Home prices on the Sunshine Coast or on Vancouver Island now average about $600,000 less than Metro Vancouver, a look at the latest figures by REW.ca’s sister publication Business in Vancouvershows.
And now buyers, mostly retirees or those seeking a more laid-back lifestyle, are getting wise to what Sechelt Real Estate Agent John Thompson calls “a crazy reality.”
Thompson cites the “screaming deals” that he said dominate the 90 Sunshine Coast properties he has currently listed for sale. These include a three-bedroom renovated house on the ocean at Roberts Creek for less than $400,000 and a four-bedroom Sechelt waterfront home for $349,000 among many others.
In West Vancouver, nine kilometers away by ferry, the average single-family detached home price in November was $1.9 million, according to the latest figures from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.
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