Halifax Market Commentary · 2026 Why Your Halifax Home Is Getting Showings But No Offers in 2026 By Sandra Pike, REALTOR® · The Pike Group, Royal LePage Atlantic Showings are an encouraging sign. They tell you that buyers are finding your listing, that the photos are doing their job, and that your price is at least in the rig...

Data from Statistics Canada — New Housing Market Report, 2025 Experimental estimates  |  Released June 17, 2026  |  Catalogue no. 62F0014M Halifax Market Commentary Halifax Bucks the National Trend: New-Home Prices Climb While the Country Cools Statistics Canada’s latest figures show new single-detached price...

Canada Is in a Technical Recession. What Does That Mean for Halifax Homeowners? Canada has entered what economists call a technical recession — and naturally, that sounds about as comforting as hearing your furnace make a new noise in February. But before anyone starts panic-pricing their home, hiding under a duvet, or blaming the dog, let&...

Stats from the Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS® (NSAR) May 2026 HRM Showing Activity Report Halifax & Dartmouth | Buyer Demand & Deal Flow Analysis Executive Summary Buyer activity across Halifax Regional Municipality stayed robust in May 2026. Sandra Pike's tracking recorded 11,150 showings and 1,224 deals written over the ...

The Pike Group & Royal LePage Atlantic HRM · Mid-Month · Vol. V · 2026 Stats from the Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS® The Halifax Market, Mid-May 2026. A data-driven look at single-family activity across Halifax Regional Municipality for the reporting window May 1–16. Reporting Window &...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...