Rudy Nielsen, The Scrivener, Fall 2019
I first got my real estate licence in 1964 at the age of 24.
In those days, it wasn’t common be a real estate agent at a young age because most REALTORS® were a lot older and more established. Despite that, I never gave up; the situation provided me even more determination to be successful.
My father was a trapper-turned businessman in Northern BC and I always knew I wanted to be in the real estate business,
Guy Saddy, BC Business, June 2019
From Vancouver Island to the Okanagan, sales of vacation home appear to be enjoying a resurgence in BC. If you’re in the market for that perfect getaway, here’s what you need to know.
Surrounded by snow-covered evergreens and almost glowing from the reflected light of the setting sun, the gleaming white cottage looks as if it emerged organically from its setting.
Rudy Nielsen, 2019 Investors Guide – Western Investor, April 2019
British Columbia is a desirable province to invest in land, because unlike other provinces, it doesn’t have foreign restrictions on recreational land purchases. We continue to see high demand for recreational properties, from small lots to waterfront parcels to large ranches.
British Columbia is big, but there’s actually a limited amount of land available. Only 5 per cent of land is privately owned.
Lisa Gordon, Canadian Mortgage Broker, Winter 2019
In Rudy Nielsen’s office, a big fish swims in an aquarium filled with smaller fish. It’s a visual reminder for the successful 77-year old real estate entrepreneur to always be the big fish whenever he goes into a new venture.
Today, there’s no doubt that mantra has served him well. Nielsen is the founder and president of the NIHO Group of Companies (“NIHO” is a contraction of Nielsen Holdings),
WI Staff Western Investor August 2, 2018
Waterfront sites in B.C. are becoming expensive but these listings show that some stunning ocean and lakefront opportunities are available for less than the cost of a small home in Metro Vancouver.
Mudge Island oceanfront cottage: $225,000
A rustic cottage on almost half an acre of oceanfront is available on Mudge Island, just off the coast from Nanaimo or Gabriola Island.
Frank O’Brien & Tanya Commisso, Western Investor, July 30, 2018
Each summer Western Investor surveys the high-end real estate market to present our selection of trophy properties available across Western Canada.
With most price points well above $2 million this is an exclusive altitude but also an inspiration to all of us aspiring to ascend to ownership of such properties. This year we found an incredible selection of luxurious listings,
By Frank O’Brien, Business in Vancouver, Aug. 9, 2017
The benchmark price of a detached house in Metro Vancouver is now $1.3 million and a typical condominium apartment is $600,000, so $50,000 will buy less than 80 square feet of housing in the city.
But it is much different in the recreational market of vast British Columbia, where a day’s drive can lead to lakefront acreages for less than $40,000,
B.C. Business, Summer 2017
2,577
That’s how many recreational properties changed hands in B.C. in 2016—a 75 per cent surge over the previous year and up almost threefold from 2011. Vacationing Lower Mainlanders may dream of ownership as they snooze on rented lakefront decks this summer, but British Columbians aren’t driving sales, says Rudy Nielsen, president of Niho Land & Cattle Co. Ltd., one of the province’s largest recreational property dealers.
Frank O’Brien & Geoff Kirbyson, Western Investor, July 19, 2017
The benchmark price of a detached house in Metro Vancouver is now $1.3 million and a typical condominium apartment is $600,000, so $50,000 will buy less than 80 square feet of housing in the city.
But it is much different in the recreational market of vast British Columbia, where a day’s drive can lead to lakefront acreages for less than $40,000,
Melissa Edwards, BC Business, July/August 2017
2577. That’s how many recreational properties changed hands in 2016 – a 75 per cent surge over the previous year and up almost threefold from 2011. Vacationing Lower Mainlanders may dream of ownership as they snooze on rented lakefront decks this summer, but British Columbias aren’t driving sales, says Rudy Nielsen, president of Niho Land and Cattle Co. Ltd., on of the province’s largest recreational property dealers.