Vancouver Sun - September 5, 2008

Home buyers 'sitting on their hands' in buyers' market
Data firm finds lower sales, slower price gains, but 'no panic'.

Western Investor - September 2008

Kicking it up in the Kootenays
From expanded golf opportunities near Rossland, upgrading of the Fairmount Hot Springs, and the first waterfront condos in Nelson, Kootenay developers are creating both new tourist destinations and a new playground for real estate investors.

Western Investor - September 2008

Canada Line powers deals as investors leap aboard
Once a major construction site in its own right, the route the Canada Line rapid transit line traces from Waterfront Station on Burrard Inlet to Vancouver International Airport and downtown Richmond is itself being surrounded by construction projects.

Special to The Globe and Mail - August 29, 2008

Property values along Canada Line may spike, report says
Company cites 628-per-cent price increase of land along Expo Line in decade after Expo 86.

Vancouver Sun - August 21, 2008

Canada Line a spur to residential growth: report
Transit effect to boost real estate post-2010.

Surrey Leader - August 7, 2008

Real estate market shifts into reverse
Long lineups of investors desperate to buy notional condos are a fading memory.

The Province - August 3, 2008

600 busted boomtowns
The relics of B.C.'s rough-and-tumble frontier history lie strewn across the province, so numerous that hunting ghost towns has become a hobby for some.

North Shore News - July 9, 2008

House sales slow across N Shore
After years of favourable conditions for home sellers, the North Shore real estate market appears to be giving buyers the upper hand, according to a new report issued by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.

Penticton Western News - July 5, 2008

Business in Brief: Real Estate Sales Dip, Prices Jump
While the weather may be heating up, the real estate market is cooling off. Reports this week have finally started calling it a buyers market, as the trend indicates B.C. is entering a cooling off period.

The Globe & Mail - June 27, 2008

Sales may be off, but prices stable: report
Vancouver homeowners shouldn't worry about the value of their homes falling this year, according to a new report.

Victoria Times-Colonist - June 27, 2008

Marketplace indicates boom may be bust
The boom has busted. The number of real estate sales is down, the total value of sales is down and the real estate industry is suggesting the signs are pointing to the housing boom in Victoria being over.

Calgary Herald - June 15, 2008

Albertans top buyer of B.C. real estate
Albertans continue to be the top non-resident buyers of real estate in British Columbia, outstripping the US and other provinces.

Western Investor - June, 2008

Hunting down great recreational buys
Legendary recreational land investor, Rudy Nielsen, president of NIHO Land & Cattle Company of New Westminster, who has owned more raw land than most small countries, has published a handy guide.

Vancouver Sun - May 23, 2008

Boomers lead pack in residential housing
People have been cashing out of the Lower Mainland and seeking the good life on Vancouver Island, the Okanagan or the Sunshine Coast for decades.

Vancouver Sun - May 23, 2008

On the waterfront
Want a good deal on a marina? Now could be the time, with the "for sale" list stretching from the southern Gulf Islands to fishing resorts up the coast.

Press Release - May 16, 2008

Canadian fishermen reel in 11th place at the 9th Annual IGFA Offshore World Championship
After winning the 5th Annual Salmon Masters Satellite Tournament in Walters Cove in 2007, Rudy Nielsen, and son Dean Nielsen, headed to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on May 11th to represent Canada in the Ninth Annual International Game Fish Association’s Offshore World Championship.

Calgary Herald - May 15, 2008

Range of reasons to enter recreation property market
From Alberta lakes to exotic overseas destinations, recreation property continues to be a status symbol, an investment choice, and -- perhaps most important -- an escape

Western Investor - May , 2008

Guts, Motivation & Maps
Legendary recreational land investor Rudy Nielsen, president of NIHO Land & Cattle Company of New Westminster, who has probably owned more raw land than most small countries, has published a handy guide entitled The Secrets to Investing in Recreation Land.

Vancouver Sun - April 26, 2008

15 real estate myths and realities- The List
Albertans were the biggest out-of-province consumers of ski chalets, resort condos and lakeside cabins, as measured by the destination of property-tax notices.

Vancouver Sun - April 26, 2008

15 real estate myths and realities
Spring has sprung and Lower Mainland residents' fancy has turned to real estate.

Chilliwack Progress - April 16, 2008

Vacant land sales soar in the Fraser Valley
Vacant land sales in the Fraser Valley jumped by more than 40 per cent last year, although the total number of residential sales dipped by four per cent.

Vancouver Sun - April 15, 2008

Vacant land sales in 2007 see 12,000 properties change hands
British Columbia experienced a residential land rush in 2007 with buyers snapping up more than 12,000 vacant properties over the year worth more than $3 billion, according to research by Landcor Data Corp.

Log Home Living - March, 2008

How to: Find and Buy Land Online
So you’re ready to buy land, but you don’t exactly have the time (or gas money) to travel all over the country looking for it.

Georgia Straight - January 31, 2008

Americans still buy BC real estate
While the world watched the U.S. stock market convulse in January due to fears of a possible recession and troubles related to sub-prime mortgages, Rudy Nielsen was busy closing a million-dollar deal with an American buyer.

Burnaby NewsLeader - January 4, 2008

Million-dollar club keeps growing
The number of millionaire homes in the Lower Mainland climbed nearly 50 per cent over the past year.

Queen Charlotte Islands Observer - January , 2008

Property Values Moving Up, Up, Up
Strong demand for recreational property all over BC, especially waterfront lots, helped propel property values on the islands to their highest level in many years, perhaps ever.

