Anmore Realtor Selection Guide

Best Anmore REALTOR® — how to pick: 1-acre minimum acreage village, estate marketing, and a buyer pool narrower than anywhere else in the Tri-Cities.

Anmore is its own market — a Metro Vancouver village of roughly 1,500 homes, all on a 1-acre minimum lot, no commercial within the village boundary, hold patterns of 10–20+ years. Pricing dynamics here look nothing like the rest of the Tri-Cities corridor. Detached homes typically transact $2M–$5M, with estate inventory pushing $7M+. The right agent doesn't just “market a home” here; they source buyers from luxury databases and referral networks (because MLS browsing alone won't generate enough qualified eyes), they know which streets fall into Heritage Woods Secondary catchment for the school-pay-up families, and they read well-and-septic, wildfire interface, and equestrian zoning fluently.

Written for Village of Anmore acreage sellers, estate downsizers, equestrian families, multi-generational compound buyers, and luxury relocators — the families paying for privacy, lot size, and the Heritage Woods catchment, where the right strategy is narrow-audience marketing, not mass-market exposure.

Updated June 15, 2026 · Written by Craig Johnston, REALTOR® · Top 1% Team Member — Greater Vancouver REALTORS® · 47+ year Tri-Cities resident · The MACNABS at Royal LePage Elite West

Book a 20-Min Strategy Call Start with an Equity Map Or call direct: 604-202-6092

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Quick Answer

Who is the best REALTOR® for Anmore?

Anmore is a 1-acre-minimum acreage village of ~1,500 homes with no commercial in the boundary, narrow buyer pool, 10–20+ year hold patterns, and detached pricing typically $2M–$5M (estate inventory $7M+). The right realtor here sources buyers from luxury databases and referral networks (MLS browsing alone won't generate enough qualified eyes), reads well-and-septic / wildfire-interface / equestrian zoning fluently, and knows the Heritage Woods Secondary catchment boundary block by block. Craig Johnston, Top 1% Team Member — Greater Vancouver REALTORS® and Top 2% National Team — Royal LePage, specializes in Anmore estate sellers, equestrian buyers, and Tri-Cities luxury families coordinating across Anmore, Belcarra, Westwood Plateau and Heritage Mountain. 47+ year Tri-Cities resident. Free Strategy Call, written 24-hour plan.

Top 1%Greater Vancouver Team Ranking
Medallion Club Team MemberTeam Member Since 2021
5.0 · 32+Verified Google Reviews
Top 2%Royal LePage Nationally

Source: Royal LePage internal rankings & Craig's verified Google Business Profile. Updated June 2026.

Quick answer

Who is the best realtor in Anmore?

Anmore has no single “best” realtor — the strong agents here win on different dimensions: estate-grade marketing (drone, 3D, video, narrow-audience targeting), equestrian and acreage fluency, well-and-septic / wildfire-interface / zoning expertise, Heritage Woods Secondary catchment math for upper-village streets, and luxury database / referral-network buyer sourcing. The realtors most cited locally are Top 1% Team Member — Greater Vancouver REALTORS® agents with a documented process, real Anmore comp data, and verifiable client reviews. Craig Johnston (BCFSA #V99960, Royal LePage Elite West) works Anmore as part of one connected Tri-Cities luxury practice — Top 1% Team Member — Greater Vancouver REALTORS®, Top 2% National Team — Royal LePage, Medallion Club Team Member, 32+ verified Google reviews — which fits estate sellers, equestrian buyers, and luxury families coordinating across Anmore, Belcarra, Westwood Plateau and Heritage Mountain.

The Framework

Four questions that tell you if an Anmore realtor actually knows the village — or just lists houses.

Ask these in any first interview. The right answers come back in seconds. Vague answers are the answer.

"How does pricing differ block-by-block between the Heritage Woods Secondary catchment streets and the lower-village streets?"

Anmore's biggest school-driven pricing variable is whether your address feeds into Heritage Woods Secondary (the upper village) or Port Moody Secondary (the lower village). The premium is real and uneven, and it's the single fastest filter against a serious buyer pool. An agent who can't name the boundary streets is pricing without the school multiplier. The right answer names the streets, the dollar delta, and the buyer profile each catchment attracts.

"Walk me through how you market an Anmore estate to a buyer pool of maybe 30 qualified families in Metro Vancouver."

