How much is your Surrey home worth? The honest answer is a range, not a single number, and getting that range right is what a REALTOR®'s valuation is for. AG. Song provides a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA): a documented estimate of your home's likely selling price, built from recent comparable sales, active competing listings, and the specific condition and features of your property.
A REALTOR®'s CMA is not the same as a certified appraisal, and the difference is worth knowing. A certified appraisal is a formal report prepared by a designated appraiser (for example, an AIC-accredited member) and is usually ordered by a lender to confirm value for financing. A CMA is a REALTOR®'s professional opinion of market value, grounded in current MLS® data and local selling experience. For pricing a sale, testing an offer, or planning your next move, the CMA is the tool most sellers actually use, and AG. Song provides it at no cost and with no obligation to list.
| REALTOR® CMA | Certified appraisal | |
|---|---|---|
| Prepared by | AG. Song, a licensed REALTOR® | A designated appraiser (e.g. an AIC member) |
| Usual purpose | Pricing a sale or testing an offer | Confirming value for a lender's financing |
| Based on | Recent MLS® sales plus local market experience | A formal inspection and standardized methodology |
| What you receive | A realistic price range | A single appraised value |
| Cost from AG. Song | Free, no obligation | Not applicable — the lender orders it |
What goes into the analysis:
- Recent comparable sales in your specific Surrey pocket. A sold detached home in Cloverdale tells you little about a condo in Whalley, so AG. Song compares like with like.
- Active and expired listings — what is competing with you right now, and what failed to sell at its asking price.
- Your home's specifics — updates, layout, lot, exposure, and the strata or condition items a buyer will notice.
- Current market context — where the Surrey and Fraser Valley benchmarks sit this month, so the estimate reflects today's market rather than last year's.
Sellers use a CMA to set a listing price that attracts offers without leaving money on the table. Buyers use one to sanity-check an asking price before writing an offer. Homeowners who are not selling yet use one to understand their equity for refinancing, planning a renovation, or deciding whether to move at all.
A CMA gives you a realistic price range and the recent comparable sales behind it — not a single guaranteed number an algorithm invented.
Why not just use an online estimate? Automated tools average broad data and cannot see inside your home. They miss the finished basement, the new roof, the busy road behind the fence, or the premium a renovated kitchen commands in your building. A REALTOR®'s CMA reads the things an algorithm cannot, which is exactly where the biggest pricing mistakes hide.
The number matters, but so does the reasoning behind it. AG. Song does not just hand you a figure. You get the comparable sales it is based on and a plain-language explanation of where your home sits in the range and why, in English, Mandarin, or Cantonese.
A valuation is also the natural first step before listing. If you are weighing a sale, pair the CMA with a free home evaluation and a pre-listing plan.
Request your no-obligation CMA. Tell AG. Song a bit about your property and you will get a documented, data-backed estimate rather than a guess.
