GolfNerve- September/October, 2007

Potential Appreciation for Properties around BC Golf Courses
A review of the real estate market and sales information for properties around BC Golf Courses.

Western Investor- July 2, 2007

Angel Investors- green tinged start up companies, recreational real estate developers
As cap rates and competition mount for real estate projects, more real estate developers are turning to individual investors to get projects off the ground.

Georgia Straight- July 19, 2007

B.C. Penturbia Booms
Rudy Nielsen explains the popularity of rural real estate

Vancouver Sun- July 18, 2007

Alexis Creek comes with an airstrip
Chilcotin property a working ranch of 104,000 hectares is listed for $23.5-million US

Vancouver Province- June 24, 2007

Choice Spots
Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and the Okanagan remain the most popular buyer targets in B.C. for recreational and retirement property.

Vancouver Province- June 24, 2007

Easier Access makes BC hot all over
Anything within 45 minutes of an airport is being snapped up

Western Investor- June 2, 2007

BC recreational market is hot, but investors must buy carefully
Legendary land investor says the BC recreational market is hot, but

Vancouver Province- May 2, 2007

Getaway Prices Go Way Up
Lots of baby boomers have lots of money and they're buying lots of recreational property

Vancouver Sun- May 2, 2007

Rising Demand Boosts Property Values
In the market for a waterfront cabin on Windermere Lake?

Globe & Mail- February 2, 2007

Lands taken from tree farm licenses
Firm now has right to subdivide areas

Victoria Times-Colonist- January 4, 2007

Meet B.C.'s new paper millionaires
Real-estate riches have nearly doubled in year, property assessments show 

Vancouver Sun- January 4, 2007

House millionaires double in province
Rise in B.C. property assessments means almost twice as many live in million-dollar homes

Financial Times of London- September 22, 2006

My Kind of Town
You wouldn’t believe how many people want to buy a town.” When Rudy Nielson says this, you can’t help but doubt him.

Calgary Herald- August  27, 2006

Albertans making B.C. land grab
Cash-flush Albertans are taking advantage of their province's recent oil boom by snatching secondary properties from their westerly neighbours at unprecedented rates...

Victoria Times-Colonist- August 27, 2006

Albertans snap up B.C. vacation properties
Cash-flush Albertans are taking advantage of their province's recent oil boom by snatching secondary properties from their westerly neighbours at unprecedented rates...

Edmonton Journal- August 27, 2006

Albertans bring cash for B.C. properties
Costly hunt for retreats spills into Lotus Land

Vancouver Province- August 20, 2006

Retirees are helping to drive the market
They are the new force in the B.C. housing market.

Vancouver Province- August 20, 2006

Big-ticket B.C. homes lure Albertans
Staying Local: Majority of B.C. property bought by Lower Mainland retirees

Vancouver Province- August 20, 2006

Recreation is booming
Second Homes: Everyone wants a piece of paradise

Vancouver Province- August 20, 2006

"Smalltown B.C." running hot
Record-Setting: Double digit price increases happen everywhere, not just in Vancouver.

Globe & Mail- August 18, 2006

Expanding a beach-front frontier
Queen Charlotte ocean-side lots can be had for under $300,000.

BC Business- August, 2006

Quiet Stampede
They got their first taste on beautiful B.C. when they hauled the kids and trailer over the Rockies for a summer holiday. Apparently they liked what they saw. With retirement in sight,  Albertans are tying up oil-fuelled real estate deals across B.C., with Vancouver Island their homestead away from home..

Calgary Herald- July 16, 2006

The island life
Owning an island may be more possible than you think.

Calgary Herald- July 16, 2006

Calgarians flock to B.C. getaways
Travel time a major factor in locations' popularity

Calgary Herald- July  16,  2006

Best of both worlds
Rec properties offer investment potential and long-term enjoyment.

Western Investor- July 2006

What's Happening in B.C.
"B.C. remains the best place to buy," Land Rush hears

up! Magazine (West Jet)- July 2006

Rudy Can't Fail
Going one-on-one with Rudy Nielsen, the godfather of Western Canadian recreational real estate

Cottage Magazine- July/August, 2006

Golden Circles
The price of the drive to your cabin.

National Post- June 16, 2006

Albertans try out the B.C. bound
Ask any real estate agent on the West Coast and they will tell that, from experience, British Columbia has become Alberta’s playground.

National Post- June 16, 2006

Booming B.C.
British Columbia has become a field of dreams for homebuilders and homeowners alike. Remember the catch line from the movie? It was, “If you build it, they will come.”

Business Examiner- North- June 9, 2006

Albertans buying into Island's booming real estate market
Ten per cent of Vancouver Island real estate buyers come from Alberta, says the president of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board.

