Vancouver Island's second-largest city offers affordable waterfront living, ferry access to Vancouver, a growing downtown core, and excellent outdoor recreation.
Nanaimo attracts buyers from Vancouver and Victoria seeking dramatic affordability gains while maintaining coastal lifestyle and ferry access to the mainland.
Downtown, Old City Quarter, Departure Bay, Hammond Bay, North Nanaimo, Chase River, Harewood.
Local reference points include Nanaimo Harbour, Newcastle Island, The Bastion, Departure Bay Ferry, VIU.
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Mortgage rates in Nanaimo, BC depend on your credit, your down payment, the property and the type of mortgage. We compare lenders for your situation and show you the offers side by side before you choose.
We review your income, credit and down payment, then tell you the price range a lender is likely to approve. Many lenders hold a pre-approval rate for 90 to 120 days, so you know your numbers while you shop in Nanaimo.
Yes. Many lenders start from the income on your last 2 years of tax returns after write-offs, and some have programs that look at stated income or business bank statements instead, often at a higher rate. Whether you're a contractor, a business owner or a freelancer in Nanaimo, we check which lenders read your income the way you earn it.
Closing costs in Nanaimo often run 1.5% to 4% of the price. They include legal fees, title insurance, adjustments and BC property transfer tax: 1% on the first $200,000, 2% up to $2 million and 3% above that. First-time buyers can be exempt on the first $500,000 when the home is worth $835,000 or less, with the exemption phasing out by $860,000.
With the average home in Nanaimo around $700,000, the minimum down payment is about $45,000 (5% of the first $500,000 and 10% of the rest). To skip mortgage default insurance you'd need 20%, or $140,000. What you can afford also depends on your income and debts, so our free calculator gives you a personal estimate.
It depends on your down payment and income, but first-time buyers in Nanaimo can use the First Home Savings Account (up to $8,000 a year and $40,000 in total) and the RRSP Home Buyers' Plan (up to $60,000 each), and the BC first-time buyer exemption can cut your property transfer tax. We show you how each one changes what you can buy.
A bank can only offer its own mortgages. A broker compares banks, credit unions and other lenders for you, which matters most when your income, property or timing doesn't fit a bank's standard rules. In most cases the lender pays us, so our help costs you nothing.