halifax home sellers: Now is the time to Act On Home Renos!
- 02/06/09 10:28 AM
It could not be a better time to start to renovate your home. The government has recently announced a new program to help home owners with renovation projects. Coupled with the the Eco Energy retrofit grants, this makes renovating your home not only logical but economical as well. Below is a list of a few highlights of the program - 15 per cent tax credit of up to $1,350 for eligible renovations to home or cottage - The credit can be applied to projects like a new kitchen or bathroom, a new furnace, water heater, or a resurfaced driveway. Items like new furniture, appliances or … (1 comments)
halifax home sellers: 4th Quarter MLS Stats Are In!!!!!
- 01/29/09 04:24 AM
4th Quarter MLS residential stats for Halifax, Dartmouth and surrounding areas, released by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Lets have a look at some of the highlights of this report. Sales Decline but Prices Steady # of Sales 6205 - down by 10.7% from last years record total of 6945 Despite the decline in sales 2008 remained above the 10 year average. Dartmouth City had the most sales with 1669, only 4% fewer than 2007 Sales in Halifax City declined by 11%, Bedford-Hammonds Plains declined 15.6% and Sackville declined by 13.1%. Fall River showed the largest decline in sales by 22%. … (0 comments)
halifax home sellers: Halifax Real Estate Market Update
- 12/03/08 04:34 AM
Halifax Real Estate Market update, December 3, 2008 How has the real estate market in Halifax performed in the last two months? With all the doom and gloom in the financial sector of the news lately I figured it would be a good time to look at the HRM real estate market as a whole compared to the previous year. Halifax Real Estate market update for all areas of HRM for October, November 2008. Based on MLS stats for single family homes, condominiums and new construction.
Total Active Listings - 3063 As you can see from these numbers the market is definitely softening … (2 comments)
halifax home sellers: Great News For Halifax Home Buyers!!!
- 11/24/08 05:02 AM
Halifax Home Buyers Take Notice!!!! Thinking about buying a home and not sure how the financial crisis will affect your purchase. The Government of Canada is injecting 75 billion dollars to purchase Insured Mortgages. This is great news for home buyers. This should also help interest rates go down and make the purchase of your next home that much more affordable. Below is a press release from the government. Federal Government's $75-Billion Purchase of Insured Mortgages Should Benefit Home Buyers As part of its efforts to address the current financial crisis, the federal government announced that it will inject $75 billion of new money* … (0 comments)
halifax home sellers: Halifax Real Estate Historical Data
- 10/29/08 05:08 AM
Today I am going to look at the average price in the Halifax Real Estate Market for the last 8 years dating back to 2000. This should give you an idea of how the Halifax Real Estate market has fared over the years and where is it headed in the future.
Source: MLS data
The Halifax Real Estate market has had a very steady rise in price since the turn of the century. The number of sales has remained relatively the same over that period. This year we are on pace to be slightly behind last year's numbers which … (0 comments)
halifax home sellers: Halifax Real Estate Blog/ Multi Unit Market Report
- 08/20/08 04:29 AM
Halifax Real Estate Market Report Multi Unit Buildings(4 units or less) based on MLS® data. So today I figured I would look at something a little different. I have many clients who have and are actively looking for multi unit buildings as another way to enhance cash flow. There are things you need to look for when thinking of purchasing a multi unit rental. Firstly you have to make sure that the building generates income, a lot of multi units on the market today just won't carry themselves and they are better served as an owner occupied so someone will help with the … (0 comments)
halifax home sellers: Green Real Estate
- 08/17/08 01:58 AM
The Globe and Mail recently published a great article on a proposed Green building/Home initiative in BC that could change the way we build homes in the future. The idea is to have some new buildings to be carbon neutral and leave zero foot print as early as 2016. Here is the article, pretty cool I think;
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is escalating its war on greenhouse gases, examining a measure that will require some new buildings to be carbon neutral as early as 2016 - and every new building to have no carbon footprint by 2020. The proposal is tucked inside the … (1 comments)
halifax home sellers: Halifax Real Estate Blog/ Halifax Condos Market Update
- 08/10/08 01:03 PM
Halifax Real Estate/Halifax Condos MLS® Market Report July 28/2008 Halifax Real Estate Condo Report for Areas 1 - 40 which encompasses all of Halifax Regional Municipality for 2008 including new construction Total Active Halifax Condos - 497 The Halifax Condo market has slowed down with regards to number of sales year over year. There are a lot of new builds coming on board now and in the future. The market is currently in a little downturn with regards to number of buyers although average price continues to rise, just slightly year over year. The average days on market are up by 23 days which … (0 comments)
halifax home sellers: Halifax Real Estate Blog Market Update
- 08/07/08 04:20 AM
Halifax Real Estate MLS® Market Report 1st Half(January to July) 2008 Halifax Real Estate stats for single family detached, semi-detached, and townhouse including new construction for areas 1 through 40 which encompasses all of HRM. Number of Active listings - 2489 Based on these numbers you can see that the Halifax Real Estate market for number of sales is slowing down a little. There has been a 193 fewer homes sold compared to the same time last year, however the average price has increased by 9.4%. Average days on Market remained basically the same year over year. What do the … (0 comments)
It could not be a better time to start to renovate your home. The government has recently announced a new program to help home owners with renovation projects. Coupled with the the Eco Energy retrofit grants, this makes renovating your home not only logical but economical as well. 
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