Nanaimo housing market update link here   Mom and Dads home needs to be listed. But you do not live in Nanaimo. I can help, with many years of experience and personal family changes in my life. First steps are the small ones, I can meet your Mom and or Dad and explain the market and the process that happens from start to finish. If other family members want to be there, that is absolutely your parents choice. These times are tough on all parties and in turn need patience and understanding which I possess and have most of my life.   Simply put it's like an interview, actually that is ..read more

Michael McKillican specializes in selling seniors homes, estates, life transitions, downsizing There are also those that are specially designated to service the real estate needs of the mature ‘Seventy-plus’ community. Many REALTORS® who choose to work with boomers and more mature clients have many years of sales and may be better qualified to assist this group with buying and selling a home. As with any particular type of niche, the sale process with seniors has its own unique set of issues that must be addressed. Michael is specially trained to consult and assist the seventy-plus market wi ..read more

Media release SEPTEMBER 1, 2022  Click here for a MARKET UPDATE CALMER MARKET CONDITIONS AS SUMMER DRAWS TO A CLOSE NANAIMO, BC – Inventory was up, and sales were down in August, reminiscent of a typical summer market in pre-COVID times. Last month, active listings of single-family detached properties (not acreage or waterfront) jumped to 1,368, a 153 per cent increase from August 2021. VIREB’s inventory of condo apartments hit 332 last month, up from 164 listings one year ago. There were 280 row/townhouses for sale last month compared to 109 one year ago. The quieter August gave consumer ..read more

Facing a loss of autonomy at any age is challenging. It is my strong belief that if we pay attention to the language used when a senior faces a loss of autonomy it can change the next step in life from being negative to being more positive, when relocating is considered. For some reason the term is to ‘place a senior’ or ‘put my Mom’ in a retirement residence. Families often tell me “She/he is soooooo stubborn.” But aren’t we all? We each have our own likes and dislikes, our own certain way of doing things, and our own personality with our own internal narrator.” My grandmother, my mother in-l ..read more

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 CALMER MARKET CONDITIONS AS SUMMER DRAWS TO A CLOSE   NANAIMO, BC – Inventory was up, and sales were down in August, reminiscent of a typical summer market in pre-COVID times. Last month, active listings of single-family detached properties (not acreage or waterfront) jumped to 1,368, a 153 per cent increase from August 2021. VIREB’s inventory of condo apartments hit 332 last month, up from 164 listings one year ago. There were 280 row/townhouses for sale last month compared to 109 one year ago. The quieter August gave consumers and REALTORS® time to catch their breath a ..read more