If you’ve been watching the Sechelt real estate market lately, you might be wondering: are homes actually selling right now?
The short answer is yes.
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If you’ve been watching the Sechelt real estate market lately, you might be wondering: are homes actually selling right now?
The short answer is yes.
Continue reading →
There is nothing that compares to taking a dip in fresh ocean water however, sometimes we all need a quiet day at the lake. Take a look through some awesome lakes to visit on your next escape from the busy beaches of the Sunshine Coast.
Sakinaw Lake is truly a lake lover’s paradise! Rent a cabin along the lake with your friends and family to enjoy the calm waters of Sakinaw Lake. Bring your boat to get some water skiing or wakeboarding practice around the waterski course or bring your paddle board and explore the lake. One of the most unique things about Sakinaw lake is it connects to the Salish Sea on one end.
Take a trip to Ruby Lake and enjoy some of the clearest and warmest waters on the Sunshine Coast! Rent a canoe, paddleboard, kayak or launch your boat and spend the day exploring the lake. If you are planning to stay awhile, book a tent, cabin, or cottage at the Ruby Lake Resort only a short 2-minute drive away from the lake.
Other notable lakes in the Pender Harbour area:
If making a trip up to Pender Harbour is a little too far for the day, take a trip to Trout Lake located just past Sechelt. This lake is great for fishing, swimming, and floating around. On your trip, you may spot one or two turtles, just remember to admire from afar.
A 30-minute drive past Sechelt, you will find Pender Harbour, a waterfront community known for its roots in fishing. Today, this beautiful community is home to many long-term residents and cabin goers who love the natural beauty of the Sunshine Coast. Throughout the pandemic, buyers have been looking in communities such as Pender Harbour for their perfect getaway home. This past June 2021, home prices were steady after several large final sale price increases this past spring.
This past June 2021, detached homes in Pender Harbour sold for an average price of $766,100, a 0.4% increase from May, yet a 43.3% increase from last June, which sold for an average price of $534,700. Although the majority of homes in the area are detached homes and land, the average final sale price for all residential properties in the area including, townhomes and condos, was $750,700, a 43% increase from last year, which sold for an average price of $524,800.
British Columbia has started to slowly take steps towards a ‘normal’ life again while following the BC: Restart plan put into place at the end of May. As we take steps towards a post-pandemic life, we can slowly start to enjoy local events in our community. Celebrate warm weather and check out some safe and free events happening on the Sunshine Coast this June!
Head over to the Clubhouse Restaurant at the Pender Harbour Golf course and enjoy live music Friday and Sunday. Spend a full day hitting some golf balls on the course and finish off with dinner and music with friends or family. If you can’t make it this week, no worries, live music is on every week!
Celebrate Pride Month while partaking in the Indigenous walking tour in Porpoise Bay Provincial Park Campground. This free 90-minute walking tour begins at 11 am on Saturday, June 26, and will educate individuals on the land and practices of the Indigenous community. The focus of the walking tour will be around the connection the community had to the land through the forest and how they utilized it to survive. Get together with your family and friends to celebrate the diverse community of the Sunshine Coast.
Summer Solstice with Custom Flooring Centres
Celebrate the grand opening of the summer solstice and the new location for Custom Flooring Centres on June 17th, 12-6 pm. Custom Flooring Centres will be hosting a free, covid friendly with tacos, margaritas, soft drinks, and more! Show your support while enjoying some tacos.
The Metro Vancouver real estate market finally starts to slow down after several record-breaking months. However, it remains a seller’s market in Metro Vancouver and therefore, a great time to think about relocating, downsizing, or inquiring about your options. Over the past year, Gibsons B.C. has seen rising housing prices with homeowners looking to find their dream home on the Sunshine Coast while remaining close to Vancouver. With a growing amount of townhomes and condo presales in the area, Gibsons is becoming a sought-after community by many.
