One of the most difficult parts about relocating to Halifax, Nova Scotia is choosing where to live and finding a home. If you have a family with school aged children, my guess is you want to make the process as streamlined and as easy as possible for every family member. Moving to an area, starting your children in school and then having to move them again is going to be tricky. That’s why it’s so essential to research the neighbourhoods and narrow down the communities you like the look of depending on your needs and wants. This of course applies to everyone relocating to Halifax with or witho ..read more

Why should anyone be moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia? If you or someone you know are considering moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia anytime soon, make sure you read this article first! Is moving to Halifax really for you? I’ll do my best to stick to the facts and provide you with as much insight as possible. I don’t know many people who move to Halifax and don’t love their new life. We really are so lucky to live in such a beautiful city, with so much to do and surrounded by so many great people. Halifax has a great balance of City life - just enough but not too much. Compared to that of large ..read more

  Well the Halifax real estate market has definitely changed this month. July Halifax real estate numbers tell us the story of the impact that Canada's high inflation numbers as well as the effect of increasing mortgage interest rates are having on the Halifax real estate market. We were all saying that "it feels like it's changing". Now we have the numbes and it has changed quickly as we are not seeing as many over asking prices and that ratio is getting closer to asking price. Looking to get in touch? Schedule a call / zoom / meeting with me here ➡️ https//calendly.com/richardpayne/60 ..read more

If you do a bit a of research, you’ll soon discover that Halifax is fairly spread out, occupying an area of 5,577 square kilometres which is approximately 10% of the total land area of Nova Scotia with over 200 official rural and urban communities within Halifax. When we moved here 14 years ago, we had focused our home buying on just three neighbourhoods and narrowed that down to just one after a few drive-arounds, but I know from experience of being a real estate agent, many people struggle with trying to find the best neighbourhood and community that suits them and ..read more

Of course, everyone will have their own opinion of what it is like living in Halifax, Nova Scotia and here is my personal take on it, having chosen to move my family and start a new life in Halifax back in March 2007 and (mostly)loving every minute living here :) Halifax, in comparison to many other major cities across Canada is a pretty small City.  Some people will tell you that this is a negative, however having come from a big, cosmopolitan City prior to moving here, you can access most of the same type of conveniences of larger cities but without the frantic rushing or overwhelming ..read more

Receive the Latest Local Market Stats Curious about local real estate? So are we! Every month we review trends in our real estate market and consider the number of homes on the market in each price tier, the amount of time particular homes have been listed for sale, specific neighborhood trends, the median price and square footage of each home sold and so much more. We’d love to invite you to do the same! Get Local Market Reports Sent Directly to You You can sign up here to receive your own market report, delivered as often as you like! It contains current information on pending, active and ju ..read more