The rooms · Nanaimo's south end

South Nanaimo

Nanaimo’s harbour and skyline seen across the water, with mountains behind

The character of the place

An older neighbourhood, still evolving.

South Nanaimo has layers: established residential streets, mature gardens and newer homes woven into the city’s south side. It is an area to explore block by block. The variety gives buyers different starting points, whether the attraction is a home with character or a layout that asks less of them on moving day.

The homes here

The mix includes older detached houses, infill homes and strata properties. A similar asking price can represent very different combinations of space, condition and ongoing work. The usefulness of a lot also deserves a closer look than its area on paper.

Gillette & Associates

Our perspective

We would separate possibility from what is already there. A garden, an updated main floor or a useful workshop may be the feature that makes a home work for you. Any hoped-for changes deserve their own investigation before they become part of the decision.

The local clock

Every neighbourhood keeps its own time

A market has a pulse the way a movement has a beat, and it differs street by street. The numbers below are read straight from the MLS® record — counted, not estimated — and refreshed through the day.

dgSOUTH NANAIMOMARKET CHRONOGRAPH · NANAIMO TIME—DAYS TO SELL—MONTHS SUPPLY—SOLD · PAST YEAR

LIVE — THE HANDS KEEP NANAIMO TIME · THE INSTRUMENTS READ THE MARKET

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For sale right now

Homes on the market in South Nanaimo at this moment.

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Sold in the past year

Completed sales here over the last 12 months, on the MLS® record.

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Typical sale price

The median of the past year's sales.

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Months of inventory

At the past year's pace, everything for sale would take about — to sell —

Getting here

From everywhere, on Nanaimo time

From Vancouver

20 min by seaplane · 80 by Hullo fast ferry

From Victoria

90 min up the Island Highway

From Calgary or Toronto

by lunch, through YCD or a floatplane from YVR

From London or Hong Kong

by tomorrow morning

Wherever you start, South Nanaimo answers on Nanaimo time.

This room's wall

The South Nanaimo catalogue

ALL MLS® LISTINGS · COURTESY OF VIREB MEMBERS

THE CATALOGUE FOR THIS ROOM IS BEING UPDATED…