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Four Bedroom Contemporary Built In 1965 On Regina Terrace Still Is Today: $649.9K

This four bedroom, two and a half bathroom, 2,300 sqft. house at 6121 Regina Terrace was
contemporary when it was built in 1965 and it still is today. It needs some lovin' but the spacious entry and large living room with fireplace are full of light. Patio doors lead to a back garden. The kitche...
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Former Ugly Duckling Restored And For Sale On Cogswell: $449K

This 2,395 sqft house at 5537 Cogswell St is a two and a half storey, turn of the century home with with the high ceilings and tall baseboards of the period and four bedrooms and 2.5 baths. Once called the 'ugliest house in Halifax' the exterior has been restored to reflect the time period in whi... Link to more info Read More.

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Renovated Three Bedroom In Crichton Park: $399.9K

This three bedroom, two bathroom house at 10 Clearview Crescent in Crichton Park is just blocks from Crichton Park Elementary and has been completely renovated, with all new plumbing, upgraded electrical, a natural gas furnace, water heater, a fireplace and all new windows. The 2,340 sqft house ... Link to more info Read More.

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Five bedroom, 3,500 sqft house in Eaglewood: $549.9K

This five bedroom, three and a half bathroom, 3,500 sqft house at 117 Snowy Owl Drive in Eaglewood has a large foyer with a circular staircase to the upper bedrooms. The master has a walk-in closet and en-suite with beautiful soaker tub. There's a large formal dining room on the main floor, a den... Read More.

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Expansive City View From Modernist Four Bedroom In Clayton Park: $425K

This 2,492 sqft modernist home at 51 Briarwood Crescent sits high above a quiet cul-de-sac in Clayton Park. The 41-year-old house has been lovingly preserved with a large living room with fireplace and expansive skyline views at night. A renovated kitchen has glass tile backsplash, stainless appl... Read More.

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Project Nursery: Mantel Shelf

If you follow Urban Squirrel you might remember me picking up this old fireplace mantel last summer. I had plans to mount it to a wall originally but one of the legs had a bit of wood rot. After cutting out the rot and ending up with one short leg, the mantel got set aside. When I decided the ... Read More.

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Etiquette at Open Houses

I’ve been finding myself doing a fair number of Open Houses lately. Most Sundays from 2 to 4 PM you’ll find me hunkered down in some Seller’s home hoping for visitors that are actually potential buyers and not “Susie down the street who thought she’d check out the neighbour’s house”. Sometime... Read More.

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For Rent: Recently Renovated Three Bedroom House On The Northwest Arm – $3,500/month, plus utilities

This three bedroom, three bathroom house at 1154 Rockcliffe St. has open concept living on two levels, hardwood floors throughout, beautiful views of the Northwest Arm, Fleming Park and the Dingle, and a stone patio and a waterside deck with steps leading to the shore. No smoking tenants only. No... Link to more info Read More.

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Three Bedrooms On Atlantic St. In The South End: $499K

This three bedroom, two and one half bathroom house at 5530 Atlantic Street in in the South End has many modern upgrades. The 2,013 sqft house is open plan on the main floor with a large living room open and kitchen. Upstairs there are three bedrooms and the Master has a large walk-in closet and ... Read More.

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Art freebies from 'the handmade home'

I wanted to share this website I found that is full of FREE downloads to print. You know how sometimes you want to create a frame wall collage but don't always have prints? Here is a potential solution. From nursery prints, to vintage photos and even learning cards for kids. Read More.

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Homes Halifax...in my kitchen

If you happened to pick up the 2012 edition of Homes Halifax (free glossy mag published once a year by The Coast)...check out page 53.
Here, you will see my kitchen! It’s one of the four kitchens in Halifax featured in the “Dream Kitchens” main story.
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Four bedroom, 2,400 sqft, split-level in central Dartmouth: $374.9K

This four-storey, 2,400 sqft, split-level house at 34 Birchwood Terrace sits on a well-landscaped lot in central Dartmouth with a fenced backyard and aggregate driveway and walkway. The original hardwood floors remain in most areas of the 44-year-old house and a new, open concept kitchen flows in... Link to more info Read More.

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Three Bedroom North End Neighbourhood Home With Finished Attic: $409K

This 1,816 sqft house at 2714 Northwood Terrace has three bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms, extra living space in a finished attic and a dry basement with lots of room for storage. It's a popular North End neighbourhood. The house has a south-west facing backyard and deck. Asking price: $409K.
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A Little House On Swaine St. That Is Larger Than It Looks: $399K

This three bedroom, one full and one partial bathroom house at 2750 Swaine St. has been totally renovated. The 1,559 sqft home has a large custom-built kitchen that's open to both living room and a large back deck. There's also an outbuilding with heat and electricity that's ideal for a studio or... Read More.

