WHY USE A REALTOR

How Realtors Help

Maybe you're buying a home for the first time. Or maybe you're selling your house in order to move up to something newer. Whatever the reason, the buying and selling of a home is a big event. It's an intricate process involving many specialists. One of these specialists is a REALTOR®, whose job it is to make the transfer of property as easy as possible. Have a look at this short video, "How Realtors Help". The Canadian Real Estate Association, CREA provides a good description of the services, commitments and obligations you can expect to receive when you hire a  REALTOR®  
The Canadian Multiple Listing Service, CREA carries all the counties listings at www.REALTOR.ca. This site is Canada's most active REALTY listing site and handy when looking for realty across the country.
The www.CREA.ca web-page offers consumers a thorough explanation of the wide variety of services and protection benefits this association of professional REALTORS offers.

THE CITY OF NANAIMO

The Harbour City

The City of Nanaimo, a West Coast community, is the gateway to Vancouver Island, British Columbia and a popular tourist destination.  This BC community offers a majestic beauty unparalleled in most modern cities throughout Canada and the World. From ocean side trails to mountain summits, we are only 20 miles from the City of Vancouver by Ferry or regularly scheduled float plane service . To the South, the City of Victoria is only 100 km away (map).

VANCOUVER ISLAND REAL ESTATE BOARD, VIREB

An association of REALTORS

The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB), formed in the early 1950's, is one of the most progressive, respected and sophisticated real estate Boards in Canada. Its range of activities, responsibilities and operations have dramatically increased over the years, and to keep abreast, the VIREB is constantly upgrading its services and resources. VIREB also keeps an eye to the future, assisting wherever possible with the orderly, well planned development of the Island.

Buyers and sellers or those new to Nanaimo and area are able to obtain a lot of valuable information from this helpful web-site www.VIREB.ca.

VIREB is the local industry administrator on behalf of the British Columbia Real Estate Association and the Canadian Real Estate Association and enforces the rules and regulations to make sure our clients can use the services of a REALTOR with confidence.

NANAIMO REAL ESTATE MARKET

Housing In Nanaimo

Nanaimo and the Regional District of Nanaimo continue to enjoy one of the most stable real estate markets in all of North America. Investors and homeowners alike have benefited from the growth within this Vancouver Island Community. As the little brother to the bigger Cities of Vancouver and Victoria it is seen as the clear choice of those wanting a smaller City feel with all the benefits and amenities.
Central Vancouver Island and the Region of Nanaimo have long been popular with one of British Columbia's most popular Real Estate mentors, Ozzie Jurock. 
All types of housing and real estate accommodations are offered and span the spectrum of budgets from low cost starter homes and condominiums, to multi million dollar waterfront properties. Recognized as one of the best valued communities in the province of BC, the average home sale price is only $346,000.
The last 20 years has seen significant growth in the variety of real estate offered in Nanaimo. High end concrete condominiums, lovely townhouse developments featuring the latest in decorating styles designer homes with spectacular ocean views and good quality starter homes all represent some of the best values available on Vancouver Island.
Specific market details are offered on the latest Graphstats offered by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board.

INSTANT ONLINE HOME EVALUATION

Do it yourself home evaluation

This fast, instant, easy to use format will allow you to determine the value of your property from the comfort of your own home.

	What did your Neighbour's house sell for? Find values in your area
	Free Online Evaluation of your Nanaimo Home. What is your home worth? It's easy, fast and simple. Results take up to 12 seconds
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A CAREER IN REAL ESTATE

The REMAX advantage (more info…)

Premier Quality Professionals

RE/MAX professionals lead the industry in terms of experience, education and sales. In Western Canada, they average about 16 years of experience, and across the network, hold a higher number of professional designations than associates of any single competitor

Premier Customer Satisfaction

Repeat and referral clients are the lifeblood of the real estate business. Approximately 70% of RE/MAX business comes from repeat and referral clients, a testimonial to the high caliber of service RE/MAX customers have come to expect from their Sales Associates.
A survey completed by RE/MAX found that 95% of RE/MAX customers report overall satisfaction with their RE/MAX Sales Associate, 92% say they will use RE/MAX again and 93% will recommend RE/MAX to others. This is, by far, the highest rating in the real estate business.

WHY CHARLIE PARKER TEAM

Guaranteed Home Selling System

Charlie Parker is well known as Nanaimo's Real Estate Expert. A former Commercial Banker and businessman, he has developed a system for selling homes faster and for more money. Charlie's Team has performed thousands of home evaluations and knows your neighbourhood. Weather it's Departure Bay, Lantzville, Divers Lake, the Old City, Cedar or elsewhere, Charlie has sold your neighbours homes.
Your home is one the most important and personal investments we all have. With Charlie you can count on fast, accurate home evaluations. Charlie is often featured as one of the REMAX Top 100 Real Estate Teams. Get a top team working for you.
There are 8 benefits you want to see before listing your home for sale.

Buyers can rely on Charlie and his team to negotiate the best price for you. With well over 2,000 successful sales completed, that's the kind of experience you want working for you. (more info…)

THE POWER OF CHOOSING REMAX

Use the REMAX advantage

REMAX and our famous REMAX  Balloon  are two of the most recognized brands in the world. Buyers know that when they buy a REMAX listing, the home is priced right, the correct paperwork is in order and they have the backing of a Global organization. With REMAX, you get the power and leverage offered by an association of 100,000 REALTORS working in over 70 countries on 6 continents. From our local office, REMAX of Nanaimo, REMAX Western Canada to REMAX International, we offer hundreds of valuable information services that cover all your real estate needs.
Did you know Nanaimo is a "Miracle City"? Every year, each and every REMAX Realtor contributes to the Children's Miracle Network. CMN is a wonderful organization making an incredible difference in our children's lives. REMAX of Nanaimo's annual contributions are approximately $60,000 and we hope that helps make a difference too.