SETH BAKER, CCIM · MANAGING BROKER · VANCOUVER, BC
Commercial real estate brokerage for independent owners across British Columbia.
Apartment buildings, hotels & motels, mixed-use, purpose-built rental, and development land. $750M+ transacted. 1,500+ units sold. 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.
If you’re here, you want your deal delivered by someone whose name, reputation, and mortgage depend on getting it right.
Fifteen years in commercial real estate. Ten of them independent. $750M+ transacted across British Columbia, including more than 1,500 units sold.
Apartment buildings, hotels & motels, 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.
THE PROCESS
01 — First Conversation
No commitment. You talk, Seth listens. One call to understand your asset, your timeline, and what a successful outcome actually means to you.
02 — The Real Numbers
Market position, realistic pricing, optimal timing. If the conditions don't justify selling, Seth will tell you that. The goal is the right outcome, not a fast listing.
03 — Exclusive Mandate
One broker. Your file gets full attention from first conversation to final handshake — not handed to an associate in week three.
04 — Skin in the Game
No quarterly salary. No institutional cushion. This practice lives or dies on closed transactions. Your result is the only result that matters.
TRACK RECORD
$750M
transacted across British Columbia
175+
sites and assets evaluated
15
years in commercial real estate
1,500+
multifamily units sold personally
SELECTED WORK
— 334-unit Vancouver Island multifamily portfolio. Closed at $55.8M.
Institutional-scale sale requiring discretion and a structured buyer process.
— 44-townhome rental community, Maple Ridge. Closed at $18.5M.
Matched to a nonprofit acquirer who saw value others overlooked.
— 25-unit rental building, Kamloops. Final price held at $4.5M.
Closed with a mission-aligned buyer after the lender walked mid-deal.
— Lakeview Motel, Osoyoos. Closed at $1.515M.
Represented the buyer through a full market and tourism analysis.
— 3310 Fraser Street, Vancouver. Closed at $6.18M.
Assembled and sold as sole broker before the Broadway Plan existed.
— 10901 15 St, Dawson Creek. Closed at $4.3M.
Best building in town sold for record-setting price which holds to this day.
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
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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