Jeff Shields Real Estate Blog

I have been reading posts lately about how the market in the States is a buyer's market. Here it is still very much a seller's and no sign it is slowing.I was particularly impressed by Price is King (Elvis Has Left the Building) by John Lockwood as that still holds true regardless of the trends. ...

The sun defied the weather man and attended the 14th Annual Father's Day Show and Shine in Qualicum Beach BC on June 17th. Thousands packed the streets to view the antique cars on display. Some 500 to 600 hundred cars from the 1920's to the 1970's lined 1st Ave, 2nd Ave, Primrose and Beach RD. Mo...

A recent article in REM brought to light an issue regarding power poles on rural property. The article referred to a case in Ontario where 4 years after the purchase of a rural property, Ontario Hydro One yellow flagged two wooden hydro poles located on the property. The poles connected the main ...

On from June 15-17 Qualicum Beach hosts "Father's Day, Seaside Cruizers Show & Shine" with over 700 classic custom cars and trucks on display. This has previously been mentioned on Oprah's Top 10 things to do on Father's Day. This is just one of the many events scheduled for this summer. Other up...

A man and woman had been married for 60 years. they had shared and talked about everything. They had no secrets between them except that the little old womand had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had forbidden her husband ever to ask about. One day she became very ill and the doctor s...

Qualicum Beach is located in the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia with total population of 8,502 as of the 2006 census. It has the oldest average population in Canada at 58.3 years. An attractive seaside town on the east coast of Vancouver Island, it began as a lumbering, summer res...

The May 2007 statistics for the Parksville/ Qualicum Beach area were released on June 1st by VIREB. It shows a 34% increase in unit sales of single family dwellings over April with an average price decrease of 2%. The average price of $373,567 for May 2007 was up 18% over May 2006. Unit sales wer...

I missed the TV broadcast but read the transcript on CBS's web site http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/11/60minutes/main2790865.shtml."And the reason is, as any homeowner knows, they charge a six percent commission on the price of every house they sell. So, for instance, a home that goes for ...

In early May 2007, I relocated from RE/MAX Select Properties in Vancouver to RE/MAX Anchor Realty in Qualicum Beach on beautiful Vancouver Island. It has been an exciting month while I become familar with the area and market. Adjusting to the slower pace of the island has been an easy transition....