If you have one of these devices, looking for a new home or property has become a lot easier. You can throw away the looseleaf binder, the legal pad or the spreadsheets you might have used in the past, and target your next property with less confusion and hassle.
Most property searches start with realtor.ca, even before you hire an agent. This website allows you to save favourite listings and then ...
Posted by Janet Patten
on April 25, 2012
THE DIFFERENCE REALTORS® make in your communities goes far beyond Home Sales.
REALTORS® donate thousands to local charities and spend thousands of hours doing charitable work: in just the last year, REALTORS® in Nova Scotia raised well over $ 100,000 for charities, and much more that has not been reported through the association.
REALTORS® help sustain a healthy economy ...
Posted by Margaret Bowlen
on February 3, 2011
Halifax Regional Municipality continues to outdo the national average. When comparing the numbers to the end of September 2010 to the same period of 2009, our numbers are encouraging.
Listings are down slightly at 2.25% and sales only down by 1.17% - The good news is that our average prices are still up over last year. Buyers have plenty of choices - Sellers have to be ...
Posted by Margaret Bowlen
on October 21, 2010
Halifax region continues to have an active market contrary to what we see reported on the national news. The problem with the national statistics, is just that, it's national.
Our area continues to see increases in the average price of homes when compared to the same time period last year. The unit numbers show a slight decline of less than 2% in the number of active listings, ...
Posted by Margaret Bowlen
on September 23, 2010
If you are itching to add value to your home, consider landscaping. Landscaping projects can vary greatly in cost, while offering better opportunity for anxious homeowners to manage a large part of the project themselves. This will dramatically increase their ROI (Return on Investment)
If you are considering selling your home, you will want good curb appeal - A well landscaped home will ...
Posted by Margaret Bowlen
on June 17, 2010
Virtually all home purchases today are subject to (conditional upon) the buyer(s) being satisfied by a home inspection. We are also seeing more properties on the market where the seller(s) have decided to have a pre-inspection done on their home before it goes on the market.
A professional home inspector alerts home buyers and/or sellers to items that may need repair or defects that could affect ...
Posted by Margaret Bowlen
on May 5, 2010
Family Literacy Day, held on January 27 each year, was developed by ABC Canada Literacy Foundation and Honda Canada in 1999 to encourage families to read and learn together on a daily basis. In our information driven world, the ability to read and write effectively has never been more important and the social handicap that illiteracy represents has never been more apparent.
Literacy proficiency ...
Posted by Margaret Bowlen
on January 14, 2010
Have just finished a review of the market stats for Halifax Regional Municipality and the numbers show that the market is rebounding. When looking at July of 2009 compared to July of 2008 the number of new listings is up about 2.5% and the year to date shows a slight decline of 1.5%. The sales for the same time period show the monthly comparison to be down about 4.5%, with the year to date ...
Posted by Margaret Bowlen
on August 13, 2009
We hear it daily on the TV and Radio News, we read it daily in the Papers - the slowdown and the prices falling - I am happy to report that the market in HRM remains stable and the prices are still up over the same time period when compared to 2008. Yes, it may take a little longer to sell a house, and yes buyers are taking a little more time to make decisions, but that all makes for a more balanced ...
Posted by Margaret Bowlen
on June 12, 2009
Retrofit your Home and Qualify for a Grant!
Thinking of ways to make your home more energy efficient? There are things you can do to reduce your energy consumption AND receive grants through ecoENERGY Retrofit.
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is offering a new residential energy efficiency assessment service to home owners who can then qualify for federal grants by improving the evergy ...
Posted by Margaret Bowlen
on March 3, 2009