Paul Viau , Guaranty GMAC ,Halifax, N.S.

First of all I'll start by saying thanks to everyone who has contributed to this wonderful site over the last year and 2 months. I joined in June of 2007, I simply wanted to see what was involved with this blogging thing that I had read about.

It has now been 14 months since I started my learning. I determined early on in the process that the industry was changing and evolving into something completely different than I was used to. - My blogging worked and soon my cheif source of leads came from the blog.

On November 16 - I suffered a stroke. It was high blood pressure. Took me completely by suprise. In the hospital for 8 days. Anyway - I have a complete recovery . I went from not being able to talk to perfectly normal speech. I had to learn the keyboard over again. Right brain thinking has made me see things with a different light. My thinking is somewhat clearer now than it used to be.

The new me has teamed up with an investor in my business and I've just purchased some professional camera gear. I'm going to build a website based on these photos. And I will gain a huge advantage over my competetors as far as listings go. Combined with 25 -30 Professional shots ,I will offer a staging consult at no cost to the customer with payment at closing.

Website will be officially announced in two weeks - Part 2

I feel I owe it all to active Rain.

Here are some sample picts. I hope you all enjoy!

Photo 1 - Granbury Place Condo -- Taken with 17- 85mm lens on my canon EOS 49d

Photo 2 -- Kitchen in finished unit. 10 -22 wide angle view

Photo 3 -- Views from 12th floor. - Bedford Basin - Fairview Cove Container Terminal

I went for a quick spin in the boat with my son yesterday. I wanted to test my new camera - A Canon 40D.

Here are a few shots I took as we rounded the end of Mason's Point looking in various directions.

This is looking across at sheeps head Island - An upscale oceanfront subdivision. One house fetched $825,000 Canadian last fall.

This is a shot looking at Alongside at Mason's Point . - Very popular!

And this of a house currently on the market at $989,000 on the end of Mason's Point.

And to finish it off - A photo of Shining Waters Marine. It has become a destination for visiting yachts and includes a great restaurant over looking the water. I recommend a water tour from Shining Waters. - Or for the more adventurous -Rent a sea kayak and see the area up close!

Just 25 minutes to Halifax -- The St. Margarets Bay communities remain highly attractive now and should Double in value over the next 10 years.

The Halifax waterfront was buzzing today! With record heat

it was a carnival atmosphere all along the boardwalk!

The Clipper round the world race just finished its New York to Halifax leg and the boats are
In town for 4 days. Quite an impressive Site!

With 10 teams - Each displaying it's Stop-over port .

Team Nova Scotia under sail .

Hull & Humber - Recently clocked 29knots at one point during Leg!
Must have felt like a runaway 68' Freight Car!

Just one more World Class attraction on Halifax's Waterfront. Making it one more reason its why people
want to move here! - www.homesearchnovascotia.com

Masons Point , Indian Point - Places that had spotty sales in recent years. Well -things have turned around!

Masons Point for one has enjoyed 4 sales in the past months and the craigview shore and peggy's cove rd. have

seen the same in May!

The bench mark for the average 10 yr old home seems to sit at +- $580,000 -$595,000 . There are very little left on the market now, and it seems the average vendor is still apprehensive about selling. The sales are below their feel for what their home should be worth.

I can't see oceanfront homes increasing in value before mid-2009 . And if your willing too wait and do the improvements--- 7- 10 years should reap you around a cool Million.

But if your thinking of selling anytime soon you will still get a fair value.

PS - Check out my website at -- homesearchnovascotia.com

It is currently under construction.

I was recently out taking pictures for my website homesearchnovascotia.com

If you travel south towards Peggy's Cove you come to a number of lefts you can take. The first being

Terence Bay. An old fishing village that is still operating as one today.

Here is the view looking East.

Hard to believe its just 20 minutes to a major city like Halifax!

Down the next road is Prospect Bay. Its just like sitting right off the North Atlantic!

Imagine what this little village is like during a hurricane!

Houses out here on the Ocean routinely sell for $300,000 .