Macdonald Realty

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Macdonald Realty
Company type Corporation
Industry Real estate
Founded Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1944)
Headquarters Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Key people
  • Lynn Hsu (Executive Chair)
  • Dan Scarrow (President & CEO)
Website www.macrealty.com

Macdonald Realty is the residential division of Macdonald Real Estate Group Inc. (MREG). MREG is a privately owned Canadian real estate brokerage and advisory business with offices across British Columbia. Established in 1944, [1] MREG offers a fully integrated range of real estate services, including: residential sales, commercial sales and leasing, property and strata management, project marketing, and development management services.

Contents

The Main Corporate Affiliates Include:

CompanyDescription
Macdonald Realty Ltd.Residential brokerage
Macdonald Commercial Real Estate Services Ltd.Commercial Sales and Leasing
Macdonald Property ManagementResidential, Commercial, and Strata Management
Macdonald Platinum MarketingNew Development Marketing
Lyndan PropertiesReal Estate Development

Macdonald employs over 1,000 associates and staff members in its 20 offices throughout the province.

The company's head office in Vancouver was recently named the top grossing brokerage office in the Vancouver Metropolitan Area by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver and is one of the largest single brokerage offices in British Columbia.

Management

Lynn Hsu, Executive Chair of the Macdonald Real Estate Group, started her real estate career in 1985. From 1987 through 1989, Lynn was the #1 salesperson for Western Canada at a large, national real estate firm, ranking in the top 3 for all of Canada for combined residential/commercial real estate sales during those years. In 1990, Lynn bought Macdonald Realty, then only a single office in Vancouver's Westside.

Since that time, she has expanded the company, growing it to 20 offices throughout British Columbia, with nearly 1,000 staff and sales associates, turning the operation into a true, full-service real estate company, with offerings in: Residential and Commercial Sales and Leasing, Property Management, Project Marketing, Mortgage Financing, and Project Management.

Over her career, Lynn has been honored many times for her achievements. These include:

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References

  1. "Macdonald Realty: A Giant Tree from a Tiny Acorn". REW. Retrieved 2021-04-23.