How’s the Real Estate Market in Nova Scotia?

How’s The Real Estate Market? So I get 25 pages of stats from The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) around the middle of each month and the first thing that happens is that my eyes glaze over. Then I narrow down the numbers to the ones that interest me –...

Latest Mortgage Rates and Mortgage Strategies

Latest Mortgage Rates and Mortgage Strategies About a year ago I said the following: “The Bank of Montreal is now offering the ridiculously low rate of 2.99%”. Well that was a year ago and things haven’t changed much – except that rates have gotten even more...

Buying A Home in Halifax – Choosing a Realtor

The first step in buying your new home is choosing your team. There are a number of people whose expertise and experience will be critical as you work towards finding the perfect home: real estate agent, banker, home inspector… First, let’s talk about your agent. For...

Thinking of Buying Real Estate?

Thinking Of Buying Real Estate? Now may be the time to buy real estate – home, income property or commercial. The reason is simple – mortgage rates are low and the market is slow. If you have some investment funds, real estate may be the best place to put them. More...

Real Estate Market – Good News/Bad News

Real Estate Market – Good News/Bad News SUBURBAN SALES DOWN, URBAN SALES UP Halifax Real Estate Market Update First quarter single family sales stats are in from the Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS and the news is well, ho hum. Many will point to the bad weather –...

Buying A Home In Halifax – Your Real Estate Team

Buying A Home In Halifax – Your Real Estate Team The Mortgage Broker or Bank Lending Officer is the first team member you will consult. In the same way you shopped for a REALTOR®, you should carefully select a lender. I usually give my clients the names of three...