Nova Scotia

Like many Canadians, I too enjoy escaping the harsh Winter months for some R & R, sunshine, & a break from the snow. We often spend hours scouring the internet for the best price & best place to vacation, make all the travel plans, stop the paper delivery, figure out what to pack, do you need that new bathing suit... However, have you ever checked your home owner insurance policy to see how often & who is required to visit your home? Did you know that many policies require that someone visit & log/document the visit every 48 hours? That without proof, your policy could be voided should, heavens forbid, a disaster occurs in or to your home. So should your brother-in-law or neighbor forget or put off visiting your home for that one extra day, & a fire should break out or a pipe leak, your insurance company may not cover your home for damages because it was not checked on within the required time frame &/or properly documented.

In Nova Scotia, we are very lucky to have a service being offered to us by the Commissionaires.

If you are planning an extended vacation or business trip & are concerned about the safety of your property but would rather not impose on family and friends to watch over your home, Watching Your Home While You're Away can help!

Locally owned and operated, Watching Your Home While You're Away is a visitation and inspection company that verifies home safety during a homeowner's absence. Great for vacationers, business travelers, relocations while your home is still on the market, etc., Watching Your Home While You're Away creates a custom program for each client, ensuring that the needs of your property will be met while you are away.

Watching Your Home While You're Away is fully licensed and bonded and we conduct security and background checks on all of our employees. Our home watching services reduce the opportunity for theft and give you peace of mind, knowing that your home and property are being cared for while you are away. All contracts with clients are confidential and clients will receive a report and service log when they return.

Offering trustworthy home watching services in Halifax, Dartmouth, Sackville, Bedford and surrounding areas reaching nearly all of NS. Rates start at just $25 per visit ( as of January 2012 ). For more information on these services, please visit http://watchingyourhome.ca.

Some of the services that they provide include:

• Check exterior perimeter of house
• Check for visible water leaks
• Check all windows & doors
• Check for weather damage (Snow/Rain)
• Turn on different lights in the house
• Opening/closing of blinds
• Collect & sort mail/papers
• Run dishwasher/washing machine/toilets
• Check Fridge/Deep Freeze

Other Services:

• Put out garbage and green bins
• Water plants
• Feed pets
• Forward mail/newspapers
• Key delivery

Do not see a specific service listed? Just ask! They are willing to do their best to accomodate.http://www.MervEdinger.com

Hello!

Thank you for taking the time to read our blog. We, at Merv Edinger & Associates, are currently working with buyers who are looking for the following:

1) A 4 bedroom, preferably with 2 or more baths move-in ready home within an hour of Halifax that allows for horses with barn, stable, etc... already in place. Please contact Merv at medinger@remaxnova.com with details.

2) A 1-2 bedroom condo with parking & a balcony on the Halifax penninsula. Please contact Merv at medinger@remaxnova.com with the details.

3) A semi-detached or townhome in Eastern Passage-Dartmouth or Cole Harbour for under $170,000. Double paved driveway is prefered. Please contact Merv with details at medinger@remaxnova.com.

4) A 3-4 bedroom detached home in Dartmouth, prefers side splits but will consider any style other than a bungalow for under $250,000. Please contact Scott Carroll at scottcarroll29@gmail.com with details.

5) Income properties in HRM or Truro. Please contact Merv at medinger@remaxnova.com

6) Lake or riverfront lot within an hour of downtown Halifax suitable for a building a home for under $100,000. Please contact Merv at medinger@remaxnova.com.

7) A small bungalow in Portland Hills with a garage. Please contact Cathy at cfenkse@eastlink.ca.

Please feel free to visit our website at http://www.MervEdinger.com

Just a few interesting stats and facts about the industry and your company in 2011 that we thought you might find interesting, maybe even useful.

