About Us

Happy Homes Vancouver Team

Simon Lu and Sayaka Takahara are award winning residential REALTORS® specializing in residential real estate in Burnaby, Vancouver, and the Tri-cities area. They provide honest, loyal, and professional customer service throughout and after a transaction to a wide range of buyers and sellers. If you are looking for a real estate agent who will put your interests first, please contact us to get started!


MEET THE TEAM


Sayaka Tahara

Sayaka Takahara (PREC)

Real Estate Advisor

 Sayaka was born and raised in Hiroshima, Japan. Upon graduating from university, she worked in marketing for residential pre-sale developments in both Tokyo and Osaka. It was through this work that Sayaka first discovered her interest and passion for real estate. When she immigrated to Canada, she made the easy and exciting career decision to transition into being a Realtor.

 If she finds herself with some time to spare (a big “if” in a home of four kids and a dog!), Sayaka enjoys doing various kinds of handwork, seasonal crafts, and reading. Once her kids are all grown up, she hopes to return to playing tennis as she played competitively throughout her school years. 

As a real estate agent, Sayaka enjoys getting to know all of her clients on a personal level so that she can connect with them and develop long-lasting relationships. There is nothing more rewarding to her than helping her clients reach their right decision, and seeing them satisfied with the results. She loves that she can truly connect with her clients and develop long-lasting relationships with them. Her favorite part of the job is handing the keys over to her clients for their new home on possession day!

Simon Lu

Simon Lu

Real Estate Advisor

 Simon was born and raised in the Lower Mainland. Prior to entering the real estate industry, Simon worked as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer where he serviced aerial firefighting aircrafts during the fire season across the country. There, he was introduced to real estate by a colleague and began his career as an assistant in 2006. One year later in 2007, he became licensed and left his job as an engineer to pursue a new adventure as a Realtor. 

Since he was young, Simon has always been drawn to building and fixing things. He grew up playing hockey and still plays today when the chance arises, such as in the occasional charity tournament. Currently, his biggest passion is golf. He enjoys being outside, the competitive environment, getting light exercise in, all while spending time with friends. Simon also enjoys reading anything from labels and mundane instructions, to classic novels and books on finance. 

The most rewarding part of the job to him is seeing the happy faces of clients when they have finally found and secured their new home. Simon is dedicated to ensuring his clients are well-informed throughout the entire process, so that they can feel happy and confident with their final decisions. He finds the most joy in the home preparation process that takes place before a seller’s home hits the market. Seeing the completed transformation of an everyday home into a show home is always a source of joy to both Simon and his clients. His motivation is that his clients can relax and be excited for what will follow their home journey of either buying or selling. He has counted that there are 147 tasks a realtor will do throughout a transaction, and it is one of his goals to master every single one of them!

Kazuya Fukusaku

Kazuya Fukusaku

Licensed ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER

Kazuya is Japanese, but was born and raised in Burnaby, BC. 

He has been with the Happy Homes team since June 2020, and is now a licensed member of the team as of March of 2022.

Outside of work and school, Kazuya spends his time playing all kinds of sports like basketball and volleyball, as well as going to the gym. He played basketball all throughout school and has even gone with his high school team to play in the 2018 BC provincial basketball tournament. His English name is Luke as he is named after the Gospel of Luke in the Bible, and has 3 other siblings – all of who are also named after the books in the gospels!

Kazuya enjoys being in real estate because of the work environment and opportunities for getting to know many people through connections in his work. He values being in a team and meeting weekly, in order to stay on track and work to the best of the team’s capacity. His favourite part of the job is the team’s annual tradition of personally delivering Christmas presents to clients during the holiday season, as he is able to meet our past clients, talk with them, and see the big smiles on their faces when they receive their Christmas gift!

OUR CORE values

Full Service Real Estate

When you make the important decision to buy or sell a home, We are committed to going the extra mile to ensure that all of your needs are successfully met in a professional and honest manner. For Service and Commitment, let us help guide you with your next purchase or sale.

We make ourselves available at all times, our website is here to help you 24 hours a day. You can search listings at your own convenience, browse reports, and read up on real estate info on your own terms. When you are ready to see a listing person, or just have a simple question, please don't hesitate to contact us!

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We are dedicated to creating a “LIFE LONG RELATIONSHIP” with you! Our values include...

  • Honest & Sincere Relationship built on mutual respect and caring for one another
  • Thorough & Detailed Support throughout the process and beyond
  • Accurate, Effective & Innovative Marketing Methods based on YOUR situation
  • Flexible & Customized Service for YOUR needs
  • Positive & Encouraging Communication with a SMILE
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MLS MEDALLION CLUB

Honors the top 10% of members of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver for units sold

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Brokerage Profile

Keller Williams Realty VanCentral

Keller Williams Realty is an American technology and international real estate franchise founded in 1983 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. With the end goal, to satisfy the clients, it has been honoured by publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, and many more to be one of the highest rated real estate companies. Keller Williams Realty began to position itself as a technology company in 2017 as it started building, testing, and launching innovative technology to further benefit both the agents as well as their clients. This was in addition to Keller Cloud and KW Command. In 2018, it was listed as one of the "happiest companies to work for" by Career Bliss. Keller Williams Realty now is set to be “one of the most compelling and important real estate companies in 2020” according to the 2020 Swanepoel Trends Report.


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