Speaking of Real Estate …
One of a series of articles on real estate topics. All of the authors of “Speaking of Real Estate …” articles are full-time REALTORS® who work at Tradewinds Realty Inc. in Nova Scotia.
Parrsboro Doubling up on
By Martin van den Hemel
Staff Reporter
Sep 16 2006
The head of a local board game manufacturing business is bucking one trend and has become the buzz of a small town in Nova Scotia because of it.
Kerry Martens, chief executive officer of Headz Gamez International on Richmond’s Maycrest Way, recently announced plans to build a new multi-million dollar assembly plant in Parrsboro, a rural coastal community which has a population of only about 1,500 people.
ANNAPOLIS ROYAL: UN names Nova Scotia town world’s most livable
ANNAPOLIS ROYAL WEB CAM Note- On web cam page please scroll to bottom of web cam page for image
CTV.ca News Staff
It’s often called the cradle of Canada, where Samuel de Champlain settled four centuries ago. Now, the Nova Scotian town of Annapolis Royal is being recognized as the perfect little town.
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Buying a home in Nova Scotia from abroad by Carolyn Ekins http://www.acountrylife.com
A step by step guide to the house buying process in Canada and Nova Scotia.
Buying a home in Nova Scotia, either for investment, holidays or eventual permanent residency is a simple process even if you live abroad and are not Canadian….We did just that in 2004, mostly by e-mail from the UK and were pleasantly surprised just how easy the process was.
Coming to Nova Scotia - Small business in Nova Scotia .
www.ACountryLife.com & Carolyn Ekins
There are many ways to come to live and work in Nova Scotia. You can invest in business from abroad without coming to live in Nova Scotia or you can emigrate permanently by investing in an already established business or by bringing your ideas for a new business to the province.
Chester is a great town to explore on foot. Not only does it have some spectacular architecture, but you never know when you’re going to turn a corner and find an interesting place to have a bite to eat or do some spur-of-the-moment shopping.
There’s a new and different emporium in Chester — Juwil By The Sea. Owner Judith Rudderham not only sells her own lines of fine jewelry, but also has a number of merchants operating under her Pleasant Street roof.
Luxury Condominiums for Halifax!Every so often in this business I am surprised. One of these surprises happened a few months ago when Joe Ross from GJR Developments came to my office to ask if I would be interested to talk about a new development he wanted to build. Joe explained to me that he had a vision for a piece of land on the Bedford Basin on the Dartmouth side of the Halifax harbour. He described to me a wonderful site with direct waterfront, western views of historic Halifax and a tremendous opportunity to build his dream project, a old world solid stone and concrete edifice! Joe said that he had been working on this project for over two years and it was now all coming together. This kind of talk was of no surprise to me, I have people coming to me all the time with vapor visions and dream developments, the REAL SURPRISE was he was about to start to build and asked, would I - or my more correctly - would my company be interested in promoting and selling his project! NOW! Read the rest of this entry »
WINDSOR — The former Nova Scotia Textiles plant is about to become the site of a major business development that will revitalize the 125-year-old structure and bring new businesses and condominiums to the area.
Windsor businessman Terry Hines, owner of Hawboldt’s Home Furniture, and Kevin Keefe, owner of the Granite Brewery in downtown Halifax, plan to renovate the 125-year-old building, adding a micro-brewery, other businesses and 18 condominiums.
…He and Mr. Keefe, who have several investors backing the project, have been working on it for the past four months and are in the process of taking over the building from its former owner.
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Village of Chester Market still moving at a steady pace. Please have a look at the variety of property we sold in 2005. Oh and selling prices ranged from $100,000 to $4,000,000. So contrary to popular belief I believe we have a vibrant market in the village.