NSAR MLS Statical Information for 2011:

- Average Days in the Market in HRM for 2011: 94 Days

- Average list-to-ale Ratio in HRM for 2011: 97%

- Total # of properties listed in 2011: 22,700

- Total # of properties sold in 2011: 10,120

- Total # of properties that expired in 2011: 10,095

- Total % of properties in 2011 that expired: 45%

- Average years of experience per agent: 4 years

- Average # of houses sold in 2011 for the average agent: 5 Houses

RE/MAX NOVA:

- Average Days on Market for RE/MAX Nova Property 2011: 82 Days

- Average List-to-Sales ratio for Nova properties in 2011: 97%

- Total # of Transactions in 2011: 1268 (Tied for #1)

- Total # of transactions in 2010: 1092 Transactions

- % increase in sales in 2011: 16%

- Average # of transactions per Nova Agent in 2011: 13.1

- Average Gross Commission Income of a RE/MAX nova agent in 2011: $89,690

- Total # of agents hired in last 12 months: 31 agents (wow!)

- Total # of agents as of January 25th, 2012: 109 agents

- 1 in 3 homes listed by RE/MAX Nova Agent in 2011 was sold by a RE/MAX Nova Agent in 2011 (368 of 1268 ends).

- The Agents that joined RE/MAX Nova in 2010 experienced, on average, a 20% growth in income in 2011.

Merv Edinger & Associates

- Average days on the market for Merv Edinger & Associates' listings in 2011: 58 DAYS!

- Average List-to-Sale ratio in 2011: 98+%!

- Number of transactions that Merv himself was involved in 2011: 40!

- Number of listing expiries that Merv himself had in 2011: 1

- Number of years of experience: Our Merv Edinger & Associates sales team offers nearly a HALF A CENTURY of experience to help you in your real estate needs:

- In July 2012, Merv will be celebrating his 18th year!

- Cathy Fenske has 11 years

- Scott Carroll offers 10 years

- Natalie Edinger has 10 years

Please feel free to visit our website at http://www.MervEdinger.com for more information on our communities, our blog, & the latest listings in our area!

A list of the Halifax Regional Munipality's places of worship & churches, broken down by religion, with links for you to be able to access more information about each. We hope that you find this service helpful. If you know of another church, synaggogue, or other place of worship that you would like to see added to our list, please send me the details & I will gladly post it for you.

Anglican Churches

St. Peters Anglican Church Eastern Passage, B0J 1L0 http://www.nspeidiocese.ca/parishes/parishes/region%207/Eastern_pass.htm

Saint George's Round Church 2222 Brunswick Street, Halifax http://www.roundchurch.ca/

St. Andrews Church 2 Circassion Drive, Dartmouth, B2W 5C2 http://standrewsdartmouth.ca/main/

Anglican Church All Saints Bedford Hall, 1408 Bedford Highway, Bedford http://allsaintsbedford.ca/

Holy Trinity Church 30 Alfred, Dartmouth, NS B3A 4E9 http://archive.anglican.ca/v2019/yourstory/stories/index-19086.html

St Francis By The Lakes Anglican Church 192 First Lake Dr, Lower Sackville, NS B4C 1E1 http://www.stfrancisbythelakes.com/

St Johns Episcopal Anglican Church 6 Bedford Hwy, Halifax, NS B3M 2O9 http://www.stjohnsofbedford.org/

St Thomas Anglican Church Fall River, Waverley, NS B0N 2V0 http://www.fallriveranglican.org/

St Timothy's Anglican Church Hatchett Lake, Prospect, NS B3L 4R7 http://www.stsp.ca

St Albans 343 Pleasant, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3S4 http://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Albans-Anglican-Church-Dartmouth/179871222079698

St Andrews Church 8 Locks Rd, Dartmouth, NS B2X 2J4 http://standrewsdartmouth.ca/main/

St Peters Church 3 Dakin Dr, Halifax, NS B3M 2C9 http://www.stpetersbirchcove.org

Saint Paul's Anglican Church 1749 Argyle Street, Grand Parade, Halifax http://www.stpaulshalifax.org/

Catholic Churches

St Peters Catholic Church 10 Maple, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X3 http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/religion/StPeters

St Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church 125 Metropolitan Av, Lower Sackville, NS B4C 3H3 http://www.holytrinit

