Buying a Property

Nanaimo Real Estate; Spring: Perfect Time To Prepare Your Lawn

By |2022-03-09T19:16:06+00:00March 30th, 2016|Before You Sell, Gardening, Get Ready for Showings, Home Maintenance, Home Staging, Prepare for Closing and Beyond - Buyers, Prepare for Closing and Beyond - Sellers|

Spring is officially here and while Nanaimo and area may have been spared much of the fury of winter that our friends and relatives had to endure elsewhere in the country this year the blue […]

Nanaimo Realestate; Things to Consider When Buying a Rural Property

By |2016-03-04T14:20:13+00:00March 4th, 2016|For Buyers, Home Maintenance, Investor's Corner, News, Our Community|

Vancouver Island has an impressive range of real estate options to choose from. Prospective buyers can select everything from a penthouse in the urban core to a cottage on a sparsely inhabited island. Or they […]

Nanaimo Realestate; Carriage Houses: Becoming Increasingly Popular

By |2016-02-18T15:49:23+00:00February 18th, 2016|Finance Your Home, Home Maintenance, Investor's Corner, Mortgages and Financing, News, Our Community|

In today’s world secondary suites can come in wide variety of styles and appearances. If you’ve thought about building a secondary suite but don’t want one as an integral part of your home, then a […]

Nanaimo Realestate; Mortgage Helpers: Popular But Require Planning

By |2022-02-09T19:36:02+00:00February 5th, 2016|Find the Right Property, Investor's Corner, Mortgages and Financing, Our Community|

Secondary suites are very popular items in Nanaimo, and can be an excellent source of ongoing revenue, if done properly. Variously called mortgage helpers or in-law suites, these units are in essence self-contained apartments built […]

Nanaimo Realestate; Downsizing: The Upside & The Down

By |2022-02-09T19:36:32+00:00January 26th, 2016|Find the Right Property, Home Maintenance, Our Community|

You’ll know when it’s time to downsize your property. You’ll have reached the point where the yard work is too much effort, or you’re an empty nester with rooms that are filled now with nothing […]

Housing Market Ends 2015 on a High Note

By |2016-01-06T09:42:13+00:00January 6th, 2016|Find the Right Property, Investor's Corner, Local Real Estate Statistics, Our Community, Prepare for Closing and Beyond - Sellers|

“NANAIMO, BC – Housing sales in the VIREB area decreased in December, reflecting seasonal market conditions, but annual sales volume rose 13 per cent over 2014. A total of 4,886 single-family homes sold on the […]

CREA releases latest figures

By |2015-12-15T11:54:11+00:00December 15th, 2015|Finance Your Home, Get Ready for Homeownership, Investor's Corner, Local Real Estate Statistics, Mortgages and Financing, Our Community|

“Homes sales were up on a month-over-month basis once again in November, and that trend is expected to continue in light of upcoming mortgage rule changes. “Recently announced changes to mortgage regulations will likely boost […]

The Benefits Of Owning Rather Than Renting Your Home

By |2023-10-31T20:43:15+00:00July 14th, 2015|Buying a Property, Find the Right Property, For Buyers, Get Ready for Homeownership, Investing in Real Estate|

It’s an old question – should you rent or should you buy? For more and more people, especially considering the record low interest rates Canada is experiencing at present, the answer is to buy. Of […]