Lynn's Nanaimo Real Estate Blog

Thinking about downsizing your Nanaimo home? Is your house too big? Are you having trouble with stairs? Is there too much upkeep? Or, Are you just ready for a change? As a Nanaimo seniors Real Estate Specialist I am aware of the unique needs and issues that mature property buyers and sellers hav...

Top Four Trends in Home Furnishings for 2013 The best in Canadian home furnishings starts with considering the architecture of your house and by looking at each part of your Nanaimo home individually. Here are the four top trends in Canadian home furnishings: Eco Furnishings Like the name suggest...

How To Save Energy This Winter in Nanaimo As of today, winter is most definitely here, and with it higher energy and heating bills. In today’s economy every penny counts.  Here are a few tips on how to not spend more money than needed to keep your Nanaimo home warm this winter. Heating Inspection...

How to Deal With Bad Neighbors At one point in time all of us have had the dreaded ‘bad neighbor’ experience.  Maybe it was the unruly child leaving chalk drawings or bicycle tire skid marks on your drive way.  Or maybe it was that small, not-so-adorable little dog that barked day and night seemi...

Buying a home in Nanaimo? How To Start The Home Buying Process During a recent get-together with some of my fellow Nanaimo Realtors we had a pretty lively conversation about the mistakes that buyers often make when they begin looking for a house to buy. There’s no doubt that buying a home – be it...

 Attract Qualified Buyers By Listing Your Nanaimo Home Over The Holidays   Have you ever noticed how Nanaimo listings drop off over the holiday season?  One of the main reasons that you may see fewer homes for sale is that sellers believe that there aren’t any buyers looking to buy in November an...

Downsizing your home?  Things to consider As an empty nester you may be at a point in your life where you are considering selling the family home and moving into something more manageable.  As one of the benefits to downsizing you may find yourself with a surplus of cash after you have purchased ...

Home prices in Nanaimo BC for November 2012   Real estate market data for Nanaimo, BC provided by Lynn Donn of Royal Lepage Nanaimo Realty Nanaimo home prices We have seen 11 straight months of a lowering trend in house prices in Nanaimo.  However, when we look at the past 11 months, instead of j...