St James Church Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS B4A 1W5 http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=display_site_info&siteid=72954

St Vincent De Paul 320 Flying Cloud Dr, Dartmouth, B2W 4T6 http://stvincentdepaulparish.ca/

St. Mary's Basillica 1531 Grafton St, Halifax B3J 2B9

Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta 6032 Normandy Drive, Halifax, B3K 2S9 http://www.motherteresaparish.com/

Blessed Pope John XXIII Parish 35 Colby Drive, Dartmouth, B2V 1N7 http://www.bpjxxiii.ca/

Canadian Martyrs Church 5900 Inglis St, Halifax http://www.catholichalifax.org/new/www.stacm.ca

Holy Trinity Pastoral Unit 4 Beaverbank Road, Sackville, B4E 1G3 http://www.holytrinityns.ca/

Immaculate Conception Church 337 Pleasant St, Wooside area of Dartmouth http://www.iccwoodside.org/

Mission La Sainte Famille 201C, Avenue du Portage, Dartmouth, B2X 3T4

Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel Holy Cross Cemetery, South Park and South Streets, Halifax http://www.ccchalifax.com/

Baptist Churches

Cornwallis Street Baptist Church 5457 Cornwallis Street, Halifax http://www.cornwallisbaptist.ca/

Bedford Baptist Church 158 Rocky Lake Drive, Bedford http://bedfordbaptist.ca/

Sheffield Baptist Church 80 Lincoln Cross Drive, Halifax http://www.sheffieldbaptist.com/

West End Baptist Church 1986 Preston Street, Halifax, http://www.westendbaptist.ca/

Mulgrave Baptist Church 5666 Sebastian Street, Halifax http://www.mulgraveparkbaptist.com/index.cfm?i=7420&mid=1

Grace Baptist Church 51 Athorpe Drive Dartmouth http://www.gbchalifax.org

Faith Baptist Chuch 299 Stokil Dr, Sackville http://www.faithbaptist.ca

Cobequid Road United Baptist Church 526 Cobequid Road, Sackville

Victoria Road United Baptist 26 Victoria Road, Dartmouth

East Preston Baptist 206 Upper Partridge River Road, East Preston http://eastprestonubc.ca

Eastern Passage Baptist Church 385 Cow Bay Rd, Eastern Passage http://easternpassagebaptist.ca

Emmanuel Baptist Church Upper Hammonds Plains http://ebcmeet.com

Fall River Baptist Church Waverley http://fallriverbaptist.ca

First Baptist Hammonds Plains http://www.hammondsplainsbaptist.comLake

Echo Fellowship 17 Peter Court, Lake Echo http://www.lakeechobaptist.com

Lucasville United Baptist Church 619Lucasville Road http://www.destinationliberty.org/sites/site07.html

New Hope 11 Everette, Woodside, Dartmouth http://www.ibegin.com/directory/ca/nova-scotia/dartmouth/new-hope-baptist-church-11-everette-st/

Regal Road Baptist Church 6 Regal Road, Dartmouth http://regalroad.net

Sackville Christian Fellowship 387 Old Sackville Rd, Sackville

Sackville United Baptist 1240 Old Sackville Road http://www.sackvilleunitedbaptistchurch.com

St Thomas North Preston http://www.saintthomaschurch.ca

Timberlea United Baptist 31 Greenwood, Timberlea http://www.timberleabaptist.com

Uniacke Baptist Church 200 Etter Road

Rock Church

222 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville B4C 3G4 http://www.rockchurch.ca/

Lutheran Church

Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church Brunswick at Gerrish Street, Halifax http://www.roundchurch.ca/

Grace Lutheran 40 CALDWELL RD, Dartmouth

Lutheran Church of Our Saviour 255 Portland St, Dartmouth

Faith Lutheran Church 208 Main St, Dartmouth

United Churches

Saint Matthew's United Church 1479 Barrington Street, Halifax http://www.stmatts.ns.ca/

Cathedral Church of All Saints 1320 Martello Street, Halifax http://www.cathedralchurchofallsaints.com/