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The Most Expensive House In Halifax Is 12,000 Sqft On The Arm: $6.5M

This 12,000 sqft house at 382 Purcell's Cove Road has entry doors constructed of exotic African babinga wood and iron. A centre hall flanked by formal dining room and den leads to grand salon with a wall of windows overlooking a private beach. The five bedroom house has five full bathrooms and tw... Link to more info Read More.

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The Most Expensive House in Atlantic Canada Is In P.E.I: $7.750M

This six bedroom, eight and one half bathroom house sits on a bluff on 11 acres at Cable Head on the North Coast facing the the Atlantic. The 13,500 sqft home was designed by a prominent American architect with instructions to build a house to last generations. The exterior is done with Cape Cod ... Link to more info Read More.

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clip the cord

I ran across this great little idea the other day and thought I’d share...
Pesky computer, ipod, ipad, phone charger cords? It drives me crazy when they slip down behind the desk...

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A Century Home For The Next Century: $749K

This five bedroom, three and a half bathroom, 3,270 sqft house adjacent to Point Pleasant Park at 505 Francklyn St. was built in 1911 and renovated for the next hundred years. It has a main floor family room off the kitchen area, a master bedroom with ensuite, and a lower level that could serve a... Read More.

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Medway Cove House With Its Own Private Island: $395K

This 17-year-old house outside Liverpool sits on just less than two acres and is about 70 minutes from Halifax. The 3,180 sqft house has an oversize deck that spans a granite ledge rising up from the Bay with about 1,500 feet of oceanfront, a private island linked to the property via a floating b... Link to more info Read More.

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Druet v. Girouard Update and the Kijiji Buyer

For those of you that have been following the court case I've been involved in for the past 17 months, the decision was released today by the Court of Appeal of NB. Entering the ranks of the self-represented was not easy but through perseverance I got through it and the justice system prevailed. Read More.

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I AM a real estate agent, but I'm also a REALTOR®

People use the terms REALTOR® and real estate agent interchangeably, but that is incorrect. There are differences between REALTORS® and real estate agents. They aren’t the same and a part of the confusion is that most people don’t know the difference between the two and tend use the terms interch... Read More.

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A Bright White Open Kitchen In Clayton Park Bungalow: $389.9K

This 41-year-old, 2,280 sqft bungalow at 17 Fox Glove Lane bungalow in Clayton Park has been renovated with gleaming dark hardwood floors and outdoor decking. It has four bedrooms, two baths and a stylish, bright white open kitchen. Situated on a popular cul-de-sac it has an attached single car g... Link to more info Read More.

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lighthouse living

Did you know that 976 lighthouses across Canada were recently declared surplus property?
Did you know that since then, I’ve been totally obsessed with the idea of buying a lighthouse and converting it into a cottage?
Think about it. They are in the most beautiful locations. They are all waterfr...
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Three Bedroom, Two Full And Two Half-baths In Bedford: $539.9K

This three bedroom, two full and two partial bathroom, 2,475 sqft. bungalow at 3 St Laurent Place
in Bedford is well designed for traffic flow. The home has a main floor family room with fireplace, main floor laundry room, spacious principal rooms with hardwood flooring and the master suite has ...
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Project Nursery: Vintage Suitcase

As I complete the final projects in the nursery I'll be blogging about them. My grandmother picked up this vintage suitcase at a yard sale years ago for my mother, who then gave it to me.
I'm using the suitcase in the nursery to store books and toys.
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Original Owners Selling Five Bedroom Home in Ridgevale: $497.9K

This 4,200 sqft home at 35 Ambercrest Drive in Bedford with five bedrooms and two bathrooms
was built 26 years ago and is being sold by the original owners. The kitchen and bathrooms have been updated with new hardwood floors and new carpet and a laundry/mud room has been added recently. The hom...
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How's the Market?

How's the market? As a REALTOR® this is one of the questions that I get most often. In short, the Halifax market is great! However, this is a bit of a generalization since Halifax Regional Municipality is actually broken down into 30+ areas, each with their own unique market values and sales ... Read More.

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House With a View And Four Acres of Oceanfront On St. Margaret’s Bay: $1.790M

This 27-year-old house at 24 Lanyard Lane is perched high on more than 4 acres of spectacular oceanfront in St. Margaret’s Bay. The six bedroom, 3,730 sqft. house has three and a half bathrooms, a sun room, hot tub, its own private tennis court and a short path down to a white sand beach. Asking... Link to more info Read More.

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100-year-old, Three Bedroom House On Pepperell: $449.9K

This 100-year-old, three bedroom house at 6188 Pepperell Street has one full and one half bathrooms in 1,500 sqft., is just off Quinpool Rd. and is an easy walk to the QEII and the Commons. The main floor has a traditional living room - dining room combination with a big window looking out on the... Read More.

