Graham Real Estate Group - REAL Broker

08/15/2024

DOWNSIZERS!

Usually there’s one option. Condos.

Until now.

Come out to see our Rancher community concept this Sunday!

You or a loved one can get in on the ground floor (no pun intended 😉) of this incredible rancher community in Burnaby.

Laidler Development invites you to learn more about Burnaby's First New Rancher Community to be developed on a 30,000 sf Multiplex Development property.

01/15/2023

People ask me why I went to REAL. I think this is a good explanation…

Real's CEO Tamir Poleg is a man with a vision: Always find ways to make agents' lives better. That's the principle Real was founded on, and that's how the or...

01/13/2023

WE ARE LAUNCHED!
I’m so excited to announce that we are launching in Vancouver and across BC!

To my clients, this is an exciting new endeavour and I want you to know why we’ve made the move:

📲 Technology 📲
Technology is becoming more and more a factor in real estate. AI, Zillow, Metaverse, I could go on. REAL’s sole focus is to make the agent and home buyer/sellers experience more transparent, convenient, and less stressful through leading edge technological tools. REAL has a 25+ person technology team dedicated to this goal and I’m so excited to share some of the advantages I’ll get to pass along to you.

👩🏻‍💼 Leadership 👨🏻‍💼
I’ve spent over a year watching this company. Watching what they do, say and hire. Watching what agents from across North American have come aboard. I’ve truly been so impressed with the quality of the leadership and the agents they’ve been able to attract! These are extremely smart people who are dedicated to making your life easier when it comes to real estate transactions.

✍🏼 Training ✍🏼
Who you hire matters. The training, tips and support on their platform allows me to be a better agent. The ideas to help you sell (and buy) that I’ve learned in a short period of time I can’t wait to share. And in this market, every little bit helps.

💪🏻 My colleagues 💪🏻
I’m teaming up with some fantastic agents (names to be announced!) from across Vancouver, Canada and the US to further our real estate marketing game. We want to sell your home for top dollar and in order to do that, we need to use every tool at our disposal. Eye catching photos, high end videos, media editors, social media management and analytics. As a group we have commissioned some of the best in the business in social media marketing to make sure your home shines online.

⚖️ Scale ⚖️
I now have a network of agents not just in BC, just all over North America (and soon the world). So much of this business comes down to relationships in order to “get the deal done” and I’m no longer a regional player.

I’m so thrilled for you and I to make the jump to REAL and I hope I can serve you and make your buying and selling experience first class!

12/08/2022

🚨Market Update/Breaking News🚨

The Bank of Canada further tightens the belt to the tune of 50 bps. So! If you’re following along, that’s 4% since the beginning of the year. Neat.

Things are slow and prices have come off peak pricing, depending on your area, since these rates have increased.

What I’m looking for: homes on the market. Will these rates, plus probably more, signal a mass flooding of homes on the market? Some say yes, some say not so fast!

Let’s look at inventory on the market, especially in the Spring, to see what happens.

12/05/2022

📺 Netflix! 📺 Recommendations…

Most of us love to relax with a good documentary…there’s so many great ones, so here are a few I’d recommend

🔥 The Tinder Swindler 🔥 – need a reason to never date again? The Tinder Swindler will help you swear off the dating apps! A crazy tale of a of a con man who took advantage of many women all over the world. And you won’t believe what happened to him!

⚪️ White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie and Fitch 🥵 – if you grew up in the days of Abercrombie, Hollister, and other pukka shelled delights you’ll want to see what happened to your favourite over-priced 2000’s clothing store.

🐱Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer 🐱 -- This dark, twister tale begins when a video of a cat murder is posted online. The internet detectives set out to find the killer and where it goes is even more disturbing that you could imagine.

12/03/2022

Does this floor look familiar to you? 🙄😂

Kids toys on the floor, some DIY project beside it.

This is so typical for so many families and it seems like it never ends. Clutter. Stuff. Projects. Stepping hazards. The “To Do List” that never ends.

And no matter what you do to your home it smacks you in the face…you need more space.

But it’s intimidating. You’ve got work, kids activities, and god forbid a personal life that doesn’t seem to take priority.

Here’s the thing. You need time. That’s it. And that’s what my RELAX with Adam Method gives you.

How?

1. We build you a roadmap from day one. We chart the course and get any hang ups out of the way. You’ll feel better once we set the stage.

2. We get everything in order. And when I say “we” I mean me. I’ll bring in my team of professionals to get your place showroom ready. Need some things fixed? I got it. Need some new paint? Easy peasy. Can’t get to the cleaning? Done and done. Not sure how much you can afford? Simple, we got you.

