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3D renderings are how visual artists express their ideas. This fantastic technology keeps getting better, faster, and less exclusive while designers, game developers, and movie makers are becoming increasingly proficient at using it. Architecture is an excellent example of this – by allowing…
Minimalism is a common trend in today’s generation. The millennials are always on the go, they are working through the day (and night) and are globetrotters. For a lot of them, less is more. Empty nesters and world travelers would find it beneficial to move to a condo for many reasons. For…
Baby Boomers are downsizing in Nanaimo
The Royal LePage Boomer Trends Survey, released this year, found that 17 per cent of Canadian baby boomers (born between 1946-1964) are planning to purchase a new home in the next five years.
They found that 1.4 million boomers across Canada…
Top-rated Nanaimo Realtors will tell you that bigger isn’t always better when it comes to home ownership. If you’re just starting out and need room to grow, or already have a family, then having some extra space can be a big bonus. But all homeowners reach a point in their lives when the time…
If you're part of the current Nanaimo baby boom generation that's close to retiring, the chances are that you're also considering downsizing to a smaller, more centrally located home. Saying that you are going to downsize is one thing, but actually getting smaller is something completely…
Last week I wrote about the unmistakable downsizing trend that baby boomers are taking, as they near retirement and downsize from their larger suburban homes to places that are more centrally located and urban.
But there are boomers in Nanaimo that are…
It's true that as we get older we start to shrink, but what really seems to be shrinking in the Nanaimo real estate market is the home size that baby boomers are buying.
During the 1970s boomers definitely did drive the housing…
As a Full time Nanaimo Realtor, with Royal Lepage Nanaimo Realty, I offer clients my local knowledge of the Nanaimo area and its neighbourhoods as well as my extensive background in marketing and…
We've all heard the phrase 'bigger is better', especially when it comes to buying your home in Nanaimo.
But sometimes 'smaller can be better' and that means having to downsize your house.
Here are 5 signs to look for that tell you it'…
1. There is the chance that if you…