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Buyer Tips when making a "lowball' offer in Halifax

Buyer Tips when making a lowball offer in #Halifax Look, I get it. HGTV teaches all of us to low ball offers. Seminars come to town educating people to flip homes and make a profit. Our market for almost 9 years has been in a slump. It makes sense that buyers ...

Posted by Sandra Pike on Jun 19, 2023

What is moving to Halifax like?

What was it like to move toHalifax? I have to admit, moving to #Halifax was such a big step for me. Originally from Newfoundland, I had moved to Ottawa area in 1989 and stayed there till 2006. While at work one day, my boss came to me with an ultimatum, move to NS or get a pay ...

Posted by Sandra Pike on Jun 19, 2023

How to Get Over Losing Out On Your Halifax Dream Home

“I’m so sorry, they went with another offer.” It’s a shocking thing to hear; you’ve already moved into that dream home in your mind. It’s common to start second guessing yourself, even condemning yourself for not offering more money or better terms, but the tr ...

Posted by Sandra Pike on Jun 19, 2023

Will Solar Panels help or hurt the sale of your home in Halifax?

First of all, it’s difficult to quantify how much,if anything, solar panels add to the bottom line when you sell your house. But more importantly, they could limit your pool of buyers considerably for a few reasons: Some buyers just aren’t into how they look on a house&helli ...

Posted by Sandra Pike on Jun 19, 2023

How Time Can Be a First-Time Buyer’s Advantage in the Halifax Market

If you’re in the market to buy your first home in this market, it’s probably felt like an uphill battle. There aren’t a lot of houses to choose from, and the minute a house gets listed there are a ton of offers to compete against. Adding to the stress, now you’re probabl ...

Posted by Sandra Pike on Jun 19, 2023

Should you get an appraisal prior to listing your Halifax Home?

The most important thing on every seller’s mind is the listing price. No one wants to leave money on the table by pricing a home too low. At the same time, pricing the home too high will also likely result in lost dollars either from wasting valuable time on the market or once stale, selli ...

Posted by Sandra Pike on Jun 19, 2023

Halifax Real Estate : Military Moves in 2022

Military Moves from Halifax. Are you being posted in 2022? Where are you being posted? If you are being posted to Ontario, will it be in the cites of Trenton, Kingston or maybe Borden? 3 amazing cities that are always host to many DND families. Today we interview loca ...

Posted by Sandra Pike on Jun 19, 2023

Halifax Real Estate: What is happening in out market?

We all know that 2021 was an anomaly for real estate, not only in NS but in most of Canada. Record sales were met locally with properties selling up to and over $100k of listing price. The population grew from 413 000 people in 2020 to 439 819 in 2021. All of NS from 2020-2021 saw an increase of ...

Posted by Sandra Pike on Jun 19, 2023

Halifax Real Estate : Are we in a bubble?

Halifax Real Estate : Are we in a bubble? My 2nd video of the year interviewing agents about the Halifax Market. Are we in a bubble? Are we the cause of the prices? What will happen in 2022? Today I am interviewing a great panel of local agents. Chris Peter ...

Posted by Sandra Pike on Jun 19, 2023

Understanding Appraisals in Halifax

How Appraisers Determine Value Once a buyer and seller agree on a sales price, the contract is then sent to the lender for the loan approval process. One of the first things the lender will do is to order an independent appraisal. The appraiser will use local data to determine a value f ...

Posted by Sandra Pike on Jun 19, 2023
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