This is the Anmore test most agents fail. The buyer pool for a $3M–$5M Anmore acreage is genuinely narrow — mass-market MLS exposure does not generate enough qualified eyes. A real Anmore specialist names the channels they actually use: luxury databases, cross-broker referral networks, private viewings, drone + 3D + video assets done at estate grade, and the Vancouver / Burnaby / North Shore relocator pipelines. “We'll list it on the MLS” is not a marketing plan for this market.

"How do you read a well-and-septic report, and what's the dollar impact of an aging system on Anmore acreage pricing?"

Anmore is not on municipal water/sewer for most properties. Every transaction involves well-water testing and septic-system condition assessment. A 20-year-old septic field nearing replacement is a $25K–$75K negotiation. A drilled well with marginal flow is a deal-breaker for some buyers. If the agent can't read the inspection report fluently and price-adjust the comp set accordingly, they will miss the negotiation on both sides — underpricing yours or overpaying on a buy.

"What do you do in week 4 after we close?"

If the answer is "we don't — the deal's done," they don't run Soft Landing. Anmore is the smallest, tightest referral village in the Tri-Cities. Families stay 10–20+ years, talk to their handful of neighbours about everything, and the agent who follows up at 30 days, 90 days, and one year is the one whose name comes up at the dinner table when someone says “we're thinking about listing.”

Those four questions are how I was trained to be evaluated. Every one of them traces back to a specific step in the Move-Up Protocol — the five-step process every move-up and downsize family I work with runs through, identically, every time.

Heritage Mountain specialist vs. generic listing agent

The difference shows up in the file, not the marketing.

Most Port Moody agents are competent listing agents. Fewer can price a Heritage Mountain view honestly, distinguish Aspenwood from Heritage Mountain Elementary demand, or coordinate a downsize from a Mountain detached into Suter Brook without dropping a date. Here's where the practices actually diverge.

What you should expect Generic listing agent Heritage Mountain specialist (Craig)
View pricing Adds a generic "view premium" of 10–15%. Calls each view honestly: partial inlet, full Burrard Inlet, North Shore mountain backdrop, valley orientation. Each prices differently. Comp set isolates view-matched sales from the last 60–90 days, not generic Mountain comps.
Catchment math "It's a great school area." Names the actual catchment (Aspenwood, Heritage Mountain Elementary, Eagle Mountain Middle, Heritage Woods Secondary) and explains how each shifts buyer demand — including which streets straddle catchment boundaries.
Pricing method Three or four closest comps; sometimes a CMA auto-suggested by MLS. View-matched, catchment-specific comp set, layout-class match, last 60–90 days, drive-by re-confirmed against current active inventory. Three-tier range: high case, mid case, low case.
Sell-and-buy coordination "Sell first, then we'll start touring." Two separate engagements. Equity Map first, then a written sequence decision (sell first / buy first) with bridge plan priced before the listing goes live. Particularly important for Anmore downsizers moving into Suter Brook / Newport Village / Inlet Centre.
Closing-date strategy Match dates "if possible." Often a 30+ day mismatch. Subjects, possession, and adjustment dates negotiated to compress the gap to under 7 days, ideally same-week. Bridge financing pre-modeled if needed.
Pre-listing prep "Declutter and we'll bring in the photographer." Pre-listing inspection, three-to-five item repair list, staging brief tuned to view orientation, photography style guide (twilight shots when the inlet view earns it), MLS copy review, launch-week showing schedule.
Communication cadence Reactive — calls when an offer comes in. Pre-listing weekly check-in, daily during launch week, scheduled post-close 30 / 90 / 365 follow-up.
Submarket coverage Strong in one neighbourhood; weaker elsewhere. Heritage Mountain · Heritage Woods · Klahanie · Newport / Suter Brook · Westwood Plateau · Burke Mountain · Coquitlam Centre. One agent across the move arc — including across the Coquitlam border when your next home is across town.
Property-type transitions Detached-only, or condo-only. The other side gets handed off. Detached, townhome, condo, half-duplex — coordinated in one file when the move involves a class change (which Heritage downsizes almost always do).
In the first interview

How to read the room in 20 minutes.

You don't need to be a real estate expert to interview one. You need to know what good answers feel like and what bad answers sound like.

