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City To Suburb: Where Should I Live?

City To Suburb: Where Should I Live?

Written by: Elio Parente | City To Suburb Real Estate Group
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Where should you live in the Lower Mainland, and what's it really like once you're there? Elio Parente PREC* of City To Suburb Real Estate Group | RE/MAX City Realty gives honest takes on communities across Metro Vancouver: what's great, what's not, who each one suits, and what to know before you move. Talk to Elio: 604-720-8829 | elio@citytosuburb.ca | citytosuburb.ca General information only. The host's questions are read by an AI voice; Elio's answers are his own. Cover photos via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY / CC BY-SA).Elio Parente | City To Suburb Real Estate Group Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • Ep. 4: Should I Live in Vancouver?
    Oct 16 2026

    Is Vancouver worth the premium? Elio compares it to Nike versus New Balance, explains what you're really paying for (the real city feel, character neighbourhoods, ocean and mountains), and when he'd look outside Vancouver instead.

    Episode 4 of City To Suburb: Where Should I Live?

    CHAPTERS
    0:00 Intro
    0:20 Is Vancouver worth the premium?
    0:49 What the premium buys
    1:14 For the outdoorsy
    1:33 Would Elio pay it?

    Thinking about buying or selling in Metro Vancouver or the Lower Mainland? Talk to Elio:
    Phone: 604-720-8829
    Email: elio@citytosuburb.ca
    Web: https://www.citytosuburb.ca

    Elio Parente PREC* (Personal Real Estate Corporation)
    City To Suburb Real Estate Group | RE/MAX City Realty
    #101 - 2806 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5R 5T5

    General information only, not financial or legal advice. The host's questions are read by an AI voice; Elio's answers are his own. This communication is not intended to cause or induce breach of an existing agency agreement.

    Photo: Kyle Pearce, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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    2 mins
  • Ep. 3: Should I Live in Burnaby?
    Oct 12 2026

    Elio grew up in Burnaby and gives an honest take: who Burnaby suits, how Brentwood and Metrotown have transformed it, and how he answers the Burnaby-or-Coquitlam question.

    Episode 3 of City To Suburb: Where Should I Live?

    CHAPTERS
    0:00 Intro
    0:21 An honest take on Burnaby
    0:39 Who Burnaby suits
    0:59 Brentwood and Metrotown
    1:17 Burnaby or Coquitlam?

    Thinking about buying or selling in Metro Vancouver or the Lower Mainland? Talk to Elio:
    Phone: 604-720-8829
    Email: elio@citytosuburb.ca
    Web: https://www.citytosuburb.ca

    Elio Parente PREC* (Personal Real Estate Corporation)
    City To Suburb Real Estate Group | RE/MAX City Realty
    #101 - 2806 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5R 5T5

    General information only, not financial or legal advice. The host's questions are read by an AI voice; Elio's answers are his own. This communication is not intended to cause or induce breach of an existing agency agreement.

    Photo: Zacharycmango, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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    2 mins
  • Ep. 2: Should I Live in Coquitlam?
    Oct 8 2026

    Elio moved to Coquitlam about four years ago. He covers why it's a great family city, the established neighbourhoods most people miss driving down Lougheed Highway, what surprised him after moving, and the downside of all the new development.

    Episode 2 of City To Suburb: Where Should I Live?

    CHAPTERS
    0:00 Intro
    0:20 Why Coquitlam works
    0:44 Isn't it just towers?
    1:10 What surprised Elio
    1:27 The negative

    Thinking about buying or selling in Metro Vancouver or the Lower Mainland? Talk to Elio:
    Phone: 604-720-8829
    Email: elio@citytosuburb.ca
    Web: https://www.citytosuburb.ca

    Elio Parente PREC* (Personal Real Estate Corporation)
    City To Suburb Real Estate Group | RE/MAX City Realty
    #101 - 2806 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5R 5T5

    General information only, not financial or legal advice. The host's questions are read by an AI voice; Elio's answers are his own. This communication is not intended to cause or induce breach of an existing agency agreement.

    Photo: Greg Salter, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.

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    2 mins
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