Which Real Estate Agent to Call to Buy a Duplex in Burnaby, and How to Check Any Agent (2026)

To buy a duplex home in Burnaby through MultiLiving, call Gary Paul, REALTOR®, Personal Real Estate Corporation, of Grand Central Realty, our agent for Burnaby, at 778-828-7476. Any agent licensed in BC can also act for you. You can check any of them, Gary included, on the public licensee search of the BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA), which licenses real estate agents in BC.

Gary's licence record

We read BCFSA's record for Gary on October 17, 2026. It lists him under his legal name, Gurdeep Singh Paul, known as Gary Paul, with licence 167802 and the status "Licensed". He is licensed to help people buy and sell real estate, through Gary Paul Personal Real Estate Corporation at Grand Central Realty, 230-3700 North Fraser Way, Burnaby. The licence runs from February 7, 2026 to February 6, 2028, with no conditions and no discipline listed.

Look him up yourself before you sign anything. Search by legal name, which can differ from the name on an agent's sign.

What a buyer's agent owes you

Section 54 of BC's Real Estate Services Rules says that before helping you, "a licensee must disclose to the party whether or not the licensee will represent the party as a client." The form also explains how to complain and your right to cancel under section 42 of the Property Law Act.

Once you are a client, section 30 lists the duties of the brokerage and its agents. Among them:

• "act in the best interests of the client"
• "maintain the confidentiality of information respecting the client"
• disclose "all known material information" about the home and the purchase
• "use reasonable efforts to discover relevant facts respecting any real estate that the client is considering acquiring"
• "take reasonable steps to avoid any conflict of interest", and tell you in writing if one exists

In our view, for a duplex home those facts start with the title, the strata's budget or the owners' written agreement, and the listing's record of any suite. Our post on freehold duplexes in Burnaby shows how to read the title.

When one brokerage is on both sides

Section 63 says: "A brokerage must not engage in dual agency." Section 1 defines dual agency as one brokerage representing "both the seller and the buyer as clients" in a sale, or two or more buyers "who have conflicting interests".

By agreement with you, a brokerage may name one or more of its agents as your designated agent, and its other agents then owe you no section 30 duties (section 32). That counts as dual agency only if the same designated agent represents both sides (section 63(2)). So if a colleague of your agent lists the home you want, ask the brokerage in writing how it will handle the sale.

If you have no agent, the seller's agent must give you a second form on the risks of relying on them (section 55). Our questions for the listing agent cover that case.

How a buyer's agent is paid

A seller's listing agreement must state what the seller pays the listing brokerage and what that brokerage pays the "cooperating brokerage", the brokerage acting for the buyer (sections 1 and 43). When your agent is paid by anyone other than you, section 56 says they must promptly tell you the source and the amount, or how it is worked out.

Before you sign anything, ask your agent in writing who pays them, how much, and whether you would owe anything yourself.

Burnaby duplexes now

On October 28, 2026, our copy of the MLS® listings, which holds homes built in 2025 or later, had 38 Burnaby duplex homes for sale. That is the 62 Active listings filed as "Half Duplex", less 24 in buildings of three or four homes, by the method in our side by side duplex count. Our Burnaby duplex page lists all 62.

When we read the listing feed on October 31, 2026, Gary was the listing agent for 2 of the 38:

• Home 2, 4315 Albert Street, Vancouver Heights: $1,599,000, 4 bedrooms, built 2025.
• Home 1, 5459 Forglen Drive, Forest Glen: $2,328,000, 7 bedrooms, built 2026, listed with a second Grand Central Realty agent.

On those two homes Gary acts for the seller, so he cannot also act for you. Hire an agent at another brokerage, or ask Grand Central Realty whether it can name someone other than the two listing agents as your designated agent. On a Burnaby duplex he does not list, Gary can act for you.

Questions buyers ask

Does it cost anything to talk to Gary?

No. The first call is free, and you sign nothing to have it.

Where do I check an agent's licence?

On bcfsa.ca, in BCFSA's search for licensees. Gary's record there shows his brokerage, licence status, conditions and discipline. For his current listings, see his profile page.

Can one agent help my parents and me buy two homes in one duplex?

Yes, unless your interests conflict in the purchase. Our post on buying two homes at one address explains the rules.

Next step

Talk to our team, or call Gary at 778-828-7476 with the Burnaby areas, bedrooms and budget you have in mind.

General information only, as of October 31, 2026. It is not legal advice. Read every form before you sign, and speak to a lawyer about the contract.

Sources

• BC Laws, Real Estate Services Rules, B.C. Reg. 209/2021, sections 1, 30, 32, 43, 54, 55, 56 and 63, current to October 27, 2026, read October 31, 2026.
• BC Financial Services Authority, licensee record 167802, Gurdeep Singh Paul (known as Gary Paul), read October 17, 2026.
• Gary Paul's listings, read from the listing feed by his MLS® agent ID, V75353, on October 31, 2026, 5:16 AM PT.
• MultiLiving count of Active MLS® listings in Burnaby of the type "Half Duplex", less those in buildings of three or four homes by the record's count of homes, the text or another listing at the same address, from our side by side duplex post. Counted October 31, 2026, 12:13 AM PT, from listings last updated October 28, 2026, 10:33 PM PT. Our copy of the MLS® listings holds homes built in 2025 or later.