Just Sold: 1780 Greenmount Avenue, Oxford Heights (Port Coquitlam)
Six months, a couple of collapsed deals, and one very patient set of buyers later — we just closed on this Oxford Heights two-storey at 1780 Greenmount Avenue for $1,280,000, about $80,000 under the $1,360,000 list price.
If you’ve been house hunting in the Tri-Cities lately, you already know it’s not always a straight line to a sold sign. My buyers’ search actually started with a different home entirely. We had an accepted offer around $1.4M, but that deal was subject to selling their townhouse first — and the townhouse took far longer to sell than any of us expected, eventually going for less than we’d hoped. Frustrating in the moment, but it turned out to be the move that got us here: once that sale closed, we could go into the market with a clean, no-subjects offer, which opened the door to this Oxford Heights property — a detached house, for meaningfully less money, without a financing contingency slowing things down.
That’s the part of this business that doesn’t always show up in a “Just Sold” post: sometimes the deal that falls through is what sets up the deal that works.
About the home
1780 Greenmount Avenue is a 1969-built, 2,263 sq. ft. two-storey detached house in Port Coquitlam’s Oxford Heights neighbourhood — one of the Tri-Cities’ quieter, more established family pockets, with schools, shopping, parks, and trails all close by. Five bedrooms (three up, two down), a fully finished basement with its own laundry and an office, and a private, south-facing backyard made this an easy home to picture a family actually living in, not just touring through.
- Sold Price
- $1,280,000
- List Price
- $1,360,000
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Finished Sq. Ft.
- 2,263
- Lot Size
- 7,620 sq. ft. (0.17 ac)
- Year Built
- 1969
- Days on Market
- 45
The layout gave us a lot to work with when it came to negotiating: a private setting, a fenced and landscaped yard, double tandem garage parking, plus a workshop and storage space that added real value beyond the numbers on the spec sheet. Buyers in this price range in Port Coquitlam are often comparing homes on paper — square footage, bedroom count, lot size — but it’s details like a genuinely private backyard or a finished basement that’s actually usable living space that tend to be what seals it once they’re standing inside.
Why this worked in today’s Port Coquitlam real estate market
Going in without a subject-to-sale condition changed the conversation with the sellers completely. In this market, a clean offer — even one below asking — is often more attractive to a seller than a higher offer with strings attached. That’s what let us land this home under list price rather than competing head-on with buyers who had fewer conditions of their own.
For my buyers, it was the payoff for six months of staying patient through a search that didn’t go the way anyone planned at the start — and a reminder that a deal falling through isn’t always a loss. For sellers in Oxford Heights and the wider Tri-Cities weighing offers right now, it’s worth remembering that price isn’t the only lever — certainty matters just as much.
Frequently asked questions
What neighbourhood is 1780 Greenmount Avenue in?
Oxford Heights, in Port Coquitlam — a residential area known for larger lots, mature trees, and easy access to schools and parks.
How long was this home on the market?
45 days, from listing to accepted offer.
Do I need to remove a subject-to-sale condition to compete in this market?
Not always, but a clean offer is often more competitive than a higher offer with financing or sale conditions attached — as this deal shows.
Thinking about buying or selling in Oxford Heights, Port Coquitlam, or elsewhere in the Tri-Cities? Get in touch with Jordan Macnab to talk through your options.
This post was drafted with the help of AI based on transaction details and background provided by Jordan Macnab, then reviewed and edited before publishing.
