• What Housing Costs for the People Who Work in Tofino and Ucluelet,Jason Anson

    What Housing Costs for the People Who Work in Tofino and Ucluelet

    Housing for the people who work in Tofino and Ucluelet is not just a real estate issue, because a tourism economy cannot function well if the workforce cannot find somewhere stable to live. The outer coast combines small permanent populations, limited land and a large visitor economy, so housing pre

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  • Beaver Creek Home Prices Compared With Sproat Lake,Jason Anson

    Beaver Creek Home Prices Compared With Sproat Lake

    Beaver Creek and Sproat Lake sit close to Port Alberni, but they solve very different housing problems. Beaver Creek is about rural space and practical access to the Alberni Valley, while Sproat Lake adds the scarcity and maintenance demands of lakefront living. I would rather start there than prete

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  • Port Alberni Prices Compared With Everywhere Else on the Coast,Jason Anson

    Port Alberni Prices Compared With Everywhere Else on the Coast

    Port alberni sits on the cheaper side of the Pacific Rim price divide, and the gap is large enough to change what kind of life a fixed housing budget can buy. The useful comparison is not a market scoreboard. It is what lower housing cost in the Alberni Valley gives you, and what you give up compare

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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.