That's the quickest read on who holds the cards in your area.

I'm genuinely curious: for those of you across the Valley, is what you're seeing in your own neighbourhood matching these numbers, or does it feel different on the ground? Drop your community below — happy to tell you what I'm seeing there.

— Allister Carrington, REALTOR® | KIC Realty
Empower. Advise. Represent.

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