This May 2021, detached homes in Gibsons had an average selling price of $918,100, a 44.6% price increase from May 2020. Last May 2020, Gibsons detached homes sold for an average price of $586,300. Although prices in Gibsons continue to rise, and remain some of the highest on the Sunshine Coast, the overall average price of a detached home in Gibsons remains more affordable than single family homes in areas like North Vancouver, West Vancouver, and Vancouver West.
As more homeowners are relocating to communities that include more opportunities for at-home outdoor space, Halfmoon Bay has seen an increase in demand for homes in the area. The majority of properties found in Halfmoon Bay include single-family homes, acreage homes, and land, creating plenty of opportunity for spacious dream homes. Halfmoon Bay’s laid-back and secluded-like atmosphere has been bringing homeowners to the community, especially since the COVID-19 outbreak over a year ago. Check out how this increase in demand has affected housing prices in the area.
Residential properties in Halfmoon Bay had a final selling price of $811,800, a 43.2% increase from last April that had an average selling price of $567,000. As for detached houses in Halfmoon Bay, this April, they sold for an average price of $816,500, a 43.3% increase from last year with an average selling price of $569,700.
Recently, as more homeowners are turning to their recreational property for their everyday homes, properties in areas such as Pender Harbour have seen an increase in demand. Homeowners in the Pender Harbour area are lucky enough to be surrounded by the ocean and forest while being located only 30 minutes away from Sechelt, the community on the Sunshine Coast with the largest population. This spring 2021, housing prices in Pender Harbour continue to see a dramatic increase from the previous year.
Residential properties in Pender Harbour this past April 2021 had an average selling price of $737,400, a 47.9% increase from last April, which had an average final sale price of $498,500. More specifically, detached homes in Pender Harbour sold for an average price of $752,300, a 48.2% increase from last year with an average price of $507,600. As we can see, over the past year, the demand for housing outside Vancouver has dramatically affected prices in these suburban communities.
In April 2021, real estate on the Sunshine Coast continues to be in high demand with low inventory resulting in another month of a seller’s market. Currently, home buyers are looking for their perfect property with more indoor and outdoor space since the beginning of the pandemic over a year ago. This has resulted in an increase in demand for housing outside the Vancouver area in communities such as Roberts Creek, Gibsons, and other suburban areas. This high demand in suburban areas has resulted in steady price growth for homes and land on the Sunshine Coast.
This April 2021, residential properties in Roberts Creek had an average selling price of $958,900, a 46.3% increase from last April which had an average selling price of $655,200. More specifically, detached homes in April 2021 sold for an average price of $959,000, a 46.2% increase from last year which, had an average selling price of $646,300. This incredible increase in final selling price indicates how competitive the current market is in Metro Vancouver and more specifically the Sunshine Coast.
The heavy flood of activity in the Metro Vancouver housing market is attributed to low interest rates, increased household savings, and high demand for space. With plenty of space on the Sunshine Coast including communities such as Roberts Creek, there has been a high demand for housing in the area. Take a look at how the high demand has impacted the final selling prices of properties in the Roberts Creek community.
This March 2021, residential properties in Roberts Creek had an average selling price of $884,100, a 34.8% increase from last March, which had an average selling price of $655,900. More specifically, detached homes in Roberts Creek this March had an average final sale price of $885,000, a 34.7% increase compared to last year’s $657,000 and a slight 3.7% increase from last month.
With Pender Harbour being a one-of-a-kind community surrounded by beautiful nature, home buyers are becoming increasingly more interested in purchasing their next home here, creating a high demand and with a low inventory and therefore rising home prices. That being said, Pender Harbour homeowners who were thinking of selling their Sunshine Coast home, now may be a perfect time. Check out how the Pender Harbour housing market has changed over the past year.
Pender Harbour has seen the largest price increase over the past year on the Sunshine Coast with a roughly 3% higher increase compared to other communities on the Coast. March 2021, residential properties had an average final sale price of $685,100, a 37.7% increase from last March with an average selling price of $497,600. Detached homes in Pender Harbour in March 2021 had an average selling price of $697,000, a 37.4% increase from last March with an average selling price of $507,300.