Real Estate Articles
As a REALTOR I felt it was a great idea to provide home owners and potential clients alike a place where they could learn about the Real Estate Market and about homeownership. After all REALTORS are not salespeople we are resource centers.
These Real Estate Articles offer information on Nanaimo and Vancouver Island Real Estate.
Getting your home ready to sell
In today's market, conditions favour buyers, so what can sellers do to make their home stand out from the competition. Lower the price is always one, but prepping the house to show like a million bucks is another option. Of the points listed below in this article the two that I believe in most is Declutter and Clean. Get all your dust collectors and junk out of the house and make sure it is spotless. More
Campfire Ban for Vancouver Island
When you're out and about enjoying Vancouver Island this summer keep in mind we now have a campfire ban in effect. More
Market update for June/July 2010
The Stats are out and the opinions are in on what the Nanaimo Housing market is doing. What I have seen first hand is that sales of homes priced 275k to 350k are still moving like crazy. Condo sales are slower, and high end property sales have slowed. More
The Real Estate Ride
The Nanaimo Real Estate Market has seen its fair share of changes over the years. Nothing compared to the Vancouver market though. More
RDN to implement building permit and inspection Bylaw
The Regional District of Nanaimo has implemented a bylaw forcing residents of Lighthouse country and other areas to pay for building permits and building inspections. This appears to be a cash grab by government because they can. More
New Composting Program to go Region Wide
Nanaimo Residents will soon have another bin to place at the curb on garbage day. This initiative is yet another by our fair city to make it a more attractive place to live, work and play. More
Nanaimo Graffiti Problems
Like any other major center Nanaimo has crime, one of the property related crimes that can affect the value of your Nanaimo Real Estate is graffity, More
Energy Efficiency and your home
New Green initiatives could make your piece of Nanaimo Real Estate more valuable. Read about how greening your home and the ways to save money doing so with new government grants. More
Real Estate Investment: why and what
After reading this article in the Vancouver Sun I will stress agian the importance of owning Real Estate on Vancouver Island. More
Emergency Prepardness
Nanaimo Real Estate sits on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and regularily gets hammered by mother nature. The experts predict we are long overdue for an Earthquake and Tsunami's are a real threat here. So what is your family doing to be ready in the event of a disaster. Travis Stevenson gives some tips. More
Growing risks in Real Estate
Buyers of Vancouver Island Real Estate are well aware of grow op houses and the risks that come with them, a new and growing risk are Meth Lab houses. Another important reason that your REALTOR Travis Stevenson checks the title of a house before you buy it.More
Dog Park Expansion
The City of Nanaimo has taken another step to have the best parks system on the Island. This has everything to do with Real Estate, because these little steps by the City to enhance quality of life here benefits everyone. More
Stop chatting while driving
Nanaimo Realtors are reputed to be bad when it comes to driving and talking on the cell phone. Not Travis Stevenson! Travis has switched to a hands free device and is now driving and selling Vancouver Island Real Estate safetly. More
Investment Ideas
After a pair of Real Estate conferences I have some great ideas for investing here in Nanaimo and anywhere on Vancouver Island. More
Stop Renting Start Buying
An article pulled from a Realtor Magazine taling about why now is the time to buy a home if you are a first time buyer on the fence. Nanaimo's market is hot and there are great opportunities for buying Real Estate here. More
the competition bereau
What is anti competitiveness?? What has this Nanaimo Realtor scratching his head. More
CREA vs The Comptetion Bereau
Find out about the competition Bereau's attack on the mls and what it means to real estate in nanaimo. I copied this article from REM magazine outlining what is happening. More
Advertising accurately
Travis Stevenson, Nanaimo Realtor, on advertising inaccuracies and forgotten points in home selling on Vancouver Island. More
Febuary Market Report
the Nanaimo Real Estate Market is continuing to show signs of recovery through the first month or so of 2010. Realtor Travis Stevenson Explains. More
Fire Safety
As a REALTOR one of the things that I realize I never notice when viewing a home with clients is: How to get out fast in the event of an emergency. I read an article in the paper about a house fire which led me to do some research on Fire Safety. More
Deadly Mistakes in Real Estate
Don't make a mistake in selling your home, below are 10 deadly mistakes commonly made by sellers that could cost them a sale. Travis Stevenson, Nanaimo Realtor, can help you avoid these mistakes when you sell your home. More
January Market Conditions
How the Real Estate Market has changed over the past year! Today's market is so different from what we experienced a year ago. More
Christmas Tree Shredding
Nanaimo's Volunteer Ground Search and Rescue Society is putting on a Christmas Tree Shredding fundraiser Sunday Jan. 3. More
HST threshold raised
The provincial government has announced that they will raise the HST threshold on new home purchases. Meaning savings for consumers of new homes. There have been no other exemtions made around HST and housing at this point however. More
Home Owner Info
The past week we have had some very good speakers in to meet with us here at Coast Realty Group. The first talked about oil storage tanks,The second speaker was from a local electrical contractor. I learned a few things that I felt would be good to pass on to the home owner and potential home owner.More
How to Speak and Understand Real Estate
Just like any business or sport Real Estate Agents have our own lingo that we speak when we talk about houses and Real Estate transactions. More
Nanaimo Real Estate Market Update
The Real Estate Market on Vancouver Island is rebounding nicely and consumer confidence is back, after "the big economic slowdown" of 2008.More
Olympic Flame Passes Through Nanaimo
Saturday night was the second time that I've had the privilege of seeing the olympic torch relay.More
HST hits new home buyersOctober Market Update - Nanaimo Real Estate
The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board released the following statement along with its September 2009 statistics.More
Finding the Right REALTOR
Finding the right REALTOR on Vancouver Island can be challenging. You need to do your homework to find someone that suits your lifestyle. More
Going Green at Home by hart of Green
People are going green for different reasons; for some of them it is a matter of common sense, for some others in order to get rid of tensions.More
Real Estate Investing
If you need to invest your money, where the returns could be decent and the risk is low, then real estate investing could be an excellent option.More
Real Estate Sellers Revolt! Rejecting Ridiculous Offers
The subject at hand, has to do with today's real estate market. The market has had a huge shift in prices, and reasonable sellers have lowered their expectations along with their prices.More
How To Get Approved For A Mortgage Loan
How to save time and money by getting pre-approved for a mortgage loan. Find out how this simple step can be your saviour.More
