Lynn's Nanaimo Real Estate Blog

Nanaimo homes for sale- this week's Best of Show Every week our office does a tour of new listings. This week's tour was Central Nanaimo homes for sale.  This week's winner of "Best of Show" in central Nanaimo  is: 1078 COLLEGE DRIVE This College Heights home enjoys beautiful views of Newcastle I...

Nanaimo's  new zoning bylaw The city of Nanaimo is in the process of drafting a new zoning bylaw.  They are proposing to rezone all properties in Nanaimo if it is adopted.  A zoning bylaw advises builders, and potential purchasers how a particular property is to be used.  The bylaw regulates the ...

Real Estate in Nanaimo and the Baby boomers Ever since the 1950's baby boomers have made a huge impact on everything consumer oriented including real estate.  Real Estate in Nanaimo and the baby boomers  is no different in terms of impacting the market.  I have just read the TD Canada Trust Boome...

Should you list your house when your neighbour's house is also for sale? After much discussion and humming and hawing you finally decide to list your house.  Just as you are preparing to call your Realtor you notice that your neighbour's house is also for sale! This scenario plays out quite often...

Another great reason to relocate to Nanaimo If you are considering a move to Nanaimo you now have another great reason to relocate to Nanaimo.  According to the Financial Times fDi Magazine's,  recently released report on Cities of the Future, Nanaimo has a bright future indeed! Nanaimo placed fi...

Lantzville homes for sale Every Tuesday our office does a tour of new listings.  Yesterday's tour was North Nanaimo and Lantzville homes for sale.  I viewed a number of North Nanaimo and Lantzville homes for sale. After a long tour of new listings I decided that it would be fun to do a "Best of S...

Tour of Pacifica Waterfront Condos- 38 Front Street Nanaimo   I spent the lunch hour yesterday touring the Pacifica Waterfront condos and townhouses at 38 Front Street in downtown Nanaimo. When we arrived for the tour we were given a map of the tower.  We began at the 13th floor and toured our wa...

Organizing Your Garage  It's springtime and in our house that is a time to organize our garage.  Over the winter months we have heaped our ski equipment, snow shovel, salt etc. haphazardly in our garage.  By the time spring arrives it is a mess! As a Realtor I get to view a lot of homes and from ...

Strata versus bare land strata - what is the difference? A client of mine asked me "What is the difference between strata and bare land strata?"   That is a question that comes up a lot these days as we see more and more bare land strata developments.  I visited the Talk Strata site and this is h...

South Nanaimo homes between $250,000 and $350,000 What type of home can you buy in South Nanaimo for between $250,000 and $350,000? According to VIREB sales statistics South Nanaimo homes between $250,000 and $350,000 are selling more than any other price range in this area. Here are a few sample...