I Just Sold — 8852 Canal Rd., Pender Island
LISTED $749,000
I Just Sold — 2637 Shoal Road, Pender island
LISTED $355,000
I Just Sold — 2616 Crowsnest Drive, Pender Island
LISTED $455,000 SOLD $430,000
2705 Doubloon Crescent Video Walkthrough
Check out my video walkthrough of my listing at 2705 Doubloon Crescent. I will be doing this for all my listings during the summer, so check back often.
Pender Island’s current market explained
Pender Island is currently deep into a buyer’s market, and has been since August 2008. What is a buyer’s market? Well, A real estate buyer’s market means that the economic principle of supply and demand make buying real estate more favorable than selling. In a buyer’s market, buyers have better bargaining power to [...]
New Listing – 38227 Schooner Way $785,000
OFFERED AT $785,000
South facing oceanfront paradise! Immaculate 3BR 2 BA waterfront property w/ views to Vancouver Island. Beautifully maintained w/ vaulted ceilings, exquisite wood detailing & profusion of windows to take full advantage of sea, sun and Orca whales. Bright kitchen w/ dining room leading to deck perfect for sunset evenings. [...]
New Listing – 9807 Spalding Rd. $360,000
OFFERED AT $360,000
WHAT A VIEW! Highly desirable acreage atop Oxbow Ridge on picturesque South Pender Island. With stunning SW ocean views, this 2 acre parcel provides a unique opportunity to build your dream island home. Drilled well and driveway to cleared and level build site already in place, plus all treework done to optimise view. [...]
NEW LISTING – 3742 Rum Road, Pender Island – $460,000
OFFERED FOR SALE AT $460,000
Priced to sell at less than assessed value, absolute perfection permeates from every detail of this approx 1800 sqft, 3+ BR, 2 BA custom designed 2006 Lindal home. Highest quality materials & craftmanship throughout – custom cabinets, designer lighting, wood windows, vaulted ceilings, [...]
Jim Flaherty announces new Mortgage Rules
The Federal Govt., worried that the average debt load of Canadian households is on the increase, has finally made a decision as to how this concern will be addressed.
Many were worried that further mortgage restrictions would cool a real estate market that is showing the first tentative indicators of recovery. However, the decision announced by [...]
Lunar Eclipse 2010
Despite the wind and cloudy skies on Pender last night we did get enough of a glimpse to take a shot of the lunar eclipse
It was the only one this year and the only one in the last 372 years to coincide with the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, being the longest and [...]
Homesonpender on CFAX 1070 tomorrow
Check out CFAX 1070AM tomorrow, Saturday 11 December, when I’ll be on Life Styles with Patty Mack discussing island real estate. It will be a family affair as I’ll also be in the studio with my wife, Theresa Carle-Sanders, chef and owner of www.islandvittles.com . Catch it if you can.
A more balanced market for 2011?
According to the Victoria Real Estate Board’s (VREB) recent release, the market in 2011 will remain balanced.
“Dennis Fimrite, 2011 President of the Victoria Real Estate Board, says that balanced market conditions in the Victoria area housing market are expected to continue well into the coming year. Fimrite noted that real estate sales have picked [...]

