Houston, Texas

Your Houston real estate advisor.

Cantonese-speaking. Straightforward. No pressure.

Create, grow, and preserve wealth - it starts with buying right.
Alfie Ip · Houston real estate advisor
Est · Houston, TX781256-SA
Alfie Ip · 葉家銘 · Houston
Where are you on your journey?

Four paths. One advisor who won't rush you.

Most people arrive knowing roughly which of these fits. Pick one - the page walks you through exactly what happens next.

01
Buyers

Buy a home

Relocation. First home. Investment.

School zones, financing options, the full process explained before you commit to anything.

  • U.S. purchase process walkthrough
  • School-district comparison across Cy-Fair, Katy, Fort Bend
  • Financing options for HK-background buyers
02
Sellers

Sell a home

Pricing clarity. Net proceeds. A real plan.

No flattery on price. A defensible number, a clear timeline, and what you'll walk away with.

  • Comparative market analysis
  • Net-proceeds breakdown
  • Pricing risk explained honestly
03
Renters & newcomers

Rent in Houston

First lease. No SSN or credit yet. Newcomer to the U.S.

No SSN or U.S. credit yet? Find out which documents a landlord accepts, then review the deposit, notice period, and obligations if you move out early.

  • Application criteria and document preparation
  • Lease costs and move-out arrangements
  • Spotting suspicious listings and payment requests
04
Relocating

Relocating from Hong Kong

First 90 days. First 12 months. First house.

A relocation framework written for HK, Taiwan, and Singapore newcomers - by someone who made the same move.

  • Pre-landing call and first-30-days checklist
  • U.S. credit from zero
  • 12-to-24 month path from landing to first home
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About

Alfie Ip is a Houston-based REALTOR® and real estate advisor with CGP Realty Group at eXp Realty LLC. He works primarily with Cantonese-speaking and Hong Kong-background families. Service areas include Cypress, Katy, Sugar Land, and the TMC corridor.

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Alfie Ip · 葉家銘
TX License
781256-SA
Brokerage
eXp Realty LLC
Team
CGP Realty Group
Languages
Cantonese · English · Mandarin
Direct
713-352-0186
Email
Alfie@cgprealtygroup.com

Alfie Ip · 葉家銘

Alfie Ip is a Houston-based REALTOR® and real estate advisor with CGP Realty Group at eXp Realty LLC. He works primarily with Cantonese-speaking and Hong Kong-background families. Service areas include Cypress, Katy, Sugar Land, and the TMC corridor.

Before real estate, Alfie worked in banking. That background shapes how he approaches every consultation: he looks at risk before opportunity, explains numbers clearly, and helps clients make decisions they can stand behind - not decisions that simply close a deal.

He speaks Cantonese, English, and Mandarin. He has lived the Hong Kong-to-Houston transition that many of his clients are navigating.

The way I work
Buying right is the first risk decision. Hold the asset, then talk upside.

You earn on the buy, not on the sell. I came to real estate from banking - that's where the framework comes from. The right home, at the right time, on the right terms.

I.

Diagnose before advising

I ask questions before I give answers. Your timeline, your budget, your risk tolerance. The right advice depends on the full picture.

II.

Options with tradeoffs

You see the full picture, not just what I want you to hear. Every path has a cost. My job is to make those costs visible before you decide.

III.

No pressure, no hype

I don't create urgency that isn't there. If the timing isn't right, I'll say so. My goal is a good decision, not a fast one.

CGP
The team behind me

I'm not a solo agent. CGP Realty Group is a Houston real estate team brokered by eXp Realty LLC, led by Khai Tran. The team covers residential and commercial across the metro - in English, Vietnamese, Cantonese, and Mandarin. For you, that means I get to focus on what I do best (Cantonese-speaking, Hong Kong-background families) with a real bench behind me when a deal needs more hands.

KT
Team Lead

Khai Tran

Vietnamese-speaking buyers and sellers, investors, and commercial deals across Greater Houston.

License
TX #646179-SA
Languages
English · Vietnamese
HL
Sales Agent

Hien Le

Buyer representation, leasing, and investor support across the Houston metro.

License
TX #748067-SA
Languages
English · Vietnamese
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ALFIE
Sales Agent

Alfie Ip · 葉家銘

Hong Kong-background families. Areas: Cypress, Katy, Sugar Land, and the TMC corridor. Banking-trained buy-side framework.

License
TX #781256-SA
Languages
Cantonese · English · Mandarin

Why a team, not a solo agent.

01Bench, not a bottleneck

If I'm in escrow on another deal, you still get a real human picking up. Same standard, same playbook.

02Residential and commercial

CGP covers both. If your deal turns into a 1031 exchange, multifamily, or a commercial play, we don't refer you out.

03Multilingual at team level

Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, English. The right person on the right call, not a translation app.

Brokerage

Brokered by eXp Realty LLC.

One of the largest residential brokerages in the U.S. Independent agents, shared infrastructure: technology, compliance, and a national referral network when a client needs to land somewhere outside Texas.

Team
CGP Realty Group
Brokerage
eXp Realty, LLC
Coverage
Houston Metro · Cypress · Katy · Sugar Land · TMC · Waller
Languages
English · Cantonese · Mandarin · Vietnamese
Free guides

Four field guides, before we even talk.

Buying, selling, renting, or moving to Houston? Understand the costs, risks, and next steps before you decide. Read all four free guides online, or ask for a reading link by email.

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