Good signs to look for

  • They explain pricing with real logic — comps, catchment, current active inventory.
  • They name your specific neighbourhood and the buyer profile likely to come through.
  • They talk about preparation, presentation, and pre-listing inspection without you bringing it up.
  • They have a written negotiation plan, not just "we'll see what comes in."
  • They ask about your full move — your next purchase, your timing, your downpayment math.
  • Communication feels organized and steady. Calls return same-day. Notes get sent after meetings.

Warning signs to walk away from

  • They promise a price without showing comparable sales or a written range.
  • They lean on generic marketing language ("maximum exposure," "full service," "white-glove").
  • They can't explain how they create urgency or competition in a launch.
  • They feel reactive — only answer when you push, no follow-up between meetings.
  • They don't ask about your next purchase, your bridge plan, or your sequence decision.
  • They talk about the listing, not the outcome. The listing is their product. The outcome is yours.

For a deeper dive into the specific traps that quietly cost sellers money — pricing too high (especially common on view homes), listing in the wrong week, weak photography that flattens the view, no offer-deadline strategy — read the seller mistakes guide. Most of the real damage in a Heritage Mountain sale happens before the listing goes live.

Craig Johnston — Heritage Mountain & Port Moody REALTOR® reviewing strategy at the kitchen table

Strategy first · Then process

The strategy call before the listing photos.

Every Heritage Mountain sequence I run starts with a 45-minute conversation at your kitchen table — not a listing presentation. We map your timeline, your real budget after closing costs, your school-and-commute constraints (Aspenwood pickup, Eagle Mountain dropoff, the Inlet Drive commute), how the view should be photographed, and the bridge-financing fallback if you're downsizing into Suter Brook or upsizing into the Plateau. The listing photos come later, after the plan is set.

The Move-Up Protocol

Five steps. Same order. Every move.

Every dependent transaction I run goes through this sequence. The advantage of a repeatable process isn't that it's clever — it's that nothing slips. The bridge plan exists before the listing is photographed. The Soft Landing call is on the calendar before the keys change hands.

Step 01

Equity Map

Net sale value, true available equity, real next-home ceiling. The numbers that actually drive every following decision.

Step 02

Sequence Decision

Sell first or buy first — written, dated, with bridge financing pre-modeled if relevant.

Step 03

Pre-Listing Prep

Inspection, repairs short-list, staging brief, photography, MLS copy review. Everything before the launch week.

Step 04

Parallel Search

While the listing is live, the buy-side hunt is already running. Subjects-friendly offers ready when the right home appears.

Step 05

Soft Landing

Possession, key handover, utility transfers, contractor coordination. 30-day, 90-day, and one-year follow-up.

Read the full Move-Up Protocol  →
Live numbers

Anmore market snapshot — 2026

Anmore doesn't appear as its own line on the monthly GVR® HPI release because the village is too small for a statistically reliable benchmark — only a handful of transactions in most months. The honest read is to anchor against the broader Tri-Cities luxury market and then layer Anmore-specific characteristics: 1-acre minimum lots, no commercial in the boundary, narrow buyer pool, sticky hold patterns. Knowing these realities is table stakes for any agent you interview.

Typical detached range
$2M–$5M

Standard 1-acre Anmore detached. Entry tier ~$2M for older builds on smaller (~1 acre) lots; mid-tier $3M–$4M for renovated or newer construction; estate inventory $5M+.

Estate / luxury tier
$5M–$10M+

Multi-acre Anmore estates, equestrian properties, view-premium homes. The handful of true estate properties in the village trade above $7M.

Lot minimum (zoning)
1 acre

Village of Anmore zoning bylaw — the structural reason Anmore prices look different than the rest of the Tri-Cities.

Approximate village size
~1,500 homes

Total residential inventory in the Village of Anmore municipality. Narrow buyer pool follows directly from narrow supply.

Typical hold pattern
10–20+ years

Anmore families stay. Inventory turnover is the lowest in the Tri-Cities corridor, which is what keeps supply tight and pricing premium.

Coquitlam detached comp
$1,654,000

May 2026 GVR® Coquitlam detached HPI for context. Anmore acreage trades ~$1M–$3M+ above the Coquitlam benchmark per 1-acre lot premium.

Sources: Village of Anmore zoning bylaw (1-acre minimum); Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) MLS® HPI May 2026 release for Coquitlam comp; observed Anmore transaction data from Craig's direct experience in the village. Full price-band breakdown: Anmore Acreage Price Bands 2026.

The Difference

Why Anmore families hire Craig.

