Halifax Housing Report
The Halifax Market, Mid-May 2026
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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Halifax Housing Affordability: What HRM Should Build So Buyers Can Actually Afford Homes
Friday, May 15, 2026
Halifax Doesn’t Just Need More Housing. It Needs Housing People Can Actually Buy. There is a phrase we hear constantly in Halifax right now: “We need more housing.” And yes, we do. But that sentence is starting to feel a little too convenient. Because “more housing” can mean a lot of things. It can mean more $900,000 detached homes...
Buying a Home With Kitec Plumbing in Nova Scotia: What Buyers Really Need to Know
Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026
Buying a Home With Kitec Plumbing in Nova Scotia: What Buyers Really Need to Know If you are buying a home in Nova Scotia and hear the word Kitec, your first reaction might be panic. That is understandable. Kitec plumbing has been the subject of recalls, class-action litigation, insurance concerns, home inspection comments, and more than a few...
Halifax Real Estate Market Q1 2026: 170 Failed Deals, 474 Price Changes & What Sellers Need to Know
Wednesday, Apr 08, 2026
Executive Summary Halifax's single-family market wrote 1,856 deals during the first quarter of 2026—a pace that signals sustained buyer engagement. However, beneath that headline figure sits a more cautionary story: 170 of those transactions terminated, representing a 9.2% failure rate, while 474 active listings required price reductions to...
Tim Houston Criticizes New Brunswick’s Toll Plan — But Nova Scotia Already Has a Housing Toll
Wednesday, Apr 01, 2026
Executive Summary Premier Tim Houston has criticized New Brunswick’s proposed toll near Aulac as a barrier to movement and trade between province At the same time, Nova Scotia applies a 10% provincial non-resident deed transfer tax on certain residential purchases, and Halifax adds a 1.5% municipal deed transfer tax. That means some out-of-province...
Halifax Real Estate: January to March 2026 A Steady Market, Not a Frenzy
Monday, Mar 30, 2026
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Halifax Real Estate Market Report March 2026: What 968 Listings Mean for Home Sellers 2
Wednesday, Mar 25, 2026
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968 Listings. 156 Sales: The Inventory Story Sellers Need to Hear.
Monday, Mar 16, 2026
968 Active Listings 156 Sales (2 Weeks) 2,930 Total Showings 6.2 Months of Supply 16% Absorption Rate 80 Price Changes Stats from the Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS® (NSAR) · March 1–14, 2026 (sales/showings) · Active listings current as of March 16, 2026 · Single-family residential,...
Halifax Real Estate Market Report March 2026: What 968 Listings Mean for Home Sellers
Monday, Mar 16, 2026
If you are thinking about selling your home in Halifax this spring, there is one number you need to pay attention to: 968 active single-family listings. That number changes the conversation. Yes, buyers are active in the Halifax real estate market. There were 156 sales and 2,930 showings in the first half of March 2026, which tells us the spring...










