Halifax’s 2025 Regional Plan Hits a Roadblock — Here’s What It Means for Development and Housing   On August 8, 2025, Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) got an unexpected answer from the Province of Nova Scotia: No.   After five years of work, public consultation, and collaboration with provincial staff, the updated 2025 Regional Municipal...

  As of the end of July 2025, Halifax’s single-family home market has moved over 2,600 properties, with seasonal momentum driving both buyer activity and price behavior. This year’s market has been tight, competitive, and full of classic spring fever energy—especially when it comes to those bidding wars.   Here’s how it’s shaping up so...

Halifax Single-Family Home Sales – July 2025 Market Report     If you’re wondering how the Halifax housing market held up in July, the answer is: better than most expected. Despite a lot of headlines suggesting buyer fatigue and affordability concerns, 435 single-family homes sold across HRM — and a good chunk of them sold fast.     This...

If you’ve ever opened your property tax assessment and nearly spit out your coffee, you’re not alone.     In Halifax, property assessments are handled by the Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC). While the idea is to assess every home at “market value,” the way they calculate that number feels more like throwing darts than analyzing...

  By Sandra Pike, The Pike Group | Royal LePage Atlantic   It’s one of the most frustrating things you can go through as a seller: you accept an offer, start mentally packing boxes, and then boom—your deal falls apart. Welcome to the world of terminated sales in Halifax real estate.   If you’re wondering whether this is happening more...

  Let’s be blunt: Halifax is firmly in a buyer’s market, and the showing data from July 2025 proves it.     Here’s the breakdown: Total Showings: 11,148 Homes for Sale: 1,419 Homes Sold: 435 Absorption Rate: 30.7%     If you’re wondering what that means in plain English—it means most homes didn’t sell....

Are Halifax Housing Policies Making the Crisis Worse?  By Sandra Pike, The Pike Group | Royal LePage Atlantic   Housing in Halifax isn’t just expensive — it’s getting more expensive to build, buy, and even move into. And while there’s no shortage of headlines about our housing crisis, there seems to be a serious shortage of coordination...

Halifax Water Commission RDC Hike: How Development Charges Will Affect Nova Scotia Home Prices   As someone working closely with buyers in the new home market, I'm seeing real concern about how this potential increase could impact both your project economics and buyer affordability.   Why this matters to your buyers and builders right now: Project...

It may not be called a tax — but make no mistake, Halifax’s proposed $27,000 Regional Development Charge (RDC) increase is a TAX.  Just like a tariff, this fee gets passed down the line and lands where it always does: squarely on the shoulders of the buyer.   Halifax Water has unveiled its 2025 RDC proposal, and the numbers are staggering. The...