Vancouver Sun - November 19, 2007

Americans Leaving the B.C. Housing Market
The flip in the Canada-U.S. currency advantage is encouraging some American owners of B.C. real estate to take an exchange-rate gain by selling their properties, realtors are beginning to notice.

GolfNerve- September/October, 2007

Potential Appreciation for Properties around BC Golf Courses
A review of the real estate market and sales information for properties around BC Golf Courses.

Western Investor- July 2, 2007

Angel Investors- green tinged start up companies, recreational real estate developers
As cap rates and competition mount for real estate projects, more real estate developers are turning to individual investors to get projects off the ground.

Georgia Straight- July 19, 2007

B.C. Penturbia Booms
Rudy Nielsen explains the popularity of rural real estate

Vancouver Sun- July 18, 2007

Alexis Creek comes with an airstrip
Chilcotin property a working ranch of 104,000 hectares is listed for $23.5-million US

Vancouver Province- June 24, 2007

Choice Spots
Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and the Okanagan remain the most popular buyer targets in B.C. for recreational and retirement property.

Vancouver Province- June 24, 2007

Easier Access makes BC hot all over
Anything within 45 minutes of an airport is being snapped up

Western Investor- June 2, 2007

BC recreational market is hot, but investors must buy carefully
Legendary land investor says the BC recreational market is hot, but

Vancouver Province- May 2, 2007

Getaway Prices Go Way Up
Lots of baby boomers have lots of money and they're buying lots of recreational property

Vancouver Sun- May 2, 2007

Rising Demand Boosts Property Values
In the market for a waterfront cabin on Windermere Lake?

Globe & Mail- February 2, 2007

Lands taken from tree farm licenses
Firm now has right to subdivide areas

Victoria Times-Colonist- January 4, 2007

Meet B.C.'s new paper millionaires
Real-estate riches have nearly doubled in year, property assessments show 

Vancouver Sun- January 4, 2007

House millionaires double in province
Rise in B.C. property assessments means almost twice as many live in million-dollar homes

Financial Times of London- September 22, 2006

My Kind of Town
You wouldn’t believe how many people want to buy a town.” When Rudy Nielson says this, you can’t help but doubt him.

Calgary Herald- August  27, 2006

Albertans making B.C. land grab
Cash-flush Albertans are taking advantage of their province's recent oil boom by snatching secondary properties from their westerly neighbours at unprecedented rates...

Victoria Times-Colonist- August 27, 2006

Albertans snap up B.C. vacation properties
Cash-flush Albertans are taking advantage of their province's recent oil boom by snatching secondary properties from their westerly neighbours at unprecedented rates...

Edmonton Journal- August 27, 2006

Albertans bring cash for B.C. properties
Costly hunt for retreats spills into Lotus Land

Vancouver Province- August 20, 2006

Retirees are helping to drive the market
They are the new force in the B.C. housing market.

Vancouver Province- August 20, 2006

Big-ticket B.C. homes lure Albertans
Staying Local: Majority of B.C. property bought by Lower Mainland retirees

Vancouver Province- August 20, 2006

Recreation is booming
Second Homes: Everyone wants a piece of paradise

Vancouver Province- August 20, 2006

"Smalltown B.C." running hot
Record-Setting: Double digit price increases happen everywhere, not just in Vancouver.

Globe & Mail- August 18, 2006

Expanding a beach-front frontier
Queen Charlotte ocean-side lots can be had for under $300,000.

BC Business- August, 2006

Quiet Stampede
They got their first taste on beautiful B.C. when they hauled the kids and trailer over the Rockies for a summer holiday. Apparently they liked what they saw. With retirement in sight,  Albertans are tying up oil-fuelled real estate deals across B.C., with Vancouver Island their homestead away from home..

Calgary Herald- July 16, 2006

The island life
Owning an island may be more possible than you think.

Calgary Herald- July 16, 2006

Calgarians flock to B.C. getaways
Travel time a major factor in locations' popularity

Calgary Herald- July  16,  2006

Best of both worlds
Rec properties offer investment potential and long-term enjoyment.

Western Investor- July 2006

What's Happening in B.C.
"B.C. remains the best place to buy," Land Rush hears

up! Magazine (West Jet)- July 2006

Rudy Can't Fail
Going one-on-one with Rudy Nielsen, the godfather of Western Canadian recreational real estate

Cottage Magazine- July/August, 2006

Golden Circles
The price of the drive to your cabin.

National Post- June 16, 2006

Albertans try out the B.C. bound
Ask any real estate agent on the West Coast and they will tell that, from experience, British Columbia has become Alberta’s playground.

National Post- June 16, 2006

Booming B.C.
British Columbia has become a field of dreams for homebuilders and homeowners alike. Remember the catch line from the movie? It was, “If you build it, they will come.”

Business Examiner- North- June 9, 2006

Albertans buying into Island's booming real estate market
Ten per cent of Vancouver Island real estate buyers come from Alberta, says the president of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board.

The Western Investor - June, 2006

Places of Wonder
Undiscovered Queen Charlotte Islands may represent the last affordable oceanfront acreages in BC

The Western Investor - June, 2006

Taking the plunge to waterfront
What are you going to tell your grandkids if you don’t dive in this year?

The Western Investor - June, 2006

Rush to water
Interior British Columbia New “gold rush” is all about the waterfront in B.C.’s white hot interior

The Vancouver Sun-June 1, 2006

Want a waterfront cabin in B.C.?
It'll cost $1 million. Not only that, but you'll be luck if you can find one for sale -  supply is scarce.

The Edmonton Journal-May 30, 2006