Hundreds line up for Surrey condo flash sale, units discounted by 25 per cent – BC [Video]

For residents of B.C.’s Lower Mainland, lining up for condo pre-sales isn’t new. But the chance to save money brings them out in droves.

Hundreds lined up outside the Belvedere Presentation Centre in Surrey on Saturday morning, drawn by the developer’s “Condo Day”  flash sale to find buyers for the few dozen unsold units remaining in the project.

“They’re selling 25 per cent lower [than full price],” Realtor Harman Sandu said. “It’s a really good deal”

Square Nine Developments, the company behind the project, sold 700 suites over the past two years while the building was under construction. The owners told Global News they hope Saturday’s flash sale will quickly move the remaining 75.

Realtor Marie Peters, who’s been in the business for 20 years, called the sale is a good tactic. “Condo Day, I think, is going to be one of a number to come in the future,” she …