Halifax’s wild real estate market

• 2020 saw double digit growth in sales and prices;
• 2021 was a burner year for real estate in the city; and
• between 2016 and 2021 Halifax had the fastest downtown area of any City in Canada and the 3rd fastest growing metropolitan area.

Be cautious

Buying your home will be one of the largest investments in your lifetime. Don’t let this busy market undermine that investment by being reckless.

• Think and plan ahead;
• Never sign anything that you don’t fully understand; and
• Reach out to trusted professionals to help you.

To protect consumers, lawyers in Nova Scotia need extra qualifications before they can transfer real estate for a client. David Burton is qualified to work within the provincial property transfer system and being a true solo-practitioner means his clients know their important work legal work will never be delegated to non-lawyers.

Move with confidence