• Moving From Ontario to Vancouver Island: What 4,000 km Does to a Move,Jason Anson

    Moving From Ontario to Vancouver Island: What 4,000 km Does to a Move

    Relocate to vancouver island from Ontario and the move becomes a logistics project before it becomes a lifestyle change. The distance is long enough that you do not casually run back for the things you forgot. Your furniture, vehicle, pets, records and possessions all have to cross the country, then

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  • Moving From Calgary to Vancouver Island: Trading Winter for the Ferry,Jason Anson

    Moving From Calgary to Vancouver Island: Trading Winter for the Ferry

    Move to vancouver island from Calgary and the first thing you notice may be winter, but the lasting change is geography. Calgary lets you drive in every direction. Vancouver Island gives you one main north south corridor, mountains through the middle and water around the edge. You trade prairie scal

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  • Moving From Vancouver to Vancouver Island: What Actually Changes,Jason Anson

    Moving From Vancouver to Vancouver Island: What Actually Changes

    Moving from Vancouver to Vancouver Island is a well travelled road, and approximately 14 percent of Island home buyers arrive from Vancouver.1 Add buyers arriving from the Fraser Valley and elsewhere in British Columbia, and approximately 38 percent come from off Island within the province. But cros

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This page brings together my latest insights, stories, and updates about real estate and community life on Vancouver Island. Each article is part of a bigger picture, showing how housing, lifestyle, and local conditions are always changing. I have lived on the island for more than 30 years and have seen these shifts first-hand. In my professional work I focus on proving actual market value with market movement data, so buyers and sellers can trust the guidance they find here. Use these guides to explore regional areas and connect what you read with the broader housing story of the island at Living on Vancouver Island.