3. List time. We price it right, the first time, using data and stats. We drive people to your home using social media and of course MLS. We aren’t going to ask you to be out out the house for hours every weekend. If we do things right, your home will sell. For the right price. And quickly…even in this market.

4. Accepted offer! During the time we are getting everything in order and listing your home you’ve found a place. We help you with that. And we time it so that you’re not out of a place to live. We become logistics managers at this point, conducting everything so you land on your feet and happy.

5. Keys exchanged. We guide you from accepted offer to moving day. We’ve got the people for the job. You just need to show up on possession day and tell us where to put the champagne.

Sound good? Of course! Contact us to get it started….

12/02/2022

🎥 Why I do a NARRATED video presentation for every listing 🎥

It’s imperative. Especially in todays slower market. Sure photos are great but a narrated video allows me to describe to all the potential buyers all the features and benefits of a home. Photos can’t do that.

And I’ll tell you what happens. If it entices them enough to “check it out” and they like the home, then they go home, click on the video, and the video reaffirms all the benefits and features of the home.

It acts as your sales guide when you’re not there.

And in this market, that’s important!

12/01/2022

❓❓❓REAL ESTATE MYTH: you should list with the “neighbourhood expert” 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️

Sure, in the pre-internet days you probably wanted someone who knew what the stats were on the home that sold down the road. But with the internet and how much information is accessible to the average agent, the neighbourhood expert isn’t necessarily as important anymore.

What is important:
Trust
Communication
Marketing Strategies
Accessibility

Make sure that who you hire has these qualities and provides you with a personalized approach to selling your home.

If you want to discuss how we work with you to sell your home, reach out, I’m happy to have the discussion!

11/30/2022

It’s not all work hard!

There’s a little bit of play mixed in once in a while as well!

11/29/2022

Why we use professional stagers, photographers and videographers…

🛋️ Stagers 🛋️ If your home isn’t photo-ready, we bring in stagers. Staged homes can receive on average 6% more than homes that aren’t staged. Sometimes you have to help buyers see the potential of your home. Stagers will get you there.

📸 Photographers 📸 Why oh why in 2022 do I still see listings with iPhone photos? It’s an assault to the senses. Get it professionally photographed. It’s mandatory.

🎥 Videography 🎥We not only show the home through video, but we explain all the best features of the home and the neighbourhood in order for potential buyers to understand why you loved the home in the first place. Photos can’t do that. Video can.

11/28/2022

Finding Peace: why it’s important to find peace where you live…

Little bit of a personal story. Maybe you can relate.

We recently moved from a condo in downtown Vancouver into a townhome.

I didn’t realize until we moved how much the other home bothered me. There was nothing wrong with it per se. It had some great features and strengths. But there was enough about it that I didn’t like.

I thought I could just ignore it, but now being in this home I realized how much that home affected me. Just little things that added up. And now that we’ve moved I feel a much greater sense of positivity, encouragement and peace of mind.

So if I could give one piece of advice, it would be to listen to your gut. If things are adding up and you’re not happy with where you live, realize it and be open to more possibilities. ✌🏻

11/28/2022

🍷My fav spots to grab a glass of vino 🍷

If you’re like me, you like to unwind with your favourite glass of wine (or two) after a long day. While I’m not an expert, I do know where I like to go to grab a glass around town. Here’s three places that are great spots to sip wine any day of the year.

L’Abattoir – located in one of my favourite spaces in Gastown, this classic French inspired restaurant is sophisticated enough to know you’re going to get great food, but cool enough to still feel like you’re in Gastown. They’ve got an approachable wine list of French and Italian wine, with a sprinkling of BC producers as well. The staff is knowledgeable as well so don’t feel too intimidated to ask.

Elisa – Yaletown’s coolest steakhouse with a see-and-be-seen atmosphere. This place doesn’t disappoint for both food and wine. Plenty of wines by the glass, big producers, BC producers, you can pretty much find it all. If you want a cool, upscale vibe and want to impress a date or client, Elisa is a sure bet…as long as they aren’t vegetarian! I mean who doesn’t like a good steak with a bold red!

The Okanagan! – ok this may be cheating a bit, but we are so lucky to have the Okanagan in our backyard. You could spend a week touring all the vineyards, sipping wine, eating amazing food while taking in the best the Okanagan has to offer. Make sure you check out Qualis Gate, Painted Rock, Burrowing Owl, Gray Monk, Poplar Grove, La Fenz, Black Hills, Cedar Creek among so many others.