SETH BAKER, CCIM · MANAGING BROKER · VANCOUVER, BC
Commercial real estate brokerage for independent owners across British Columbia.
Apartment buildings, hotels, mixed-use, purpose-built rental, and multifamily development land. $750M+ transacted. Ten years independent. One principal on every deal.
THE PROBLEM
Your asset is competing in a market that has stopped paying attention.
Buyers are busier and more distracted than they have ever been. Offering memorandums arrive by the dozen. Half of them overstate the numbers. Most of them look the same. The market has learned to skim, and the asset that is merely presented — rather than genuinely positioned — gets skimmed past.
Meanwhile the large brokerages have grown louder, not clearer. Glossier packages. Bigger teams. More listings per broker. When you sign with one, a senior name pitches you and a junior associate runs your file. You find out which is which somewhere around the third week.
What you actually need is rare: one experienced person who understands your asset, tells you the truth, and does the work.
THE DIFFERENCE
An independent broker for an independent owner. Your asset gets worked, not skimmed.
If you’re here, you want your deal delivered by someone whose name, reputation, and mortgage depend on getting it right.
That is what this practice is.
Fifteen years in commercial real estate. Ten of them independent. $750M+ transacted across British Columbia. Apartment buildings, hotels, mixed-use, purpose-built rental, and multifamily land. Every transaction negotiated and closed by the same person whose photograph appears on this page.
No quarterly pipeline. No competing listings. No junior associate inheriting your file in week three. One senior advisor, on every call, from first conversation to final handshake.
That is the difference between a listing and a closing.
PRINCIPLES
Truth over noise.
Every major decision starts with facts, not spin.
Competence over credentials.
The work speaks louder than the letters after the name.
Clarity over complexity.
Policy, economics, and positioning. One coherent strategy.
Results over promises.
Measured in closed transactions, not pitch decks.
TRACK RECORD
$750M
transacted across British Columbia
150+
sites and assets evaluated
15
years in commercial real estate
10
years as an independent brokerage
SELECTED WORK
334-unit Vancouver Island multifamily portfolio. Institutional-scale sale requiring discretion and a structured buyer process.
Closed at $55.8M.
44-townhome rental community, Maple Ridge. Matched to a nonprofit acquirer who saw value others overlooked.
Closed at $18.5M after twelve weeks.
25-unit rental building, Kamloops. Closed with a mission-aligned buyer after the lender walked mid-deal.
Final price held at $4.5M.
Lakeview Motel, Osoyoos. Represented the buyer through a full market and tourism analysis across the South Okanagan.
Closed at $1.515M.
3310 Fraser Street, Vancouver. Assembled and sold as sole broker before the Broadway Plan existed.
Closed at $6.18M. Currently in redevelopment.
CREDENTIALS
— CCIM Designation — the global standard in commercial real estate investment expertise
— CCIM CRE Development Certification — graduate-level training in feasibility, construction, and value creation
— Implementing AI in Commercial Real Estate — Michael Hironimus, CCIM · completed twice (2024, 2025)
— Cornell University Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management (current) — the global leader in hospitality education
— Professional Member, Urban Development Institute, Urban Land Institute, and Greater Vancouver REALTORS®
— Licensed and regulated by the BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) · Managing Broker Licence No. 162040 · Brokerage Licence No. X032223
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“Seth grew our portfolio by nearly $100M in just two years. His insight helped us unlock value others overlooked — and he delivered, quietly and decisively.”
Mark Miller, CEO, Connective Support Society
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“We’ve worked with Seth on multiple transactions — and look forward to the next. He’s strategic, knowledgeable, and truly professional.”
Lily Thai, Vice President, Acquisitions, CAPREIT
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"I was struck by Seth's integrity and excellent advice. I never felt like he was just trying to make a sale. He actually listened. I'd recommend him without hesitation."
Dr. A Butler, Private Investor, Vancouver Island
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Seth Baker, CCIM · Managing Broker & Owner