Brunswick Street United 2107 Brunswick Street, Halifax http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/religion/BSUC/

Woodlawn United 54 Woodlawn Road, Dartmouth http://www.woodlawnunited.ca

Cole Harbour Woodside United 15 Bissett Road, Dartmouth http://www.chwuc.com

Stairs Memorial United 44 Hester St, Dartmouth http://www.stairsmemorial.ca/

Bedford United 1200 Bedford Hwy, Bedford phone 835-8497

Bethany United 7171 Clinton Avenue, Halifax phone 455-0521

Brunswick Street Mission 2107 Brunswick St, Halifax phone 423-4605

Calvin United West Lawrencetown phone 435-0316

Cole Harbour/Woodside United 15 Bissett Road, Cole Harbour phone 434-8077

Edgewood 3055 Connaught Ave, Halifax phone 455-0261

Fairview United 3524 Dutch Village Road, Halifax phone 443-7123

Forest Hills United 80 Chameau Cr, Dartmouth http://www.foresthillsunited.com

Fort Massey United 5303 Tobin, Halifax phone 423-4294

Grace United 70 King, Halifax phone 466-3329

Port Wallis United 263 Waverley Road, Waverley phone 435-3644

Rockingham United 12 Flamingo Drive, Rockingham area of Halifax phone 443-2947

St Andrew's United 6036 Coburg Rd, Halifax phone 422-3157

St David's Lake Echo phone 829-3918

St James Sambro 868-2791

St John's 6233 Willow St, Halifax phone 423-8498

St Luke's Mt Uniacke phone 866-2510

St Paul's 173 Old Sambro Road, Sambro phone 477-3937

Trinity United 67 Trinity Way, Timberlea http://www.halifaxpresbytery.ca/timberlea

United Memorial 5375 Kaye St, Halifax phone 454-0508

Bible Chapels

Colby Drive 131 Colby Drive, Colby Village, Dartmouth

Fall River Chapel 5 Miller Lane, Fall River http://fallriverchapel.com

Grace Chapel 255 Ross St, Halifax http://www.gracechapel.ns.ca

Northbrook Bible Chapel 225 Victoria Road, Dartmouth http://www.brethrenpedia.com/Northbrook_Bible_Chapel,_Dartmouth,_NS

Buddhist

Church Vajradhatu Buddhist 316 Purcell's Cove Road, Halifax,<!-- locality--> B3P 1C6

Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Centre 1084 Tower Road, Halifax http://www.halifax.shambhala.org

Shambhala Cultural Centre 13495 Peggy's Cove Road http://www.halifax.shambhala.org/arts.php

Christian Reformed

All Nations Christian Reformed Church 2535 Robie Street, Halifax

Christian Science

Christian Science Church 1018 South Park St, Halifax

Church Of Christ

Church of Christ 48 Convoy, Halifax

Halifax Christian Church 51 Farham Gate Road, Clayton Park, Halifax

Church of Christ of Latter-Day-Saints

Canada Halifax Mission 202 Brownlow Ave, Burnside, Dartmouth

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour Chapel 44 Cumberland Avenue, Dartmouth

Halifax Chapel 205 Lacewood Drive, Bayers Lake, Halifax

Community Church

Lifebridge Community Church Dartmouth http://lifebridge.ca

Sikh

Maritime Sikh Society 10 Parkhill Road, Halifax phone 477-0008

Unitarian

Universalist Unitarian Church 5500 Inglis Street, Halifax phone 429-5500

Wesleyan

Cornerstone Wesleyan 1215 Hammonds Plains Road, Hammonds Plains http://www.cornerstonewesleyan.ca

Hillside Wesleyan Church 50 Ritcey Crescent, Cole Harbour http://www.hillsidewesleyan.com/

Metro Wesletan Church Halifax phone 443-2161

Wesleyan Church Beaverbank phone 864-2035

Not finding w2hat you are looking for, please find even further listings for places of worship & churches in the HRM area at http://activerain.com/blogsview/2756041/places-of-worship-churches-of-the-halifax-regional-municipality-remax-nova-real-estate

