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  If you can’t read the comic, above, it is a guy asking how much to fix his flat. The other guys says, “We charge a Flat Rate.” Hilarious. So what is going on, in terms of Real Estate Values, in the HRM area? Well compared to the period (May – July 08) values have gone up an average of 3.5% from...

  Home Sale are up 4% in the Halifax-Dartmouth-Truro area. Although these number are not bad this article, from the Truro Daily News, points out that a balance is the best the economy and I agree. Please click above to see the full article. Although Truro is about and hour drive from Halifax I w...

I thought this was an interesting study which I found from Peter's blog in Edmonton: A new survey by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC of 1,000 people reveals that men and women shop differently when looking for a house.Seventy percent of women surveyed know if they like a house the day they walk i...

The Canadian Commercial Real Estate Market is still facing troubled times as the Residential market recovers. Click on the thumbnail above to read the full story from the Chronicle Herald. Sales are down 50% for the first 1/2 of 2009 compared to where they were the year before. However things st...

Below is a great funny video of why to work with a REALTOR® and the dangers if you don't. I actually will knock on the neighbors doors when I have a buying client to get any "insights" into the neighborhood they are buying into. You know to check for serial killers, grow houses, etc. hehe. But se...

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If you are you may wish to hire a real REALTOR®... Here is a great video from howrealtorshelp.ca They actually have a series of videos now and I'll post some from time to time.

Here is a video from CNBC on the current Mortgage situation in the States. Sounds like it is going to get worse before it gets better. Click on the Video below if you would like to see it. Thanks to CMHC insurance we should not have the same problem here.                                          ...

Well leave it to Google. They have made a very easy way to search for Real Estate in a givin area (including Nova Scotia). Just click on the link above or go to www.maps.google.com/realestate to check it out. This is so much more easier than the clunky MLS system who always seems to be behind th...

  Mike Smith, REALTOR® | 902.209.6745 Family First Realty iListinHD.com | mike@iListinHD.com     Opposed to my last post, this article from the Burnside News shows that the Real Estate Market in Halifax is on fire! This stats are from the NSAR (Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS) so they should...