Travel Real Estate in BC, Canada

Posted by Lori Henry Sep 8, 2008

I’m young, I love travelling and I own real estate. I just might be the main target for retirement homes. What?! Seriously, there’s a new trend called “Pretirement” where young people buy property in places they’ve travelled to (and fell in love with). They enjoy the property now and then have a retirement home for the future.

You could also call it smart planning or looking ahead, but the real estate industry likes to come up with their own terms. Either way, it’s a smart move and, if you’ve been to British Columbia, you know how amazing it would be to retire here in your later years.

There are two developments that are being promoted for this new trend, both in BC. I haven’t been to either yet, but they’re billed as luxury waterfront property. Sounds good.

Brentwood Bay Eco-Villas

These are located next door to Brentwood Bay Lodge & Spa, a favourite BC accommodation. OceanVillas on Vancouver Island is all about being “green,” with consulting work done by Calgary’s EnerVision and LEED designation.

"Innovative residential projects like OceanVillas are setting the standard for achieving superior energy efficiency and environmental performance in a luxury setting," says Alex Joseph, EnerVision's Executive Director. "We are pleased to be part of such a worthy undertaking and tip our hat to the project developer Dan Behune."

Waterfront Acreage in Kelowna

At Sheerwater, there’s 70 acres of land near the water up for sale, with only 24 home sites. Lots come in two or four and three quarter acres and some have private moorage. The community is gated and houses will be built from native and natural materials (you get to choose the builder and your own timeline).

If you’re young, doing well and looking ahead to that uncertain future, this might be worth looking into…