Currently, there is only one single family home listed for sale in Nanaimo for under $300,000. This home, marketed by the listing agent as a "starter home" offers 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 970 sf, and a fenced yard in Cedar. Currently, this home has been on the market for 80 days and is listed for $299,900.
The most expensive home for sale in Nanaimo is a walk-on waterfront estate that boasts 6.9 acres of lowbank ocean front with a private bay for only $5,700,000! There are 2 homes, a greenhouse, orchard and renovated main residence that cost $200,000 - almost as much as the cheapest home for sale! Interestingly, this property is also located in Cedar, but features some of the most incredible views of the Gulf Islands and mainland mountains you could ever imagine. It has been listed for sale for 28 days, but was previously listed for 393 days for the same price.
Last month, the average sale price of a single family home in Nanaimo was $593,326 so I wanted to see how many current homes were priced in that range to provide some perspective as to the market activity. A quick search of MLS shows that there are 25 listings in Nanaimo priced between $590,000 and $600,000 which indicates that this part of the market, especially homes $500k and less are still very active with reduced inventory for buyers to choose from.
Clearly, Nanaimo's market is remaining stable, and is still much more affordable than its neighbour to the south, Victoria. In fact, earlier this week, Victoria was given the dubious honor of being the third least affordable city for real estate in British Columbia.
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