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The Setup

If you Google workboxes you'll find a lot of different setups. The official setup is laid out in Sue Patrick's Workbox System. It calls for 12 plastic shoe boxes per student set up on a shoe rack. A lot of people prefer the look of Ikea's Trofast storage system but it's expensive and I'd have... Read More.

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Three Bedrooms, Four Bathrooms Overlooking The Northwest Arm: $457.5K

This 3,025 sqft. house at 55 Herring Cove Road has three bedrooms, four bathrooms and views of the Northwest arm from one of two upper and lower front decks. The main floor is completely open concept with a custom kitchen, granite counters, kitchen island and oversized corner sink.  There is a go... Link to more info Read More.

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Four Bedrooms And A Spacious Kitchen On Torrington Dr: $499K

This 3,150 sqft. house at 160 Torrington Dr in Rockingham has a Eurostyle kitchen that's recently been renovated with chestnut coloured cabinets, an exposed brick wall, a double granite sink and a stainless steel propane stove. The house has oak hardwood throughout and a large dining area and pan... Read More.

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Antique settee makeover

While Pinteresting one day I found the following antique settee and fell in love. Notice the french ticking fabric used for the seating - this is absolute bliss to me!
I recently renovated my kitchen but afterwards I felt like the dining area was lacking a feeling of comfort.
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lamp makeover #3 (and draw prize!)

You may remember that a while ago, one of my lamp makeover projects was a 1980's light pink glass lamp. After I finished with it, it was a fun white lamp with a white linen lamp shade. Read More.

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Updated Three Bedroom Bungalow In Armdale: $309.9K

This 1,750 sqft updated three bedroom bungalow with one and a half baths at 3 Coronet Ave. in Armdale sits on 10,000 sqft lot with an ample driveway and landscaped grounds with paths, stone walls and a private deck. Inside is a sunny living room, dining room and eat-in kitchen. The main bath has... Read More.

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This Four Bedroom, Two Bathroom House Pops With Colour

This four bedroom, two bathroom house at 104 Herring Cove Road sits unobtrusively well back on the lot but inside it's a spacious 2,400 sqft. that pops with bright colours and clean lines. Extensively renovated and a second story added in 1995, the house has new windows, roof, plumbing, electrica... Read More.

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Three Bedrooms And An English Garden Across From Lake Charles: $365K

This three bedroom, two and a half bath, 2,500 sqft. house at 23 Lake Charles Drive in Dartmouth was architect designed and built 19 years ago across the street from Lake Charles and near to Highway 107. All amenities are nearby: bus routes, the Shubie park/canal system and the Dartmouth lakes. T... Read More.

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Kids Dresser Makeover

Here is a sneak peek for what's to come in the baby's room. Unfortunately I forgot to take a before picture of this dresser and remembered while priming it. I found this solid wood antique dresser on kijiji and paid $50 for it...what a deal! Read More.

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dreamy designs

Predictably, one of the other things I really love is great architectural design. If I was any good at math and science, I might have been an architect.
Anyway...
Instead, I love stepping beyond the world of interior design to look at the bigger picture, and to dream about how they all work tog...
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A Georgian Terrace Townhome On Hollis: $899.9K

This four bedroom, two full and one half bathroom, 3,468 sqft house at 1346 Hollis St. is a registered heritage property circa 1800 known as The Jane Pryor House, one of three Georgian terrace townhomes also known as the three sisters. Restored and modernized the house retains many of its origina... Read More.

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Rockingham House With Spectacular Basin Views: $429.9K

This 2,415 sqft. house at 9 Lynwood Dr. in Rockingham has spectacular basin views. The two bedroom, two bathroom bungalow has a living/dining room with hardwood floors, a wood fireplace and large windows. A sunny solarium has five skylights and two walls of windows, a six-person hot tub, gas fire... Read More.

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My Latest Vacant Halifax Home Staging Project

Anyone who purchases this incredible home, located at 19 Wyndrock Drive, gets the best of both worlds. Lakefront living right in the city of Halifax. Newly renovated, it's listed with Domus Realty's Brenda MacKenzie. Check it out. The mls # is 00310219. Read More.

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spring fever

I'm feeling spring!
Here are a couple of things that caught my eye this week that would be great to add a little spring into your space.
I love this mirror...the mix of vintage looking and modern. Picture it on a dark grey wall! Not too girlie, but would add a lot of glam to any modern space. (...
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Four-bedroom Victorian On Walnut St: $579.9K

This 1,932 sqft Victorian house at 1627 Walnut St., one block from LeMarchant Elementary and Dal, has large rooms with high ceilings and crown mouldings. There's an efficient wood stove insert with granite hearth in the living room and custom drapes throughout. The kitchen and pantry have stained... Read More.