01

Estate-grade marketing for a narrow audience

Anmore's buyer pool is too small for mass-market MLS exposure to do the job alone. I run estate-grade marketing on every listing here — drone, 3D, video, professional photography, narrow-audience digital targeting on the Vancouver / Burnaby / North Shore relocator demographic, and outreach across luxury databases and the cross-broker referral network. The right buyer for a $3M–$5M Anmore acreage is rarely browsing MLS at 11pm. They're found, not waited for.

02

Acreage technicals — well, septic, zoning, wildfire

Most Tri-Cities agents don't see well-and-septic reports, equestrian-zoning details, wildfire-interface considerations, or RDV (Regional District) servicing rules often enough to read them fluently. On Anmore acreage, every one of those becomes a real-money negotiation. I price-adjust the comp set for them on the listing side and review them line by line on the buy side — not after the inspection, before the offer.

03

47+ year Tri-Cities resident, not a parachute agent

I've lived in the Tri-Cities for 47+ years and on Burke Mountain for the last nine. I know which Anmore streets sit on the Heritage Woods Secondary catchment side of the line, which roads have ongoing drainage issues, which estates have been in the same family for two generations and which ones are quietly preparing to list. Local current-state knowledge is what separates negotiating from stalling.

Village of Anmore — 1-acre minimum acreage village in Metro Vancouver
Anmore (city guide)
Anmore equestrian acreage — horse properties, zoning, multi-building parcels
Equestrian Acreage
Anmore estate homes — multi-acre $5M+ properties, privacy, view premium
Estate Homes ($5M+)
What clients say

5.0 stars across 32+ verified Google reviews.

Three reviews specifically about pricing discipline, communication, and move-up coordination — the things that separate generic listing agents from an Anmore specialist who knows the acreage market, the narrow buyer pool, and the Heritage Woods catchment math.

★★★★★
"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."
Jim Turnbull
Sold + Bought · May 2026 · Google Review
★★★★★
"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."
Gerry & Aline Howitson
Sellers · November 2025 · Google Review
★★★★★
"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."
Robert Shin
Seller · July 2025 · Google Review

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Meet Craig

Sixty seconds with the realtor who’d be pricing your Heritage Mountain view.

Intro · 60 sec
Craig Johnston, REALTOR® serving Heritage Mountain, Port Moody and the Tri-Cities
About the realtor pricing your Heritage Mountain home

Craig Johnston, REALTOR®

Craig has lived on Burke Mountain for nine years and has been a licensed REALTOR® with The MACNABS at Royal LePage Elite West for 5+ years, focused almost exclusively on the Tri-Cities. He works Port Moody — Heritage Mountain, Heritage Woods, Klahanie, Inlet Centre, Newport Village, Suter Brook — every week, and prepares every Equity Map and view-premium analysis personally rather than handing it off to a junior team member.

His positioning is deliberate: not the agent with the most signs on the road, but the one most Anmore families call when their move involves a view-premium pricing decision, a school-catchment constraint (Aspenwood vs Heritage Mountain Elementary), a downsize into Suter Brook or Newport Village, or a bridge-financing window that can’t slip. If your move is outside his fit — or another agent is a better match for your specific property — he’ll tell you that on the first call.

  • Top 1% Team Member — Greater Vancouver REALTORS®
  • Medallion Club Team Member (since 2021)
  • President’s Club Team Member
  • Top 2% Team Member — Royal LePage nationwide
  • 5+ years licensed · 9+ years Burke Mountain resident
  • BCFSA Licence V99960
Read Craig’s full bio → Or call direct: 604-202-6092
Frequently asked questions

FAQ: Choosing an Anmore realtor.

Who is the best realtor in Anmore?

There is no single "best" realtor in Anmore — strong agents here win on different dimensions: estate-grade marketing (drone, 3D, video, narrow-audience digital targeting), equestrian and acreage fluency, well-and-septic / wildfire-interface / zoning expertise, Heritage Woods Secondary catchment math for upper-village streets, and luxury database / referral-network buyer sourcing.

My positioning: I work Anmore as part of one connected Tri-Cities luxury practice. If your move involves Anmore in or out (most Anmore transactions connect to another Tri-Cities purchase — Westwood Plateau, Heritage Mountain, Belcarra), you get one agent for the whole arc instead of a handoff.

Always interview two or three before signing.

What should I look for in an Anmore realtor?

