Fred Pollock

Buyer Aspirations Suffering Due to Mortgage Stress Test NANAIMO, BC – Sales of single-family homes in April dipped by 13 per cent year...

Known as a "Suburban Scramble", this is an area that houses young families, singles, and retired couples in a mixture of new apartments...

Nanaimo, BC Sales of single-family homes in March board-wide dipped by 23 per cent year over last year. Last month, 309 single-family...

No, North Nanaimo is NOT the only place to buy a home!!!  A recent resurgence and significant investment has revitalized the charming...

The immaculately kept Willow Park is a gated 55+ community. It is truly an urban setting in a suburb. This mobile park backs onto a green...

Some people will tell you that North Nanaimo is the ONLY place to buy a home. That couldn't be further from the truth!! Not only is the...

It is hard to believe the rocky hills and stunning shores of Uplands sit square in the center of Nanaimo. It is a fair mix of established...

You named your first car Babe Magnet. You named your last boat Negative Equity. Shouldn’t your house have a name that reflects its...

Cinnabar Valley. It is as exotic and fabulous as the name suggests. A rich, deep gawge of rainforest, it stretches from the Strait of...

“Older home of diminished value.” In the Realtor.ca world, this description can be baffling. Does it mean house prices have dropped in...

Nanaimo has some quirky street names . . . Bergen-op-zoom, Dingle Bingle Hill, and Twiggly Wiggly Road, to name a few. And of course...

Ahhh . . . Thank you NANAIMO for creating this delicious bar that is a absolute favourite from coast to coast to coast. But why stop at...

Ah, old homes . . . gotta love them. Builders of bygone eras were craftsmen, painstakingly installing custom details such as inlayed...

Think your Realtor gets up at ten, quickly submits your home listing to the board, places a phone call for a sign to be placed in your...

It is not a good idea to buy a house built on cursed grounds. It is also not a good idea to buy one with poison arrows pointed at it, a...

Owning your own home has always been the great American (or as it may be, Canadian) Dream. However, did you know ownership comes rift...

How the Chase River Got Its Name Chase River is 11 kilometers long, rich with spawning chub and coho salmon. But do you know how this...

What’s in a Postal Code? Apparently a lot more than “What’s in a Name?” Your postal code can depict you age, your income, your education...