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103-year-old Home On Half An Acre In Old Bedford: $599.9K

This 103-year-old home at 6 First Avenue on half an acre in old Bedford has been fully restored and upgraded with four bedrooms and two baths in 3,590 sqft. Among the many highlights: ocean views, a kitchen with caesarstone, custom cabinetry and marble counter tops; an elegant living room with w... Read More.

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A Great Room In A 3,758 sqft. House in Ravenscraig: $749.9K

This four bedroom, three and a half bathroom, 3,758 sqft. house at 5 Balwearie Lane in the Ravenscraig neighbourhood has a contemporary feel and is close to walking trails that link to the Frog Pond and the Arm. The main floor has a gourmet kitchen/dining room that opens to a great room with prop... Read More.

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This Condo At The Carlyle Is Shagadelic, Baby

This 1,276 sqft, two bedroom, two bathroom condo for sale in the Carlyle at 6095 Coburg Rd. was redesigned with an open main living space and very high quality materials and workmanship. On one side of the main room is a wall of windows with panoramas of the city and the ocean. On the other is a ... Link to more info Read More.

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my kitchen makeover

This kitchen makeover takes the cake for longest lasting project in my life. Start to near finished was almost 6 months. Before...a dreary 80's dream with oak trim cream color cabinets and a dingy linoleum floor. And after a classic timeless space that's not only pretty but functions wonderfully. Read More.

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rouge news

Ever wish you could have just a little more of just a little rouge?
Well now you can!
rouge has a new facebook page.
Join us at www.facebook.com/rougesuzanne for links to weekly blog posts and design ideas, tips, random thoughts and photos.
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A Set of Flats In A Renovated 148-Year-Old House on North St: $459.9K

This set of flats at 5524-5526 North St. in a 148-year-old house were renovated in 2004 and returned to their original conditions that include a refinished douglas fir staircase and re-created moldings. A one-bedroom main floor unit was designed as an owner occupied suite and has a kitchen with a... Read More.

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Thoroughly Modern And Just Shy Of a Million On Williams Lake

This cedar clad home at 19 Wyndrock Dr. is designed with a deep setback for optimal privacy on the 1.3-acre professionally landscaped property on Williams Lake – two islands included. The four bedroom, three bathroom, 2,705 sqft house has had extensive architect-designed renovations that include... Read More.

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Early 70's, Four Level Side Split House In 'Old' Clayton Park: $379.9K

This 2,872 sqft, four level side split house built in the early 70's in "old" Clayton Park sits on a large yard on a private cul de sac at 35 Northcliffe Lane. With five bedrooms, two full and one half baths, and a double garage, the house has recently been updated. A spacious foyer on the main f... Read More.

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Renovated Contemporary Home In Rockingham's Cresthaven Estates: $689K

This 3,476 sqft. contemporary home with three bedrooms and two full and two half baths at 5 St. Laurent Place in Cresthaven Estates has been totally renovated. It sits on a wooded lot of 13,000 sqft. offering lots of privacy. The granite kitchen has a window seat overlooking terraced gardens and ... Read More.

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buddha board

Sorry for the delayed posting, just a little rouge readers...I was away on a last minute ski vacation in Maine. Fun!
While I was away, I spent a day toodling around the small town next to the mountain. In a cool little shop that offered homemade jewellery, great little handbags, and unique gift ...
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Five Bedrooms At Jubilee and Oxford: $1,149,900

This five bedroom, four and one half bathroom, 100 year old house at 1674 Oxford St. at Jubilee in the south end has 4,980 sqft. of living space and has been completely renovated with new wiring, plumbing, heating, communications wiring and new bathrooms and kitchen. The house has five bedrooms a... Read More.

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Loft-style Condo in the Alexander McNab House on Hollis: $249.5K

This one bedroom 755 sqft. loft-style condo in the historic Alexander McNab House at 1322 Hollis St. has high ceilings, exposed brick, and large windows. It has its own private entrance and a rear deck that overlooks the deep backyard with mature trees and lots of privacy. Condo fees include heat... Read More.

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At the Centre of Metro for $339.9K

The 120-year-old “Busch-Ritchie” house is a registered heritage
property at 5522 North St with three bedrooms, one and a half
bathrooms in 1936 sqft. It is at the centre of metro at North and
Gottingen and the old lot has a surprisingly large private backyard.
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A Nice Little House In A Great Location

This three bedroom, one and a half bathroom, 1,706 sqft Victorian at 6164 Lawrence St. is about as central as one can be on the peninsula and it's immaculate outside and inside. It has the high ceilings and hardwood floors typical of the period. There's an eat in kitchen that opens to a main flo... Read More.

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Clean and Crisp in Armcrescent

The Armcrescent neighbourhood is a hidden gem – off the beaten path but located in the Sir Charles Tupper school district and a hop, skip and a jump to Flynn Park. This three bedroom, two bathroom, 1,961 sqft house at 6851 Churchill Dr is 66 years old but has been has been renovated and the main ... Read More.

