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2025 | ISSUE 10

HOT PAINT TREND: COLOUR CAPPING

Paint is a relatively easy and cost-effective way to quickly update any room. It can change the entire look and feel of a space in the matter of a few hours, and it can also be used strategically to make a small room look larger. Dating back the Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern eras, colour capping is making a re-appearance in small rooms everywhere this fall, as it can help to visually elongate walls to create an illusion of greater height and, therefore, a larger room. It’s easy enough to do and doesn’t involve drastic remodeling or expensive materials. Colour capping involves continuing the colour from the wall onto the ceiling but in a series of different tones. Typically, lighter tones are used on the walls, mid-tones on the trim and then a darker tone on the ceiling. Adding a darker shade at the top of the wall and onto the ceiling will create an accent ceiling that gives the room dimension and height. For best results, use a matte finish on the walls and a satin or semi-gloss finish on the ceiling to enhance the effect as the light will reflect differently.

No Bake PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

INGREDIENTS:

DIRECTIONS:

• 8 oz Cream Cheese • ½ cup pureed pumpkin, canned or fresh • ¼ cup brown sugar, unpacked • 9 inch Graham Cracker Crust • 4 oz Coolwhip, thawed • 1 tsp vanilla • 1 tsp cinnamon • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1. In a large bowl whip cream cheese, pumpkin, vanilla, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar for a few minutes until fluffy. A hand mixer or spatula both work fine. 2. Add Coolwhip and whip until smooth. 3. Spoon mixture into cooked pie crust and chill for a few hours, until firm.

PAULO COELHO WHEN WE STRIVE TO BECOME BETTER THAN WE ARE, EVERYTHING AROUND US BECOMES BETTER TOO.”

BENEFITS OF TRAVELLING CLOSE TO HOME Travel has numerous benefits. It can reduce stress, boost your mood, create a sense of belonging, helps you build lasting memories and open your eyes to new cultures, cuisines and traditions. It can also support personal growth, boost your confidence and offer a much-needed reset when you feel stuck in a routine. Whatever your reason for travelling, not every trip has to involve long flights or crossing international borders. A lot can be said for travelling locally – within your province or country. For starters, it’s usually more affordable, which means you can get away more often. It provides a level of flexibility that international travel may not, which makes it more convenient to your schedule. A spontaneous weekend road trip is much easier to plan than, say, a Mediterranean cruise. Staying local with your travel plans helps support local businesses and strengthens the communities around you. You’ll discover the history, traditions and way of life that shape the area you live in. It’s a great way to gain a deeper understanding of the people and places that influence your everyday life. So next time you feel an itch to explore, start looking nearby. You might be surprised by what you discover.

USE MNEMONIC DEVICES IN YOUR DAILY LIFE

Arithmagon The aim of an arithmagon is to determine which numbers go in the empty circles. The numbers in the square boxes are made by adding together the numbers in the circles either side. For example, if the number in the square box was 10 you could try 6 and 4, but the numbers must also add up on the other edges, making this more difficult than it first appears. Mnemonic devices are tools to help you memorize something like a phone number, how to correctly spell a word or even the first 100 digits of pi. Acronyms, songs and rhymes are probably the most common mnemonic devices, but other methods do exist. Aside from studying in school, try a mnemonic device in these situations: • Heading to the grocery store for a few items but don’t have a paper or notes app handy? Create an acronym to remind you what to buy: MANE (milk, apples, nectarines and eggs). • Meeting new people and struggle to remember names? Try linking new information with something you already know. Like Steven, whom you just met, has glasses like your neighbour Steven. Chances are pairing information like that will help you remember. • Need to remember the name of a medicine you’re taking? Try chunking, or breaking the information into bite-sized “chunks”, to make it more manageable. So dextromethorphan (Benylin DM) can be dex- tro- meth- orphan. This method works well for phone numbers, alpha-numerical passwords and similar bits of information. You probably know and use more mnemonic devices that you’re aware of so try creating a few of your own to help yourself remember important bits of info.

for a laugh

Two kids camping in their backyard wanted to know the time, so they started singing at the top of their lungs. Then one of their neighbours threw open his window and yelled, “Cut the noise! Don’t you know it’s 3 o’clock in the morning?” A waiter gives a gentleman a cup of coffee. The gentleman takes a sip and spits it out. He turns to the waiter and says, “Waiter! This coffee tastes like mud!” The waiter, looking surprised, turns to the gentleman and says, “But, sir, it’s fresh ground!” Three friends stranded on a deserted island find a magic lamp. Inside it is a genie who agrees to grant each friend one wish. “I want to go home,” says the first friend. The genie grants her wish. “I want to go home, too,” says the second friend. And the genie sends him back home. “I’m lonely,” says the third friend. “I sure wish my friends were back here.”

Poassible solution

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October told a clear story — the Fraser Valley is still in reset mode

$1,420,000 detached DOWN 5.4% year-to-year

9.1%

$510,400 apartment DOWN 6.3% year-to-year DOWN 4.7% year-to-year $795,600 townhouse

SALES TO ACTIVE LISTING RATIO

11.0

MONTHS OF INVENTORY

10,583

ACTIVE LISTINGS

BENCHMARK PRICES

apartment 2,599 1,833 townhouse

detached 3,758

3,447

NEW LISTINGS

Statistics reflect market activity in September 2025 | Source: FVREB ® Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Market values stated are of the benchmark of Fraser Valley and surrounding region. Individual home market values will vary and are affected by factors such as location, size, interior and exterior condition. Please call to get an up-to-date evaluation of your home.

962 SOLD LISTINGS

SOUTH SURREY & WHITE ROCK MARKET UPDATE

If you’re selling in this market and then turning around to buy in this market, it’s all relative. You might sell for a little less, but you’ll also buy for less. It balances out. So, don’t get fooled into thinking the market is terrible. It’s not it’s corrected . The highs after COVID were never going to last forever. What we’re seeing now is simply balance coming back into the system. This is exactly why I created my Mandy-Moves Method to help busy professionals with kids and parents to support make clear, confident moves without the stress. It’s not about chasing the market; it’s about aligning your next step with where life is taking you. You can always call me to get your free copy of my guide. The market may be quiet, but the buyers are out there and with the right strategy, the right price, and the right plan, homes are selling. Contact me to receive a free copy of my guide, The Mandy-Moves Method. The 5-Step Plan for Busy Professionals who are between helping parents, launching kids & keeping your sanity. I look forward to hearing from you!

Prices are now back to October 2021 levels , which means most of the growth we saw over the past few years has evened out. Across the Valley, prices are down 12.6% year over year, and sales are low — the kind of numbers we last saw in December 2022 , January 2013 , and December 2008 . We also have one of the highest levels of listings we’ve seen in years — only matched by June 2013 and July 2008 . Months of supply are sitting around 12.9, similar to June 2019. With a sale to- active ratio of 6.5% , this is firmly a buyer’s market — and it’s been this quiet only a handful of times in the past two decades. Here in South Surrey and White Rock since October 1 , the pattern is the same: • 720 active listings • 38 withdrawn • 16 sold That means only about 2% of homes are selling so far this month down even from September’s 5%. It’s a tough market, and I’ve had some sticky conversations with my clients about price. I don’t enjoy those talks, but it’s part of being honest. The homes that are priced in line with the market and look beautiful online are still selling because buyers haven’t vanished. They’re just taking their time and choosing carefully.

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