The Bank of Canada Just Raised Rates. Here’s What It Means If You’re Buying, Selling or Own a Home in Halifax

This morning, the Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate for the first time since July 2023.

By tonight, you’ll see headlines saying the housing market …

Should You Sell Your Halifax Home This Winter or Wait for Spring? What the 2026 Data Shows

Every year around this time, I get the same question from homeowners.

“Should we list now, or wait until spring?”

The usual answer is “spring,” because that’s when buyers come …

Home Inspection Red Flags in Nova Scotia: What Halifax Buyers Should Check Before They Firm Up

The home inspection report lands in your inbox. It’s 50 pages long, full of photos, and every second line says “recommend further evaluation.”

Most buyers skim it, look for anything alarming, and …

Should Your First Home in Halifax Be a Duplex? What 63 Real Sales Show

Most first-time buyers in Halifax compare two options: keep renting, or stretch for a house.

There’s a third option, and it’s how a lot of today’s landlords got started. Buy a home with two …

Should I Rent or Buy in Halifax? The Honest 2026 Math

I sit on both sides of this question.

As a REALTOR®, I help people buy homes. As someone who owns and operates rental buildings in Nova Scotia, I also collect rent. So when a renter asks me …

Why Isn't My House Selling in Halifax? How to Read What the Market Is Telling You

The worst part of a listing that sits isn't the waiting.

It's the guessing. Is it the price? The photos? The market? The kitchen? Is it just a slow week? Every day …

Nova Scotia's 10% Non-Resident Deed Transfer Tax: Who Pays, Who's Exempt, and Why Investors Look at Fourplexes

The call usually goes like this.

A buyer from Ontario or Alberta has found a property in Halifax. The numbers work. They've done their homework on price, rents, and neighbourhood. Then …

Drive around Halifax today and one thing is difficult to miss:

Construction.

Cranes are everywhere.

New apartment buildings are rising across the Halifax Regional Municipality, and major developments continue to reshape communities throughout the region.

And the numbers back it up.

As of August 2026, …

More Homes. Fewer Sales. What’s Really Happening in the Nova Scotia Real Estate Market?

If you've been following the Nova Scotia real estate market lately, you might be getting mixed messages.

Sales are down.

Inventory is up.

Homes are taking longer to sell in many areas.

Halifax Real Estate Market Update: More Listings, More Opportunity This Spring

Living in Nova Scotia | Weekly Market Update | April 2026

Spring is officially showing up in the Halifax and Nova Scotia real estate market — and this week’s numbers are telling an important story.

The …