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Privacy Rules

Like the other homes along this stretch of Meadowbrook this three bedroom, three bath, 2,630 sqft house at Number 78 is set back in the trees and privacy rules. It's open plan with kitchen and a main floor family room that steps down to a large sunroom. One of the two fireplaces is in the master ... Read More.

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What A Difference A Facelift Makes

The owners of this three-bedroom, two bathroom, 2,580 sqft split level at 143 Purcell's Cove Road updated the exterior with slate grey siding, charcoal trim, and decorative stacked slate stone accents. What an improvement! They also opened up the interior and brought light into the large rooms. I... Read More.

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Back to the Future

Readers of this blog know we love this neighbourhood. It's right downtown, and it's full of charming little old houses like this one. It's 117 years old, but step inside and you are back to the future. It has two bedrooms, one and a half baths and 1,969 sqft of space. Downstairs is open with a fi... Read More.

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Bedford Hideaway: $1,299,900

This three bedroom, three bathroom, 5,200 sqft house at 1267 Shore Drive is only 18 years old but it has the lived-in comfortable feel of old money and good taste that's a million miles away in spirit, but only a few hundred feet, from the splashy mansions down the road. Tucked away on 145 ft of ... Read More.

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Good Bones on Bauer St.

The Bauer Street townhouses project was widely recognized as a creative model of urban infill that brought white-collar workers downtown.

The townhouses were built on the site of a stable that dated back to the 18th century, each on a lot only 14 feet wide, with three bedrooms, two baths, a p...
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Living At The Dingle

Maybe it's the low stone walls you drive through to get to Sir Sanford Flemming Park, known to Haligonians as the Dingle, but once past the gate everything seems to slow down.

There is a mix of house styles but mostly there are bungalows, like this four bedroom, one full and two half bathroom...
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A Million Miles From Suburbia

This three bedroom, 2,296 sqft, c.1860 house at 2341 Maynard St. has three levels, five fireplaces, plank pine floors, and lots of nooks and crannies. The top floor has a huge master bedroom overlooking the harbour, and a den – or second bedroom – with fireplace.

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Those Wild and Crazy Guys on Young Avenue!

What is it about Young Avenue that stirs the animal spirits? The 4,000 sqft "brand new executive home" on the left is $600K less than the three year old, 3,617 sqft house on the right. They both have four bedrooms. The house on the left is on a 4,646 sqft lot compared to 7821 sqft of the house on... Read More.

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A Condo on Cambridge. Doesn't That Sound Lovely?

The Deep South is not the only neighbourhood that has seen single family homes converted to condos. Several houses containing rental flats in the Quinpool Road - Oxford Street neighbourhoods have been converted as prices for three and four bedroom homes have risen into $600-700K+ valuations. Th... Read More.

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Great house, check out the wharf

This 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2,046 sqft house at 65 Shore Rd. in Herring Cove is a boat owner's dream: it has a substantial wharf and it's only 15 minutes from downtown.

The main floor family room has a beach stone fireplace and southwest exposure providing lots of light and water views. Asking pr...
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Raw space doesn't sell on Shore Drive

Custom home builder Greg Hebb finished everything in this three-story, 2850 sqft waterfront house at 825 Shore Dr. a year ago but he left the main floor wide open and raw. Raw didn't sell. Hebb says he thought buyers would want to choose a layout and finishes of their own. They didn't. They wante... Read More.

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Geoff Keddy

1. What kind of work do you go after, or prefer to do?
Anything as long as there is design involved, a custom house, building addition ... anything that's visually more interesting. Lighting, texture, shapes, form ... the Time+Space building on Agricola Street is a good example. The clien...
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On the Waterfront 20 Minutes from the Rotary

Tell someone in Central Canada or the Northeast US you can buy a house 20 minutes from the Atlantic for well under $1 Million and they wouldn't believe you.

The head of St. Margaret's Bay has a variety of waterfront properties for sale but this 2,768 sqft, three bedroom, three bathroom New En...
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Tina Parker

1. Tell us about one or two of your current listings.
I have a new listing at 71 Stonehaven Cres in Cole Harbour that is in a family neighbourhood, priced to sell quick, in move-in condition, close to great schools, shopping and handy the MetroLink. The MLS number is 40642811.

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1828 House for Sale in Lunenburg

The Blair House at 89 York street, built in 1828, in the centre of Lunenburg`s historic UNESCO district, was restored by the owners who must relocate for work.

Much of the original details are intact including some of the windows, three large working fireplaces and an enclosed circular stairw...
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Tower Rd. Icon For Sale

It is an incongruous icon, but almost anyone who's ever been to Point Pleasant Park knows the convenience store at Tower Rd. and Point Pleasant Drive. It's the only store of any kind in the neighbourhood for what seems like miles but more important, on a hot summer day they sell ice cream cones. ... Read More.

