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Our Team specializes in local home buying and selling. We effectively coordinate the purchase and sale of residential homes, townhomes, and condos based on our clients’ needs.

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Kevin Yu

Broker of Record | Team Leader

My parents are from Hong Kong. With very little money but many hopes and dreams, they decided to leave their home. They came here to Toronto in the ’70s. I was their firstborn, and my sister came a couple of years later.

I remember when I was 5 my parents bought their first house. My mom worked in a factory and my dad was a cook at a Chinese restaurant. They didn’t make a lot of money. My parents had to be creative to buy a home.  The house was renovated on the top floor to have bedrooms, a kitchen and a washroom. We lived on the main floor and basement. Our tenants lived on the top floor. My parents created a rooming house where we resided under the tenants. That house was the first experience that I remember about anything to do with real estate. They went on to buy another 2 homes after that first house. I now believe anyone should be able to create wealth and stability with real estate.

I was 30 and renting a house with 3 other roommates. My cash flow was amazing and I had a lot of disposable income as my rent was only $500 per month. I was also dating my future wife at the time.  We were living like most people in their 30’s. Having a lot of fun and not thinking about investments and our future.

My Mom, understanding that real estate is a sound investment, insisted that I buy a condo. I didn’t want the responsibility. But she persisted and gave me $20,000 as a down payment.. I bought my first condo for $200,000 in 2006. It was a struggle. It was hard giving up going out all the time. I had to stop ordering take-out and had to start buying more groceries.  My wife and I didn’t have any future plans.  The one grown-up thing that we did was get married a couple of years later.

During that time when we lived in that condo, my wife was trying to get her real estate license. I was helping her with the math section and thought it would be fun to do the course with her. She decided she preferred the staging side. So she switched gears and started working towards getting an education in interior design. I kept on going and received my real estate license. She gave me her blessing to become a realtor.  

After 5 years of living at our condo, it appreciated by $120,000. We’d recently had our daughter Olive. We outgrew that first home right away. We did some light renovations and staged our own condo. My wife has a great eye for design. With our teamwork, we ended up selling that condo for a record price for the building. I didn’t know it at the time, but my wife was going to join me. We were about to create a real estate team together.  

The increase in equity gave us an opportunity to buy a condo townhouse. We spent about 4 years in that home.  We staged that property to appeal to as many buyers as possible.  It ended up selling in multiple offers.  We understood what buyers are looking for.  The sale price was the highest amount in the complex.  Our next home was a larger detached house with a basement apartment.  It cost us less monthly to live in the detached house compared to the condo townhouse.  Soon we renovated and sold it in order to buy our dream home.

Owning real estate has given me and my family opportunities that we would never have had if we kept renting.  We learned from owning and selling properties and applied it to our real estate business.  We lived through a lot of the pain points our clients are currently experiencing.  Every move had complexities that we had to deal with.  But we solved them and incorporated them into our business.

Our goal is to help our clients do the same. We’ve been through it, we understand the need for more space. The desire to build wealth for their families. The pressure of completing all the little things to get the home on the market.  We know how hard it is trying to find trades to help with repairs. We are a full-service team to help you with all the above.  We know that moving is stressful. It doesn’t have to be!  Our “Working for you method” takes care of the small details. 


Christina Sheppard

Sales Representative

While living and working in Corso Italia, Toronto, Christina has taken knowledge gained from her extensive background in commercial sales and corporate business development to differentiate herself in the competitive Real Estate market. Her incredible knowledge of the GTA and Downtown Toronto market coupled with her business acumen, makes Christina the trusted advisor for all of your real estate needs.


Christina has lived in Downtown Toronto for over 16 years and has had the pleasure of experiencing many of the unique neighbourhoods Toronto has to offer which makes her a great asset in providing insight into the city. In her spare time, Christina loves to run Marathons! a passion that allows her to see more of our city streets. 


Christina’s hands-on, proactive approach will help you to enjoy the process of buying or selling your home. Your Real Estate goals are what drives Christina to and her exceptional service will exceed your expectations.


Carey Ramstead

Design and Staging

No one is better able to completely transform a home from drab to fab like Carey. Her eye for style and her wild creativity make her the absolute perfect home stager. This line of work was simply made for her. 


Clients are absolutely thrilled with the work she has been able to do for them. They are especially ecstatic about her ability to help clients sell very quickly, and often for over the asking price! The results speak for themselves.


Carey’s creativity spills over from her professional career into her personal life. In her spare time, Carey loves to sew. She also collects old furniture pieces and transforms them into the most unique and attractive collectibles you’ll ever lay eyes on.  


A Torontonian for 20 years, Carey knows exactly what buyers in the area are looking for, and she applies this knowledge into every home she stages.


Sheena Burr

Stager

Having a solid real estate team to help you sell your home is a given. But have you thought about the other professionals working behind the scenes to make your home sale a true success?


Enter your home stagers. These experts have a keen eye for design and know exactly what buyers in the area are looking for. And at the Kevin Yu Team, we’ve got our own in-house team of professional home stagers to help transform your home into one that buyers will fight over.


We’re proud to announce our newest team member, Sheena Burr, who joins Carey to create an amazing team of home stagers.


Sheena’s innate creativity makes her perfect for the job. She’s got an affinity for making things look beautiful, not just with her home staging projects, but in everything else in her life that she touches. Fun fact: Sheena loves sculpting!


Sheena grew up in Courtice, ON, and now resides in Toronto. She absolutely loves dogs and has a little chihuahua herself named Fay. Together, they love to spend time with family and friends.


Prior to becoming a home stager, Sheena worked as a full-time hairstylist for over 10 years where she put her creativity and display with her hair designs. She’s always had an eye for design and a creative mindset.


Over the years, Sheena found herself helping her hairstyle client’s family and friends redesign their spaces. And so, she decided that home design was her true passion and made the leap to her newfound profession.


When you sell your home with the Kevin Yu Team, you’ll have the privilege of having Sheena and Carey stage your home to attract just the right buyers.


Stacy Murphy

Assistant to Kevin Yu

Stacy Murphy joins the ranks of the Kevin Yu Team as the assistant to Kevin Yu and brings her knack for helping others with her.


Having grown up in a small town in Northwestern Ontario, Stacy eventually settled in Winnipeg with her husband and is thoroughly enjoying the vibrancy that the big city brings.


Stacy originally studied to be a teacher, but over the past few years, she has discovered her love for graphic design, which has tapped into her subconscious creative side that has now been brought to life.


Having been through the homebuying process twice in her life, she’s got some real estate experience under her belt and brings her experience with her as part of the Kevin Yu Team.


A bonafide Disney fan through and through, Stacy makes it a point of travelling to Disney World every year with her hubby to immerse herself in the magic of the parks. Describing herself as a huge Disney fan would be an understatement!


At home, Stacy loves to organize, which also comes in handy at work! She’s creative in the kitchen as well and loves dabbling in clean eating recipes, particularly those that involve desserts!


Like most other Canadians, Stacy loves her coffee. She’s a self-proclaimed coffee nut and loves to indulge in a cup of joe (or more) every day to soothe her palate.


Stacy has already displayed her work ethic and positive attitude on the job and is the perfect match for the Kevin Yu Team. She looks forward to continuing to help all of our valued clients with their needs!

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