Most Coquitlam agents can show you a house. Fewer can run a dependent transaction — the kind where your sale and your purchase have to close within 48 hours of each other, financing has to line up, and the bridge plan has to actually exist before the listing goes live.
I built my practice around those moves. Move-up families. First-time buyers stretching into their forever home. Downsizers unlocking equity without overpaying in the reinvestment. Sellers who need the listing priced against this month's comps, not last quarter's story.
Every file runs the same way: frame the numbers, run the market, lock the strategy, execute the offer or the listing, and follow through past close. No improvisation. No "let's see what happens." That's the bar.
Each of these has its own absorption rate, catchment premium, and buyer pool. Pick yours to see the deep-dive guide.
Newer single-family, estate builds, SD43 catchment demand — and where I live.
Executive family homes, golf-course frontages, Gleneagle catchment strength.
Quiet Port Moody hillside, mature landscaping, strong resale stability.
Established Coquitlam family market, solid rebuild potential, transit-adjacent.
Waterfront condos, Inlet lifestyle, Moody Centre rapid-transit premium.
Acreage estates, private setting, luxury market that moves on its own terms.
You're stretching into the market. You need honest price bands, honest timelines, and an offer strategy that doesn't blow up your financing.
First-time buyer guide →Move-up families, downsizers, anyone running a dependent transaction. One agent, one plan, one set of closing dates that line up.
The Move-Up Protocol →Pricing strategy, staging call, marketing plan, and a clear answer to "what's the number that gets me moving?"
How I list your home →Yes — and for move-up families, both sides of the same transaction. Running one agent on both sides is how the dates, the financing, and the communication stay in sync. If you're only buying or only selling, that works too.
Coquitlam, Port Moody, and Port Coquitlam are my primary markets — Burke Mountain, Westwood Plateau, Heritage Mountain, Eagle Ridge, Central Coquitlam, Anmore, and Belcarra included. I also help clients across the broader Vancouver area, with recent transactions in West Vancouver, Bowen Island, downtown Vancouver, Langley, and as far as Vernon. Wherever in Metro Vancouver you're buying or selling, let's talk.
Twenty minutes. No pitch. You tell me your timeline, your numbers, what you're trying to accomplish, and the non-negotiables. I tell you whether I'm the right fit and what the next step looks like. If I'm not the right fit, I'll say so.
I'm Craig Johnston. I was born and raised in the Tri-Cities, and I live on Burke Mountain with my family. I'm a licensed REALTOR® at Royal LePage Elite West, and I specialize in move-up, first-time, and luxury transactions across Coquitlam, Port Moody, and Port Coquitlam.
If you want a quick conversation about your situation — no pitch, no pressure — book the strategy call. If you want to know your home's value, start with the evaluation.
“Craig sold my property in just 6 days, which is an incredible feat. After receiving one offer, he quickly reconnected with all the other realtors who had viewed the property, and before I knew it, we had multiple offers—all over asking price!”
“We received seven offers, and Craig held firm on our priorities: no subject to sale and achieving our price. We took the home off the market over Christmas, but behind the scenes Craig continued working. When we re-listed in January, it sold in just three days to buyers he had been nurturing — at the price we wanted.”
“Craig worked with my wife and me for over 3 years to find the perfect home. He was endlessly patient with us through the process. Eventually, we found our perfect home and he moved fast to execute on our behalf. He negotiated fairly and thoroughly with the sellers and was our advocate all throughout our first home purchase.”
“Craig was there with us everyday. Guiding us to our next step we were kept informed daily sometimes multiple times a day as to what was happening… Our home sold in only 6 days with multiple offers.”
“Craig is a true professional and I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell their home. His approach is clear, data-driven and resulted in multiple offers for our sale.”
“After searching for several years, I knew exactly what I was looking for—and Craig delivered. We viewed a handful of properties, and the home he ultimately found was exactly what I had been searching for. I couldn’t believe how quickly he nailed it.”
“Craig Johnston recently sold my townhouse in West Vancouver in less than 6 days for over asking price!!!!! Craig is one of the most prolific and highly motivated realtors I have seen in the Realty business, and I have extensive experience buying and selling properties of all sorts.”
“My West Vancouver home was staged to sell, and it did indeed sell in 14 days in a declining seller’s market. Craig’s marketing tools are amazing… Craig assisted in every aspect of the purchase of my Bowen Island home, including arranging for the building inspection, the follow up building inspection, and ensuring that all deficiencies were repaired.”
“One of the sales was my Mom’s home. She is 97 and so this was a very emotional issue to be leaving her beloved home of so many years… Craig was extremely patient in explaining the market and was very sensitive to her concerns. We can’t thank him enough for his empathy and understanding in working with an elderly person through a difficult time in a very caring manor!”
Twenty minutes on a call gets you a clear read on your options. A home evaluation gets you the number. Either one is free.