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Pricechoppers

At the beginning of the month we raved about a Cool Crib On
Creighton with a "spare modern look, bright colours and quality
finishes." The price has been knocked down $10K to $269K so it was a little perplexing when we saw a similar house a few blocks down the street at 2321 Creighton (photo le...
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Life In An Urban Tree House

Those who suffer from acrophobia should take a pass, but this house on a hill in old Dartmouth is an exercise machine with no moving parts that has spectacular views of Halifax harbour. Rosie the Realtor says the house is larger than it appears from the street with lots of natural light and space... Read More.

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Halifax Real Estate Guy Getting A New Look

Andrew Perkins, the first real estate agent in Halifax to use web video to promote his properties and business is upgrading his site halifaxrealestateguy.com and will relaunch it December 1. Perkins says the blog will have more content about living in Halifax with a focus on some of his favourite... Read More.

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The Vic Is for Rent At Morris and Hollis

Apartments in the Lawen Group's new building, The Vic, at the one-time controversial corner of Hollis and Morris St. are being advertised for rent and to be available in July next year.

Leasing agent Crystal Sutherland says units from 515 to 2,030 sqft will rent for $1,090 to $4,400 per month...
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New Tricks On An Old Dog

This condo conversion at 3749 Kencrest Avenue in the city's far north is a shrewd real estate play in a market with lots of opportunity.

Buy a tired old apartment building cheap, replace the existing infrastructure, then upgrade taking advantage of the generous proportions of older buildings ...
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Brenton St. Condo Has Cool, Clean Look

Daily exposure to hundreds of pictures of tacky furniture and interior desecration is just one of the hazards of doing a residential real estate blog in Nova Scotia, but we persevere to feed your voyeuristic impulses.

Condos are our greatest visual workplace danger.

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The Most Expensive Condo For Sale in Metro

Asking price for this three-bedroom, 2,347 sqft condo is $995K – including the parking spot. The building is centrally located on Summer Street half a block off Spring Garden Rd. The apartment has unobstructed views of the Public Gardens, two large balconies, and spacious rooms with 9 ft ceilings... Read More.

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Here Goes The Neighbourhood II

The ink wasn't dry on a post we did about Agricola St when Bam! another nice little row house pops up for sale on James St.

The first floor has been opened to create some space and let the light in exposing a nice old brick fireplace and the original pine floor.

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Purple People Eater

New owners bought this little purple house in central Dartmouth in mid-July and three and a half months later it's up for sale.

Broker Anne Da Silva at Chalet Realty says she can't talk about her clients except to say they're going to miss this house.

Da Silva says it has the feel of a lo...
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There Goes The Neighbourhood

It doesn't have a large presence but this pretty little house on Willow St. is half a block from the liquor store on Agricola Street in a hot neighbourhood.

The 1,451 sqft, three-bedroom house has generous rooms with nice hardwood floors, a newly tiled-kitchen and a spare modern look. Almost ...
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What do you get for $1.790 Million in Bedford? 35 rooms...

This 10,944 sqft house in the Ravines has five master bedrooms with en-suite and walk-in closet, a view of the Basin, family room with wood burning fireplace, large kitchen with granite island and miles of storage, butlers pantry, formal dining area, wet bar ... sorry, we got lost ... and we sti... Read More.

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So Goes The Deep South

Real estate agent Peter Brouwer and partners bought the five homes owned by the Cleveland family at the very south end of Tower Road and two more around the north corner on Fayes Lane.
They sold the larger of the two lots on the lane immediately for a custom home.

They built this 2,700 sqft...
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Southend Townhouse With A Killer Kitchen

It's great house with a hot kitchen – all white and modern, two stories high that opens onto a deck and garden patio. The high ceilings and formal 19th century rooms on the main floor main are intact. The 3,750 sqft Tower Road house has five bedrooms and three and a half baths and a one bedroom i... Read More.

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Fantasy Island

Real estate agent Mariana Cowan is using every available option including a free listing on Craigslist to sell this eight-acre estate property on Hechtman's Island outside Lunenburg. The year-old, 3,083 sqft house has a main floor master bedroom, three bedrooms upstairs and a 2-bedroom self conta... Read More.

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Work from Home

The large white house at Connaught and Quinpool known as the Welcome Inn is for sale as a residence and/or a B&B, or both. 50 per cent owner Angela Kidston has had them both for eight years and put the properties up for sale about four months ago. The home has three guest bedrooms and three priva... Read More.

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A Little Love and This Mid-century Home Will Look Modern Again

New RedDoor agent Pam Auld listed this mid-century contemporary on the corner of Cambridge Street and Jubilee Road today. The spacious three bedroom, 2,046 sqft split level has one and a half bathrooms, two fireplaces, a large kitchen and just needs some luvin'. Auld says someone could knock down... Read More.

