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Jerry Conrad
The average and median sales prices of single family homes in Lunenburg County for November are nearly the same as for November 2008. Queens County sales saw an increase in average and median prices for the same periods. However raw sales are down, homes ...  [Read More]
Posted:byJerry Conrad
Jerry Conrad
The average and median sales prices of single family homes in Lunenburg and Queens counties on the South Shore are up in October 2009 compared to October 2008. However raw sales are down, homes are taking a little longer to sell and inventory for all of ...  [Read More]
Posted:byJerry Conrad
Jerry Conrad
Sell the house. Pay yourself. But first you have to sell the house. And that takes market exposure. In the real estate market that means maximum Internet exposure . From January 2009 through October 2009 PropertyGuys.com had approximately 671,000 unique ...  [Read More]
Posted:byJerry Conrad
Patricia Parker
News from the Bank of Canada, and a friendly warning that mortgage rates will be on the increase next year. Current housing prices reflect this years slump, but as sure as the tulips will spring up next March, so will housing prices in recreatoinal areas ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Reasons for Brits to move to Nova Scotia Firstly, I guess you would have to decide if you wanted to move to Canada. I don't know how we would entreat you to come to Canada ....most Canadians can't even explain who we are, ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
High over magnificent Deep Cove sits this luxuriously built 3 bedroom/2 bath cottage. Well, we say cottage, but the Observer of London called them "luxurious" and the Times of London called them "affordable" and our buyers say they ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
Narrated by Patricia Parker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X957e6olLPA  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Paulette Upshall
October 2009 - the kiddies are back in school, extra-curricular activities have started up, and Thanksgiving, Halloween and Christmas are just around the corner. I know that in my own household, things have started to tick at a normal speed with Taekwon-Do ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPaulette Upshall
Jerry Conrad
Sales for single family homes in Lunenburg and Queens counties were down from July and August 2009 and also from September of 2008 and September 2007. It also took longer to sell a home. However realtive to these same periods of time, the average sales ...  [Read More]
Posted:byJerry Conrad
Jerry Conrad
The average and median sales prices of single family homes in Lunenburg and Queens counties on the South Shore are up in 2009 compared to 2008. This may surprise many in the real estate market since raw sales are down, homes are taking longer to sell and ...  [Read More]
Posted:byJerry Conrad
Jerry Conrad
MLS® sales of existing homes in Nova Scotia are expected to be 9,275 units, a decrease of 14.7% from the 2008 sales of 10,874. However sales are expected to rise in 2010 to 9,500 units, an increase of 2.4%. Average Nova Scotia MLS® sales prices ...  [Read More]
Posted:byJerry Conrad
Jerry Conrad
MLS® sales of existing homes in Nova Scotia are expected to increase slightly in 2010 to 9,500 units, up from the projected 9,275 units for 2009. The average sales price for 2010 is forecast to be $199,250, up 2.4% from $194,500 projected for 2009. ...  [Read More]
Posted:byJerry Conrad
Jerry Conrad
Sell the house. Pay yourself. But first you have to sell the house. And that takes market exposure. In our world that means maximum Internet exposure . From January 2009 through July 2009 PropertyGuys.com had approximately 442,000 unique visitors to their ...  [Read More]
Posted:byJerry Conrad
Patricia Parker
Great press from across the U.K. The Observer calls The Anchorage Cottages at $300,000 CAD "luxurious" and Times, London call them "affordable" The Anchorage is unique and I not just saying that. It is a small exclusive development ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
Buying Property in Nova Scotia under the Multiple Listing System Under mls you don't pay the agent, the Seller does If you are from the U.K. or Europe you may not be familiar with MLS or Multiple Listing Service and Wikipedia has a very long and comprehensive ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
This is an email from Sam who is 11 when I wrote and asked him if he would tell you what he did in Nova Scotia this past summer..... Sam said...."yeh sure , um i loved sailing , and made loads of friends there , and we also went white water rafting ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
For an unbiased argument for moving to Canada see the link below.. http://www.livingin-canada.com/canada-vs-australia.html For a biased argument, if you are going to move to Canada, think about Nova Scotia Now that you have decided to come to Canada, its ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
Ocean prices, the why and the what for... Oceanfront is not easy to price and not easy to understand. You can see one lot with 10 acres and oceanfront and you can see a 40,000 square foot lot and they will be priced the same. The upshot is that many are ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
Bargain Hunters heading for Nova Scotia. As the Times, London said before "the troubles" south of the border began, Nova Scotia has some of the most affordable oceanfront in North America. That has not changed, we did not boom, so we will not ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
Deep Cove Blog "Luxurious" says the Observer, London "Affordable" says the Times, London The Anchorage at Deep Cove Update One one unit left at The Anchorage . For those that don't know about The Anchorage www.deepcoveanchorage.com ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
Nova Scotia South Shore Chowder.... Serves 6-8 depending on whether it is a cup or bowl. 4 heaping TBSP butter 1 lb mussels (you can cheat with bottled clam juice if you must) 1 pound large Nova Scotia Digby Scallops quartered 1 lb fresh haddock. halibut ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
The government of Canada underwrites loans for Canadians for who can only come up with a small down payment. As Rainer, a mortgage specialist, explains it is to protect the banks, not the buyer and the buyer pays a considerable fee over time, but for first ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
I am a realtor, not a lawyer, but I do want my clients to have good sound information. There are many local lawyers who can service your needs or you can find under my website and resources www.patparker.ca names of local or immigration lawyers. Below ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
Blogging away about two of my favourite things, food and ocean. Nova Scotia Fish and Chips 2 lb Fresh Haddock, Cod or other firm white fish fillets...fresh only. If you can't find fresh haddock, cod or other then you can use salmon, but it is very ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker
Patricia Parker
Hurricane Bill is headed towards Nova Scotia and should hit land late Sunday or early Monday. For those who aren't familiar with our weather, we usually hear more news from newscasters than we do from a storm, the exception being Juan in 2003. Storms ...  [Read More]
Posted:byPatricia Parker

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