Kelowna, BC (May 5, 2008) – Twenty four students from Western Canada were recently notified that they will be individually presented with a RE/MAX 2008 ‘Quest for Excellence’ bursary, valued at $500, during their school commencement... Read Full Post

“Homeownership continues to be primary objective”, says RE/MAX While higher housing values and tight inventory levels have hampered home-buying activity so far this year, longer amortization periods and alternative housing types have off... Read Full Post

The Bank of Canada cut the lending rate to 3.75% on March 4th and signaled further cuts in the near future. March’s cut put the advertised five-year conventional mortgage rate at 7.29% and competition among mortgage lenders continues to remain ... Read Full Post

Now that the Easter holiday's and Spring break have come and gone, Spring is officially here! In Nanaimo, the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) sales summary data released by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) for March 2... Read Full Post

 Michael hosted his 2008 Client Appreciation Evening on Friday, March 28th at Gallery 223 downtown Nanaimo where wine, art and jazz were enjoyed by all. The Gallery was a wonderful host with plenty of old and new artist’s work on display. ... Read Full Post

I saw four people sitting at a table in Tim Hortons, drinking coffee. They had the ceramic mugs you get when you don't order "to go". They also had four disposable paper cups, which were clean, but had been shredded for some reason. Ah ... Read Full Post

The Nanaimo River Estuary is just south of downtown. The clean, rushing water scatters all kinds of sediments into the ocean to form a wide delta loved by gulls, eagles, oysters and log booms. Three of us took to a canoe and a kayak, and explored th... Read Full Post

Four of us went to Snake Island in a couple of canoes. It's a long way: 6 km from Downtown Nanaimo. The waters were calm that day, which was very good because Snake Island is out in the bigger waters of the Georgia Straight, and canoes aren't good ... Read Full Post

Everyone knows that parks are important for a happy city, with many thriving cities distinguished according to the proportions of their greenspace.  Urban parks are therefore well protected, rarely compromised by any public or private developmen... Read Full Post

New regulations and licensing systems are going to be introduced by the BC government this fall to regulate the home inspection industry. This will ensure home inspectors have up-to-date training on buildings codes, electrical, natural gas, and fire ... Read Full Post