The Sunshine Coast is a beautiful haven located just northwest of vancouver city. Take a quick 40 minute ferry ride to explore a place with great schools, stunning views, an assortment of hiking trails, lakes, camping spots local mountains and much more. This is all met with a lively downtown district within each town location of Gibsons and Sechelt, both just steps from the water. When it comes to real estate the Sunshine Coast offers affordable pricing compared to the Vancouver and Lower mainland area. Where as the Benchmark Price for a home in Vancouver currently sits around $1,964,400, the sunshine coast offers ours at about 42% being $826,400. Making cost effectiveness a completely different ball game. With more opportunities for more land, endless views, nature at your back door and a more laid back lifestyle, it becomes the optimal place to live. The coast is filled with vibrant, artistic and happy folks from all backgrounds, who are proud to call the Sunshine Coast their home community. More and more people make the jump over here every year and don't look back. When thinking of choosing the move over here be sure to contact one of the many Sechelt realtors such as myself Nick Taylor. I'm Happy to provide people with all the information necessary for wanting to make their next move forward. Check out the links below for more stats on our local real estate and a local community resource guide to indulge in your potential needs.
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver stats