Move-Up Tax Trap Guide — On Its Way
Craig Johnston · Top 2% Nationwide Team · Coquitlam

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What Happens Next

Here’s what to expect from here

This is not a rough automated number. The goal is to give you a more realistic value picture and a smarter next step based on your actual situation.

Step 1

Reviewing Your Home

Craig reviews the property details you submitted, your area, likely buyer comparisons, and the type of home you own.

Step 2

Building Your Value Range

You’ll receive a smarter value range built around comparable sales, competition, presentation factors, and current market conditions.

Step 3

Clarifying Your Next Move

If you are upsizing, downsizing, relocating, or just planning ahead, the numbers can help shape a more confident next step.

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A short call can help you understand whether now is the right time to sell, how your home fits into the current market, and what your move-up or move-down options may realistically look like.

This is especially useful if you are:
  • Thinking about selling in the next 3–12 months
  • Trying to decide whether to sell first or buy first
  • Planning an upsize and needing clarity on equity
  • Comparing Burke Mountain, Westwood Plateau, or Heritage Mountain
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Helpful Next Reads

Keep building clarity while your evaluation is being prepared

These pages can help you understand pricing, timing, neighbourhood fit, and what your next move could look like.

Market Insight

Coquitlam Home Value Trends

See how values are shifting and what that may mean for your timing.

Move-Up Strategy

Sell First or Buy First?

Understand how sequencing can affect pressure, flexibility, and risk.

Neighbourhood Guide

Where to Buy in Coquitlam

Compare neighbourhoods more strategically if your next move is local.

About Craig

Meet Craig Johnston

Learn how Craig helps homeowners plan, price, and move with more confidence.

Thank You Again

You’ve taken the right first step

Most expensive real estate mistakes start with unclear assumptions. Getting a smarter value picture first is how better decisions usually begin.

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Frequently asked

Selling in Coquitlam — the questions people actually ask

The short, honest version. Every answer here is what I'd tell you on a call — no fluff, no generic listing-agent talk.

How long does a home sale take in Coquitlam right now?
Median days-on-market in the Tri-Cities has varied between 18 and 42 days across 2024-2025 depending on segment and season. Well-priced, well-prepared Burke Mountain and Heritage Mountain homes tend to sit toward the shorter end; higher-priced Anmore estates toward the longer end.
What does it cost to sell a home in Coquitlam?
Commissions in BC are negotiable — typical structure is a percentage of sale price, split between listing and buyer's brokerage. Other costs: legal fees (~$1,200-$2,000), mortgage discharge fees, prepayment penalty if applicable, and moving.
Should I renovate before I sell?
Usually no. Most renovations done specifically for sale return less than their cost — the exceptions are cosmetic paint, landscaping, and de-cluttering, which have outsized return.
How do I know if my home is priced right?
If it's getting 3+ serious showings in the first week and at least one offer inside the first 14 days, you're priced right. If it's not, you're not — and adjusting inside the first 21 days is always cheaper than adjusting at day 60. The data disagrees with the common wisdom of 'just wait out the market.'
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Pick your lane

Buying or selling in Coquitlam? Start where it hurts least.

Most people lose money because they read generic advice and act on it. The pages below are the opposite — Coquitlam-specific, opinionated, and built from real transactions. Pick the lane that fits the move you're actually making.

If you're buying
If you're selling
Still deciding

No hedging. No "it depends." If a page above contradicts what another agent told you, ask them to cite their source — every number on this site is checkable.

Deeper reads

More in this series

The resources below go deeper on the same topic. If you’re piecing together a full picture, these are the next logical reads.

Authority Sources & Local Resources

Verify everything — the sources behind this page

Pricing, regulatory disclosures, and tax implications when selling in Coquitlam — every one of these has an authority behind it. Cross-reference before you list.

Municipal & Transit
Real Estate Authorities

External links open in a new tab. I'm not affiliated with these organizations — they are cited as independent authorities. Any time a number on this page differs from the authority, the authority wins.

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Who this is for

Three kinds of people get the most out of this page.

You, right now

You just took a concrete step. The next one is smaller — a short call or a quick document. Craig meets you where you are.

Your spouse/partner

They're probably about to ask what this is. This page is the short answer — what Craig does, why we're using him, what happens next.

The future-you who'll thank past-you

Six months from now, this decision will look obvious. Right now, it's just one more email. Craig's job is to make it worth it.

Craig Johnston, Coquitlam REALTOR®
Craig's take
"The hardest part is already done. You've raised your hand. Now it's just a 20-minute call — no pressure, no pitch, just your numbers and your options."
— Craig Johnston, REALTOR®
The five-step protocol

Every Craig file runs on the same five steps. No exceptions, no improvisation.

Whether you're a first-time buyer at $850K or a luxury seller at $4.2M, the sequence is identical. The scale changes. The discipline doesn't.

01
Frame the file

Your numbers, your timeline, your non-negotiables, your trade-offs — written down before we pick any houses or pick any comps.

02
Run the market

Current supply, current absorption, current days-on-market, current buyer pool — per neighbourhood, per property type, not 'Metro Vancouver' averages.

03
Lock the strategy

Target neighbourhoods, target price band, target timeline, target offer structure. Written. Agreed.

04
Execute on offer / list

Whether buying or selling, the offer / listing is engineered — structure, contingencies, comps, pricing logic — not improvised.

05
Close + follow-through

Conditions, completion, possession, and the six-month check-in. Most agents stop at keys. Craig doesn't.

Ready to talk?

Twenty minutes with Craig is worth a week of internet research.

No pitch, no pressure. Just your numbers, your options, and the next move that's actually right for you.

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Answers Craig gives

The three questions people ask Craig most on this topic.

What happens next?

Craig personally reads your submission within 24 hours (usually much sooner) and responds with a next step — a call, an email, or the specific resource you need. No auto-responder handoff.

Do I have to book a call?

No. Use the resources, ask questions by email, move at your pace. Craig earns the call by being useful first.

Is there any obligation?

Zero. Craig's job is to be the obvious choice when you're ready. Forcing it would undermine that.

What to read next

Pick the next step in Craig's Coquitlam playbook.

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Craig Johnston, licensed REALTOR® — Coquitlam, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam specialist
Work with Craig

Every Coquitlam move runs on the same five-step protocol.

Born in the Tri-Cities. Lived on Burke Mountain for 9+ years. Top 2% Nationwide Team. Craig runs every file — move-up, first-time, seller, investor — through the same repeatable playbook so nothing gets improvised at your expense. Start with the 20-minute fit call or the equity map. No pitch, no pressure, just your numbers and your options.

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