Steve and his wife invested their savings in renovations and upgrades and created both increased value and a special home for themselves.  Their housing situation was good, but something continued to trouble him. Vancouver’s housing market had reached fever pitch, and his community was beginning to show signs of ill health. Houses were empty, the sound of playing children had disappeared from his block and businesses that had been there his entire life were closing. He realized that even his hard-working children would have to move far out of the city to be able to purchase a home.

While he hadn’t planned to re-enter the real estate sector, Steve felt there had to be a simple way to give prospective home buyers a leg up without punishing existing homeowners or ignoring the reality of an increasingly global economy. He partnered with global finance expert Jason Bond to create FirstStep. Steve is looking forward to watching a new generation of Vancouverites experience the joys of homeownership – the way he has.

An avid biker and skier, Jason loves raising a family in Greater Vancouver – but it seemed to him that residents were being asked to pay an unfair premium on our city’s enviable lifestyle. Finance expert that he is, Jason ran the numbers, and uncovered an alarming truth: if market trends continue, his young teenage kids would have to start saving right now, today, to be able to buy a home by the age of 30. Hardly fair, he thought. So he set out to do something about it.

He now leads the company’s day-to-day operations. When Jason isn’t at work, you’ll find him with his family – traveling, cooking or enjoying the outdoors.