Buying a Home

House hunting has been a hobby for some people for quite some time. Open house-ing has long been a hobby for housing market watchers and nosey ...

Have you ever visited a property and been immediately turned off by what awaited you inside–think ratty old carpet, dated décor, ancient ...

The Bank of Canada has made an unexpected rate cut, cutting the central bank's benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 0.75 per cent. The ...

Policy-makers are finally righting a glaring wrong in the mortgage market. Effective April 6, Canadians applying for default-insured ...

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Nanaimo, BC - We've crunched the numbers and are happy to report that sales of single-family homes in the VIREB (Vancouver Island Real Estate Board) ...

Buying a house can be an exciting, but complex process. So when you embark on your journey, one of your first stops should be familiarizing ...

Our January statistics are in, showing that sales of single-family homes dropped by 16 percent from one year ago and were 26 percent lower than in ...

Our December stats are now in, closing out 2019 with no big surprises. Sales of single-family homes in December increased by 40 per cent from one ...

The First Time Home Buyers' Program reduces or eliminates the amount of property transfer tax you pay when you purchase your first home. If ...

The holidays are here! Well, almost. If you're like most people, you still have a handful of people to cross off your shopping list—and if a ...

You've been saving for a down payment, watching your credit like a hawk and are ready to make the big leap into homeownership. What now? And what ...

On the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island, with cool neighbours like Nanaimo and Port Alberni, Qualicum Beach is designed for ...

Sales of single-family homes in September were virtually flat year over year but dipped by 16 per cent from August. However, apartment and townhouse ...

Every house has a style and, just like fashion, styles change—sometimes dramatically.  But as much as things change, there are always ...

Our July statistics show that VIREB's housing market is holding steady. Sales of single-family homes in July board-wide rose by three percent year ...

How did VIREB's June housing market perform? Sales are still somewhat lacklustre throughout the board area, with June's numbers dipping by seven per ...