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Go North Without Fear

Almost every real estate agent in metro identifies north end Halifax as a good long term buying opportunity and houses of any size listed for less than $200K are becoming a rare commodity. Prudential agent Jim Murphy says his listing at 3658 Albert St for $189.9K is a good example. The 2-bedroom,... Read More.

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Standout Craigslist Rental

If, in fact, the pictures tell the story this two bedroom rental is a step up from most Halifax apartment offerings, and if it is anywhere near the peninsula for $1,100 a month. The Craigslist ad says only that the furnished two-bedroom apartment rent includes utilities and appliances and is clos... Read More.

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A Dream on Dahlia

The couple selling this 3 year old house bought an older home, tore it down to the foundation and rebuilt their two-storey, two bedroom dream house with clean lines and modern feel in central downtown Dartmouth.

A family illness means they have to move to a one-level home so a new buyer will ...
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Queen For Sale

Selling privately can save a lot of money but it helps to have a really sexy house, great decor, a celebrity angle or even just old stone walls. This little old house on busy Queen street has a For Sale sign out front and it does have old stone walls – in the basement. The seller has had the hous... Read More.

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A Million Dollar View for $389.9K

It's a beach house right on the Dartmouth waterfront. At street level you're 20 feet from CN's rail tracks. In the front room you're looking right out the harbour.

The three-level house is 1,780 sqft with two bedrooms on the upper floor of the back split overlooking a back garden. There's an ...
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On the Waterfront for $2,350/mo

That's the rent for this two-bedroom, two bathroom 2,200 sqft condo in The Terrace on the Bedford Highway that advertises 17' ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a deck.
Smokers and pets are not welcome but it's available to anyone else with a weeks notice. Annual lease.

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Prime Minister Robert Borden Slept Here – And You Could Too.

The Kijiji listing is marked urgent but there is something about the picture that looks familiar – it's the former home of Robert Laird Borden, the eighth Prime Minister of Canada whose tenure was during the First World War.

Built around 1873 much of the house and grounds are still intact alb...
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Hydrostone For Sale By Owner

The Hydrostone is a hot location which may be why the sellers of this 3-bedroom townhouse decided to sell the property themselves using propertyguys.com, kijiji and their own contacts.

During three weeks on the market the couple say there has been a steady stream of lookers – and one standing ...
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Cute and Compact On Cornwallis

This little 160-year-old house has 1560 sqft in three levels of open space with exposed hand-hewn beams, exposed brick, pine floors and original 'decorative' fireplaces. The postage stamp lot also has two parking spots and a small stone patio. It went on the market Sept. 29 with an asking price o... Read More.

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Not ready for long term commitment?

Carolyn Davis Stewart is renting this three-level brick Victorian townhouse on Brunswick St. if buying is not an option. Rent is $2,495 plus utilities for the renovated, heritage property with four stone fireplaces, 12' ceilings, original plaster mouldings and five spacious bedrooms. The kitchen ... Read More.

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Halifax's nominee for uglyhousephotos.com

It's brand new. It's on North Street in the center of peninsula Halifax. The builder ended up owning this beauty and asked realtor Bruce Smith to move it. The original owner had been asking $350K. The builder is asking $225K and Smith says there's an offer on the table. The pictures tell the stor... Read More.

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Good Gracious

The fieldstone fireplace in the family room does it for us. The fact that two basement apartments help pay the freight helps too. The house has four bedrooms upstairs, a spacious attic with a separate bedroom and 3pc bath, and big light-filled rooms. That's how they made them 100 years ago. It's... Read More.

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Fuller Terrace: Outside the Mainstream

Examples of modern architecture are popping up in unexpected places in Halifax and the house Brainard Fitzgerald built on a vacant lot on Fuller Terrace in the North End stands out – when you see it.

Brainard's wife Susan Fitzgerald is also his architect and she uses the colours and materials...
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Uncommon Commons Penthouse

Dartmouth builder Eli Abraham says he has only the penthouse and two smaller units left of the 15 units in his Amoury Villa condos overlooking the Commons.

The units are not listed on MLS and Abraham is only talking prices with buyers but high end condos in Halifax are selling for $400 to mor...
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Out There

For someone who really wants to get away from it all Big Tancook Island is a start.

It's the largest of the 365 islands in Mahone Bay, six miles south of Chester on the Atlantic – but you would have to share it with the 125 year round residents.

Big Tancook has quiet country roads and wal...
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Elegance Where You Least Expect It

This 1850 house looks little on the outside but is surprising roomy on the inside, despite being only one and a half storeys. It has high ceilings, original wide trim and pine plank floors and a basement kitchen with working fireplace.

Two bedrooms upstairs are reached by an elegant original ...
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57 Properties In One Square Kilometre For Sale in Chester

Tradewinds Reality owner Tim Harris says that not unusual in this village of 10,000 people where prices vary from $165K to just under $4 million.

