Lynn's Nanaimo Real Estate Blog

How To Avoid First Time Home Buyer Mistakes If you’re a first time home buyer it is easy to get caught up in the excitement of buying your first home. While buying a home for the first time can be fun and exciting, it’s a good idea to not let emotion get in the way of reality.  Doing this could c...

Does It Make Sense To Sell our Real Estate In Nanaimo? “Should we move or stay put?” is a common question that many sellers agonize over when trying to decide whether or not to list their home in Nanaimo for sale. Here are a few things to think about when trying to decide whether or not to sell t...

Tips On Selling Houses In The Summertime Summertime is a great time for selling houses in Nanaimo, but there are also some challenges to keep in mind this time of year. Because the weather’s so nice, it’s easy to make sure that the outside of your house has a great curb appeal for that all import...

5 Things to Do Before You List Your Nanaimo Home If you’ve just decided to list your Nanaimo home for sale , the first thing that you probably decide to do is call your real estate agent to come by and complete a listing agreement. Today I wanted to cover a few things that you should do before yo...

Steps to Buying Your First Investment Property in Nanaimo Around the world we’re seeing more and more first-time real estate investors looking to buy houses to rent, so today I wanted to cover a few tips on how to buy your first investment property in Nanaimo. For a first time investor, it makes ...

Things to do in Nanaimo in August August is a fantastic month in Nanaimo.  It is a time to get out on the water and into the community. Many of the things to do in Nanaimo this August revolve around the community.  Some options include: August 17-19between 9am-9pm: The Vancouver Island Exhibition...

Nanaimo Real Estate as of July 1 2012 - What’s selling & for how much? The Nanaimo real estate sales numbers for the month of July, 2012 have been published.  Here’s the type of real estate that sold in Nanaimo in July 2012 (source VIREB): Property Type    Number of unit’s        Average price Si...

Who is buying real estate in Nanaimo? I have been reviewing the 2011 home buyer profile published by VIREB.  This report reviews Nanaimo real estate sales for 2011 and helps determine where the buyers come from and who they are. The report looks at buyer origin, major reason for purchase, the len...