Congregational Christian

First Congragational Church of Halifax 1871 Seldon

Good Shepherd 3621 Lawrencetown Road, Lawrencetown

Evangelical

City Heights Church 946 Main, Halifax http://www.cityheightschurch.com

Full Gospel 806 Kearney Lake Road, Halifax http://evangelineinman.com/halifax.html

Halifax Chinese Alliance Church 1986 Preston Street, Halifax

Halifax Victory Church 12 Hillcrest, Halifax http://halifaxvictory.com

Fundamental

Missionary Bible Church 5282 Kent St, Halifax

Peoples Gospel Hour 5275 Green St, Halifax http://www.tpgh.org

Gospel

All Nations Full Gospel Church Halifax http://www.anhfx.com

Hindu

Hindu Temple - Vendanta Ashram Society 6421 Cork St, Halifax

Islam

Islamic Association of NS 42 Leaman Drive http://www.islamnovascotia.ca

Jehovah's Witness

Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall 6192 Charles St, Halifax; 35 Atlantic St, Halifax; 101 Forest Hills Parkway, Dartmouth; & 210 Parkland Drive, Clayton Park area, Halifax.

Kingdom Hall 77 Beaverbank Road, Sackville

Jewish

Beth Israel Synagogue ( Orthodox ) 1480 Oxford Street, Halifax http://www.thebethisrael.com/

Shar Shalom ( Conservative ) 1981 Oxford Street, Halifax http://www.theshaar.ca

Chabad Lulavith 5595 Fenwick Street, Halifax http://www.www.chabadmaritimes.com

Mennonite Brethren

Agora The Halifax phone 456-1046

Gateway Community Church Sackville phone 865-1731

Nazarene

Church of the Nazarene 3 Henry Street, Halifax phone 466-5822 & Sackville phone 463-6919

Non-denominational

Church In Halifax 125 Turnmill Drive, Halifax phone phone 445-0935

Harvest Community Church 2465 Gottingen Street phone 497-1122

Orthodox

Greek Orthodox Church's St George 38 Purcell's Cove Rd, Halifax http://www.halifaxgreeks.ca

Saint Antonio's Antiochian Orthodox 2455 Windsor Street, Halifax phone 422-5056

St Mena Coptic Orthodox 167 Willet Street, Clayton Park area of Halifax phone 445-5884

St Vladimir's Orthodox Mission Halifax phone 423-3965

Pentecostal

Alive Christian Church 28 Willet St, Clayton Park, Halifax phone 443-4700

City Church 276 Herring Cove Road, Spryfield phone 479-2489

Evangel Pentecostal 1412 Cole Harbour Road, Cole Harbour 434-3351

Faith Tabbernacle 6225 Summit St, Halifax phone 455-1523

Life Song Christian Church 300 Stokil Drive, Sackville phone 865-2796

Rock Church 222 Sackville Road http://rockchurch.ca

SonLife Community Church 152 Windmill Rd phone 404-7000

Presbyterian

Bedford Presbyterian 49 Nelson's Landing, Bedford http://www.bpchurch.info

Church of St. David 1537 Brunswick St, Halifax phone 423-1944

Covenant Reformed Presbyterian 2063 Parker Street, Halifax http://www.arpnovascotia.com/covenant

First Sackville Presbyterian 60 Beaverbank Rd, Sackville phone 865-4053

Iona Church 90 Lucien Drive, Dartmouth http://pccweb.ca/iona-dartmouth

St Andrews 216 School, Dartmouth phone 469-4480

Knox 5406 Roome, Halifax http://www.knoxhalifax.ca

Salvation Army

Salvation Army 50 Gesner, Halifax phone 443-3844 & 51 Metropolitan Ave, Sackville phone 865-8010

Seventh Day Adventist

Seventh Day Adventist 35 lakecrest Drive, Dartmouth phone 434-1562; 2063 Parker St, Halifax phone 423-3021; & St Margarets Bay Road, Tantallon phone 826-7138