Harris says the market started to slow after the U.S financial crisis in 2008 but he adds, there has been no selloff; most of the U.S. owners in Ch...
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Theatre Lofts Selling Briskly With Little Fanfair

David Graham say's 36 of the 43 residential units in his Theater Lofts condo project on Gottingen St. are sold and tenants will be in by Christmas.

Graham says the moderately priced Casino loft units – $159.9K and 515 sqft – and the higher level one and two-bedroom units – $264.9K - $299.9K a...
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Calvin Klein Doesn't Live Here – But He Could

This 3,711 sqft Hollywood mirage, set between two 50s suburbans on a non-descript cul-de-sac off Jubilee Road, was built only a year ago.

Designed by Newport, Nova Scotia architect Diana Carl for a female client, the house has an exterior clad in redwood, an interior with two-level fireplace,...
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The Most Expensive House in Halifax – this week.

This 12-year-old, 4-bedroom, 5,025 sqft house has all the amenities one would expect in a $2.89 million mansion on a "pre-confederation water lot" on the North West Arm. Read More.

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This Little Street Goes Mod

May Street, one of the city's shortest streets, runs from Agricola to Robie and is surrounded by an odd assortment of businesses and little old houses – but gentrification is coming.

Bruce Norman and Blair Flynn, owners of Norman Flynn Design, the Agricola Street interior design shop, need on...
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Modern McMansion in Fairmount commands Premium Price

Fairmount subdivision is a neighbourhood in transition and its proximity to downtown Halifax and hilltop views has resulted in new 5,000-sqft McMansions popping up beside 900-sqft bungalows.

Most of the new houses are a mix of architectural styles but this modern home stands out with its boxy...
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On the Waterfront

Hassles with the city behind him, Frances Fares has finally started construction on the first condo building in his $500-million Kings Wharf project on the Dartmouth waterfront – how many of those does the city have? – and sales manager Dani Lynn Morse says The Keelson is 56 percent sold.

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Dartmouth is the new Brooklyn

The Herald headline says "Housing sales drop into the basement" but Dartmouth broker Trevor Parsons says that's media hype – not his reality.

Parsons says sales and listings are down across the province but the Halifax - Dartmouth condo market is strong with mostly first time buyers.

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What's that they say about location?

It's a year from completion but lead broker Mariana Cowan says 70 per cent of the condos in Wadih Fares' Trillium building on South Park street are sold at prices ranging from $443K to $5 million.

We've never known a broker to exaggerate but these numbers sound reasonable: the location is fan...
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The Pad Picker doesn't do cookie cutter apartments

Tim Nettle has been renting apartments and condos for 17 years but only in houses, flats and individual condos.

His three-person firm has more than doubled to seven in two years and Nettle says he usually has a dozen units for rent.

The other side of his business is managing the propertie...
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Andrew Perkins

1. What prompted you to start halifaxrealestateguy.com?
There wasn't anyone in Halifax blogging regularly about the Halifax Real Estate Market so I saw an opportunity to start something different.

2. What is the focus of the site and how is it different from your site www.andrewpe...
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halifaxrealestateguy.com offers video real estate news

Real estate agent Andrew Perkins is using a weekly news video on his year old website www.halifaxrealestateguy.com to promote himself.

This week he's reporting that Halifax condo sales are half what they were this time last year but sale prices are up almost 6 per cent and units are selling ...
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A Bargain In Bedford!?

It's a prim little lady in a neighbourhood in transition – a 3-bedroom house with a basin view.

With three bedrooms and 1 bath in 1133 sqft at $273,900 it sounds like a good deal, especially with the Mercedes and Porches prowling nearby streets.

The original property was bought in Oct. '9...
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Gottingen is going, going...

Rosie Porter aka Rosie the Realtor says three units at the 5505 Falkland St condos have sold in the last two weeks and only seven of the 55 units are left for sale.

Some owners have bought as investors and are renting their units for $1,100 (one bedroom) a month, and $1,400 (two).

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How low can you go?

Forget a house, and don't even think about a building lot if you want to live close to downtown.

Condos are the only buy on the Halifax peninsula and the lowest price available right now on MLS is a 667 sqft, one bedroom in a 22-year-old building on John Parr Dr at $128,900.

The next step...
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A Regional Plan for Absurdity

With its focus on encouraging development and density on the peninsula HRM's Regional Plan sets out restrictions for rural development that lead to absurd, if not perverse land use.

Outside the central core a land owner can only divide a parcel of land of 25 acres or more into eight lots.

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Dilemma in the Deep South

The south end is full of them: beautiful old houses with no one to care for them.

Paul and Francis Reynolds are at one extreme with the Bower House.

The Roger's Drive house, circa 1800, is one of the oldest in Halifax and pretty well intact but it's more space and effort than they need.
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