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Bronson Job, PREC
REALTOR® · Royal LePage Ben Gauer & Associates
Bronson Job is a REALTOR® and Personal Real Estate Corporation with Royal LePage Ben Gauer & Associates, working with buyers and sellers across Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. He holds membership in both Greater Vancouver REALTORS® and the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board — dual coverage that lets him work a transaction on either side of the board line without handing it to a referral.
Every guide on this site is written or reviewed by Bronson, sourced to a primary document — gov.bc.ca, OSFI, CMHC, the CRA — and re-verified against that source each quarter. The aim is plain: the most useful, most honest real estate reference in the Lower Mainland, written by someone who does the transactions, not a content desk.
Board memberships
- Greater Vancouver REALTORS® — Member #6015742
- Fraser Valley Real Estate Board — Member #FJOBBR
Recognition
- Royal LePage National Top 35 Under 35 (2021)
- Royal LePage Red Diamond Award
- Royal LePage Chairman’s Club
- Royal LePage Top Tier Award
- Royal LePage Executive Award
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Recently published
Six of the 146 guides Bronson has written — browse the full library.
How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a Home in BC?
The whole cash picture — down payment, Property Transfer Tax, mortgage-insurance PST, and closing costs — with two worked Lower Mainland scenarios and the first-time-buyer programs that reduce it.
Subject-Free Offers in BC — What You Give Up & How to Do It Safely
What "subjects" are, what a subject-free offer gives up, BC’s 3-business-day Home Buyer Rescission Period (0.25% fee, can’t be waived), the real risks, and how to make one without flying blind.
BC Real Estate Closing Costs (Complete Reference)
Every dollar a BC buyer pays on closing day — PTT, legal fees, title insurance, inspection, property tax adjustment, strata move-in, CMHC premium.
The BC Home-Buying Checklist
Every step of a BC home purchase, in order — from the first mortgage conversation to the keys in your hand.
BC Buyer Due-Diligence Checklist
12-step pre-offer + subject-removal-period checklist for BC buyers.
CMHC Default Mortgage Insurance — BC Reference
CMHC default insurance for BC buyers — when it's required, the December 15, 2024 reforms ($1.5M cap and 30-year amortization for FTB and new construction), premium calculation by LTV tier, OSFI stress test interaction.