The Western Investor - June, 2006

Places of Wonder
Undiscovered Queen Charlotte Islands may represent the last affordable oceanfront acreages in BC

The Western Investor - June, 2006

Taking the plunge to waterfront
What are you going to tell your grandkids if you don’t dive in this year?

The Western Investor - June, 2006

Rush to water
Interior British Columbia New “gold rush” is all about the waterfront in B.C.’s white hot interior

The Vancouver Sun-June 1, 2006

Want a waterfront cabin in B.C.?
It'll cost $1 million. Not only that, but you'll be luck if you can find one for sale -  supply is scarce.

The Edmonton Journal-May 30, 2006

Numbers put to rest fears Albertans are buying up B.C.
B.C. residents by far are the biggest drivers behind lofty real estate prices.

Globe & Mail- May 26, 2006

Looking to ride real estate to riches
Pinder Bains is a 30-year-old cashier taking courses towards becoming an accountant, but she has other ideas for making a living

Cottage Magazine- May/June 2006

Real Estate Realities
It’s a cornerstone of economics, really: when demand outstrips supply, prices go up and up. And up.

National Post- May 17, 2006

Awash in oil wealth, Albertans snapping up B.C. properties
Oil-rich Albertans love British Columbia's waterfront cabins, ski chalets and  resort condominiums.

Vancouver Sun- May 17, 2006

Albertans drive up B.C. real estate prices
Data show they're buying at twice the rate of other non-B.C. purchasers .

Vancouver Sun- January 5, 2006

Already pricey homes leap in assessed value
Our sister company, Landcor.com,  compiles list of top-20 assessed residential properties in B.C.

Vancouver Sun- January 4, 2006

Whistler bucks B.C. trend of rising house, condo values
Our sister company, Landcor.com,  shows average house values in province rose 18.8 per cent

Vancouver Sun- December 6, 2005

Vander Zalm selling quiet retreat to top bidder
34 hectare property north of 100 Mile House feature forests, riding trails

Air Canada's Enroute- October, 2005

Here, There and Nowhere
.In the follow up to [Air Canada's] essay on place branding, we visit Kitsault, BC. It's so remote and forgotten, it's practically invisible. Can it stay that way?

Western Investor- September, 2005

Rediscovering the Thompson
B.C.' s big Interior river seduced Toronto developers to move West- booming market didn't hurt.

Western Investor- July, 2005

Ghost town eyed as upscale retreat
"A business plan is taking shape to transform a B.C. mining town into a magnet for corporate retreats and ecotourism."

Business in Vancouver- June 21-27, 2005

Angels increasingly active in B.C. property market
"Sourcing venture capital for real estate deals is getting easier as investors seek to exploit a hot sector"

Victoria Times-Colonist- June 16,  2005

Paradise is pricey all over the province
"Vancouver Island residents looking for recreational property are quickly becoming aware of the cost of a piece of paradise."

Victoria Times-Colonist- June 16,  2005

The cottage life
"A lone adirondack chair sits at the end of a dew-flecked wooden dock.."

RealtyTimes.com- June 14, 2005

Canadian Ghost Towns
"Residential real estate is hot stuff these days, but it represents only a fraction of available Canadian acreage"

Vancouver Sun- June 15, 2005

Seeking solace within 4 hours of city
"Meet the modern faces behind the current boom in recreational property in B.C..."

Vancouver Sun- June 11, 2005

These houses are worth more than $1,000,000 and there are 12,200 more like them in B.C.
"Buyers hunting for a more tranquil life are fuelling a land rush outside B.C.'s cities"

Globe and Mail - June 10, 2005

City's nouveaux riches fuel housing boom
"There is a growing class of new urban rich in the province."

Business in Vancover - June 7-15, 2005

Medical Industry mogul aims to turn British Columbia ghost town into a corporate retreat
"Entrepreneur Krish Suthanthiran seeking to resurrect northwestern B.C's Kitsault after paying cash for the former mining town.

Western Investor - June 2005

Recreational Real Estate: The Smart RRSP
" If you had bough a lakefront lot on Lake Windermere five years ago for $300,000 you could sell it for $1.3 million today."

The Real Estate Guide - Feb 25- March 11, 2005

Kitsault- Taking a New Direction
"LandQuest Realty has sold Kitsault "

The Times Community (Virginia, USA) - March 2, 2005

Grand Vision
"In stark contrast to the American Wild West ghost town image of dirt roads and crumbling brothels and brew halls, Kitsault's collection of tidy streets and manicured lawns hugging the rocky shoreline of a Canadian fjord is downright suburban. "

The Peak (Hong Kong) - February, 2005

Millionaire Hideaways
"Buying your own island may not be as outrageous a notion as you may think. You just need an adventurous spirit- and some spare cash, of course."

Real Estate Guide -February 11-25, 2005