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Welcome to current Comox Valley real estate information. This website lets you cut through the marketing hype, and get the facts on real estate information that matters to you. View this video to obtain a sense of the variety of homes in our local market. Almost like being here!

View featured homes and search the latest Comox Valley MLS ® listings. Find helpful information on Comox Valley homes for sale. Read tips from your Comox Valley realtor. Learn about Vancouver Island BC real estate, and our communities. Get up to date information and insights.

 

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Comox Valley Real Estate Market Options

This website focuses on what matters most to real estate consumers. It provides a readily accessible and easy to use search capability for all of the Comox Valley homes for sale on the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board MLS ®. Find the latest real estate listings with Brett Cairns as your Comox Valley realtor. Scroll down the page to view featured homes for sale. Below them, access Crown Isle real estate listings, Comox Valley oceanfront homes listings, and Mount Washington real estate. Next, you will find the most recent Courtenay real estate listings and Comox real estate listings. Finally, you will be able to access Comox Valley MLS ® listings for Cumberland real estate, Merville real estate, Black Creek real estate, Royston real estate, Union Bay real estate, Fanny Bay real estate, and Bowser real estate.

This website also features up-to-date real estate market statistics so buyers and sellers can obtain a general sense of what the market is doing. There is additional BC real estate information and tips for buyers, sellers, and homeowners. When you have questions about BC real estate or you want more information about real estate in each of our Comox Valley communities along with neighbourhood videos, you will find it here. Additionally, there is a list of BC real estate laws and a glossary of terms. For more insight into our market and local area, there is a topical Comox Valley real estate blog. Finally, there is a general explanation of the professional real estate services people can expect from Brett Cairns of REMAX Ocean Pacific Realty. Read some of the testimonials to see what others say about Brett’s real estate services.

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The Evolution of Our Land and Real Estate Market

While land in the Comox Valley has a rich history dating back more than 85,000 millennia, the Comox Valley real estate market is barely a century and a half old. This area of Vancouver Island has changed greatly since the Elasmosaurus lived here. This marine reptile genus of plesiosaur used four flippers to propel itself through water and roam the land during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous era roughly 80.5 million years ago. Substantial change occurred in successive waves during the Earth shaping glacial ages between 650,000 years ago and the last “ice age” that gave way to warming about 20,000 years ago. The Comox Glacier remains as visible evidence of this "Fraser Glaciation". The warming was followed by human inhabitation of North America by Paleo-Indians. Evidence of First Nations settlements in British Columbia dates back about 9000 years to the time when the climate stabilized. Comox Valley inhabitation dates back more than 4000 years. Sir Francis Drake made reference to landing, in 1579, in "New Albion" which is argued to be the area we now call Comox. First contact by European visitors in this region with First Nations (the K’omoks, Pentlach and Lekwiltok were in the area at the time) occurred in 1792 when HMS Discovery anchored in the Comox Harbour.

The Comox Valley real estate market had its origins in the 1860s when the Governor of the British Colony of Vancouver Island offered land for $1 an acre to anyone who relocated to the area. The first new inhabitants settled in 1862 to being farming. To improve access, the Comox wharf was built in 1874, a connecting road from the south was constructed in 1910, and the E&N Railway connected Courtenay to the south in 1914. The City of Courtenay was incorporated in 1915, and the airfield at Comox was opened as a Royal Air Force Base in 1942. A year later it was taken over by Royal Canadian Air Force Station Comox. The Town of Comox was subsequently incorporated in 1946. Over the past 150 years pioneer farming, logging and fishing was eventually supplanted by business, tourism, recreation, and a rich cultural scene. These four economic generators, combined with the local spending impact of the base, currently fuel the local economy. All of this activity takes place against a backdrop of some magnificent local scenery, and one of the most temperate climates in Canada. This melange is the Canadian oasis we call the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island.

A Wide Spectrum of Comox Valley Homes for Sale

The Comox Valley offers many different choices in homes. Crown Isle real estate borders a platinum rated golf course in Courtenay. Comox real estate includes high end homes that enjoy tremendous view of the Comox Harbour. Comox Valley oceanfront homes line the shore of the Georgia Strait from Saratoga Beach down to Bowser. Further west are the chalets and mountain villas of Mount Washington. Cumberland real estate offers people with a penchant for a more eclectic lifestyle a variety of options ranging from homes in newly developed areas to turn of the century homes throughout the village. Merville offers a change of pace for people looking for rural living, whether on a farm or a countryside estate. Black Creek offers options ranging from waterfront properties near the Oyster River to a variety of different types of rural properties. Royston real estate offers upscale homes on country estates as well as homes in and around this seaside hamlet. Union Bay is home to about 1200 people and big changes are planned for this area over the next few years through future development. Fanny Bay is home to about 700 people and the area includes Ships Point near the bottom end of Denman Island. Further south is Bowser which is home to a variety of contemporary homes including oceanfront looking out towards the Chrome Island lighthouse situated south of Denman Island.

Professional Services to Meet Your Comox Valley Real Estate Needs

Whatever you taste in real estate, you are likely to find it in the Comox Valley with Brett Cairns of REMAX Ocean Pacific Realty as your Comox Valley realtor. Brett understands that choosing a real estate agent is a personal and important decision. When you are ready to buy or sell your next home, turn to him as your REMAX Comox Valley realtor. He has the knowledge, experience, and advice that you can count on to make the right decisions. He has more than 35 years of experience as a professional and throughout that time he gained significant experience as a real estate client that he is now putting into practice in order to benefit his clients. Benefit from Brett's 35 years of experience as a professional. For peace of mind when you buy or sell your next Comox Valley home, contact Brett today! Brett Cairns Real Estate Services 5 out of 5 based on 16 ratings. Brett has received a 5-star rating from clients since 13 Feb 2012 for his professional real estate services.

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