Six things: estate-grade marketing capability (the buyer pool is too narrow for MLS alone), fluency in well-and-septic / wildfire-interface / zoning, Heritage Woods Secondary catchment math for upper-village streets, a real comp set tuned to Anmore acreage (not generic Tri-Cities comps), referral-network and luxury-database buyer sourcing, and — critically for move-up or downsize families — a written plan that connects your sale to your next purchase across the corridor.

Anmore vs Belcarra — what's the difference?

Both are small Metro Vancouver villages with 1-acre-minimum zoning and narrow buyer pools, but they're structurally different markets.

Anmore (~1,500 homes) sits inland up the hill from Port Moody, with Heritage Woods Secondary catchment for the upper village, Bert Flinn Park and Buntzen Lake on the doorstep, and a typical detached range of $2M–$5M (estate $7M+).

Belcarra (~250 homes) is the waterfront village on Indian Arm, with deep-water frontage, fewer total properties, and a different luxury buyer profile (waterfront / boat-access estate buyers). Belcarra waterfront trades $5M–$15M+ for the rare estate inventory.

Full comparison: Anmore vs Belcarra Guide.

What schools serve Anmore?

Anmore falls within SD43 (Coquitlam School District). The single biggest school-driven pricing variable is Heritage Woods Secondary — one of the most-requested catchments in the entire district, and a primary reason upper-village Anmore acreage attracts the school-pay-up family demographic. Upper-village streets feed into Heritage Woods Secondary; lower-village streets feed into Port Moody Secondary. The boundary matters and is verifiable address by address with SD43.

Elementary feeder pattern depends on street — Heritage Mountain Elementary, Eagle Mountain Middle, Pleasantside Elementary all serve various Anmore addresses.

Always confirm catchment with SD43 directly before removing subjects, since boundaries can shift.

What is the average home price in Anmore right now?

Anmore is too small a market for the monthly GVR® HPI to publish a statistically reliable benchmark, so we work from observed transaction data and broader Tri-Cities luxury context.

Typical detached transactions sit in the $2M–$5M range — entry tier $2M for older builds on standard 1-acre lots, mid-tier $3M–$4M for renovated or newer construction, estate inventory $5M+. The handful of true estate properties (multi-acre, equestrian, view-premium) transact above $7M.

For corridor context, the May 2026 GVR® Coquitlam detached HPI is $1,654,000. Anmore acreage typically trades $1M–$3M+ above the Coquitlam benchmark for the 1-acre lot premium, view, and Heritage Woods catchment math.

Full price-band breakdown: Anmore Acreage Price Bands 2026.

Can Craig help if I need to sell my Anmore home and buy somewhere else in the Tri-Cities?

Yes — coordinated Anmore moves are common. The two big patterns: downsizing from an Anmore acreage into a Westwood Plateau executive detached, Heritage Mountain detached, or Klahanie / Suter Brook townhouse for the lifestyle simplification; or upsizing from a Tri-Cities or Vancouver detached into an Anmore estate for privacy and lot size.

Every coordinated transaction runs through the same five-step Move-Up Protocol: Equity Map, sequence decision (sell first or buy first), pre-listing prep, parallel search, and Soft Landing the first 30 days after close.

If you're not sure whether to sell first or buy first, that decision deserves its own conversation: Sell First or Buy First →

How do you market an Anmore estate to such a narrow buyer pool?

The Anmore buyer pool is genuinely narrow — mass-market MLS exposure does not generate enough qualified eyes. Estate marketing here works on four channels in parallel:

1. Estate-grade asset production: drone, 3D scan, professional video, premium photography — the visual standard expected at this price point.

2. Narrow-audience digital targeting: Vancouver / Burnaby / North Shore relocator demographic, Tri-Cities executive demographic, and high-net-worth pre-qualified audiences via paid social and Google.

3. Cross-broker referral networks and luxury databases: the buyer for a $3M+ Anmore acreage is often already working with a Vancouver West Side or North Shore agent.

4. Private viewings and personalised outreach: the right buyer rarely shows up to an open house.

Full detail: How to sell on Anmore acreage in 2026.

Anmore vs Westwood Plateau luxury — which should I buy?

Different luxury markets, different buyers. Quick read:

Anmore acreage (~$2M–$5M typical, $7M+ estates): 1-acre minimum zoning, no commercial in the boundary, well-and-septic, narrow buyer pool, 10–20+ year hold patterns. Best for buyers who value privacy, lot size, equestrian or estate use, and the Heritage Woods Secondary catchment for upper-village streets.

