On Wednesday, October 28, the Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, from 2.25% to 2.5%. If you own a home, are thinking about buying or have a mortgage renewal on the horizon, you might be wondering what this means for …

Getting that call that your offer was accepted is one of the best feelings in the home buying process. But accepted doesn't quite mean done. Between that moment and closing day, there's an important stretch called the conditions period, and knowing what to expect makes it a whole lot …

If you've started house hunting, or house selling, by Googling “how does buying a home work,” you've probably ended up more confused than when you started. Most of what comes up is written for the U.S. market, or for cities nothing like ours. Here's where the internet …

If you're buying a home in Nova Scotia, there's a cost that doesn't always make it onto the "what will this cost me" list right away: Deed Transfer Tax. It's not part of your mortgage, it's not baked into the purchase price, and it's easy to forget …

More and more couples in Nova Scotia are choosing to buy a home together before, or instead of, getting married. It is a completely normal path, and it works well for a lot of people. It also comes with a few extra questions that married …

What to know before you make it your own
There is a reason so many people fall in love with the idea of owning a piece of the Nova Scotia coastline. The sound of the water, the long summer evenings on the deck, the feeling of having a place …

For most buyers, the assumption is simple. Once a home hits the market, you will see it online, book a showing, and decide if it fits.

But in many Canadian markets today, that timeline is shrinking, or disappearing entirely. Homes are being sold through private channels, early …

You've found the home you want. You've made an offer. The seller has accepted. Everything is moving along and then the appraisal comes back lower than the purchase price.

It's one of the most stressful moments in a real estate transaction, and it catches a lot …

It is one of those conversations we have with buyers almost every week. Someone walks into a neighbourhood they have never seriously considered, and something clicks. Or they spend a year searching in the city and quietly admit they have been dreaming about …

I've been helping people find homes across Nova Scotia for over 25 years, and I've learned something that might surprise many first-time buyers: the community matters more than the house itself.

This isn't about the four walls and a roof. It's about where you …