Westwood Plateau luxury ($2M–$4M typical): executive family homes, golf-course frontages, established Plateau amenities, Gleneagle catchment strength, larger but still municipally-serviced lots. Best for buyers who want luxury detached with municipal water/sewer and walkable golf-club lifestyle.

Compare in depth: Anmore vs Westwood Plateau Luxury.

Is Anmore a good place to buy in 2026?

For long-hold families (10+ years), Anmore has held value better through cycles than most Tri-Cities submarkets. The combination of 1-acre minimum zoning, no commercial development in the village boundary, fixed supply (~1,500 homes total), and the Heritage Woods Secondary catchment keeps inventory tight and pricing premium.

The risk: it's a niche market and the re-sale audience is the narrowest in the Tri-Cities corridor. If you plan to hold 10+ years, Anmore is a strong play. If you need 1–2 year liquidity, the narrower buyer pool can extend days on market materially in a downturn.

Deeper read: Is now a good time to buy in the Tri-Cities? →

Keep exploring Anmore

Village guides, acreage breakdowns, comparisons, and the next steps in your move.

Topical depth on every Anmore market angle — acreage price bands, equestrian inventory, estate homes, the seller playbook, the comparison pages every luxury family runs through. Open them in tabs as you go.

Village pillar

Anmore Village Guide

The full Village of Anmore market guide — 1-acre zoning, lifestyle, schools, the four buyer profiles.

 Detached

Anmore Detached Homes

The $2M–$5M Anmore detached market, broken down by street and acreage type.

 Price bands

Anmore Acreage Price Bands 2026

What $2M, $3M, $5M, $7M+ actually buys in Anmore. Tier by tier with real comp logic.

 Estate

Anmore Estate Homes & Acreage

The $5M+ tier — multi-acre Anmore properties, privacy premium, view-driven pricing.

 Equestrian

Anmore Equestrian Acreage

Horse properties, zoning specifics, multi-building parcels, well-and-septic considerations.

 Listings

Anmore Luxury Homes for Sale

Current Anmore luxury inventory — what's actively on market right now.

 Sellers

How to Sell on Anmore Acreage 2026

The estate-marketing playbook for the narrow Anmore buyer pool. Channels, timing, pricing.

 Comparison

Anmore vs Belcarra

Two 1-acre-minimum villages, two structurally different luxury markets. How to choose.

 Comparison

Anmore vs Westwood Plateau Luxury

Acreage village luxury vs Plateau executive luxury — the buyer-fit math for each.

 Listings

Coquitlam Luxury $2M+

Tri-Cities luxury inventory broader than Anmore — current $2M+ listings across the corridor.

 Comparison

Tri-Cities Luxury by City

How Anmore stacks against Belcarra, Westwood Plateau, Heritage Mountain, and Burke for luxury family fit.

 Strategy

Selling a Luxury Home in the Tri-Cities

The broader luxury-marketing playbook that Anmore estate sellers run through.

 Tool

What's My Anmore Home Worth?

Current Anmore acreage price ranges with tier breakdowns — plus a free same-day Equity Map.

 Process

The Move-Up Protocol

The five-step process every move-up and downsize family runs through. Read end-to-end before you list.

 Strategy

Sell First or Buy First?

The single biggest sequencing decision in a move-up or downsize. Compared properly with bridge math.

 About

About Craig Johnston

Bio, credentials, methodology, and how the practice is built. The E-E-A-T deep-dive.

 Tool

Free Home Evaluation

Same-day Equity Map: net sale value, true equity, real next-home ceiling. Step 1 of every Heritage move.
Ready when you are

Two ways to start your Anmore move. Both are honest about whether I'm the right fit.

A 20-minute strategy call gets you a clear read on your view-premium pricing, your sequence options, and an honest answer on whether your move suits my practice. The Equity Map gets you the numbers. Either one is free, and neither commits you to anything.

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Continue your research

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Price bands

What $1.7M / $2M / $2.4M buys

May 2026 GVR data + the honest tier-by-tier read.

View homes

Heritage Mountain view homes guide

Inlet, downtown, Mount Baker exposure — the view-premium math.

Schools

Heritage Woods Secondary catchment

Which addresses are in catchment, why it matters, how to verify.
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