Mike Smith, REALTOR®

Below is a great funny video of why to work with a REALTOR® and the dangers if you don't.

I actually will knock on the neighbors doors when I have a buying client to get any "insights" into the neighborhood they are buying into. You know to check for serial killers, grow houses, etc. hehe. But seriously how many REALTORS do you know that will go that extra step?

Well leave it to Google. They have made a very easy way to search for Real Estate in a givin area (including Nova Scotia). Just click on the link above or go to www.maps.google.com/realestate to check it out.

This is so much more easier than the clunky MLS system who always seems to be behind the times.

Pick out a few properties and I would be happy to show you them! I'm just a phone call away.

Mike Smith, REALTOR® | 902.209.6745 Family First Realty iListinHD.com | mike@iListinHD.com

Opposed to my last post, this article from the Burnside News shows that the Real Estate Market in Halifax is on fire!

This stats are from the NSAR (Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS) so they should be accurate. Click on the thumbnail above if you are interested in reading the full details.

Mike Smith, REALTOR | 902.209.6745

Family First Realty

iListinHD.com | mike@iListinHD.com

More good numbers for Housing Starts in 2010 for Canada. Click on the thumbnail above to read the full article from Time Colonist. Housing starts are expected to increase by 40% next year. If you have been holding off waiting to buy hoping prices are going to fall it may not be time wait anymore.

Call me now and let's find you a property to buy together.

Mike Smith, Realtor

Family First Realty

902.209.6745

Are you a student in the HRM area? Have you thought of buying a house or condo to live in while you are here? Click on the thumbnail above to read the whole story. This is a great article from canada.com.

Here is some of the logic behind buying a house:

"One bedroom with a shared kitchen can easily generate $500 per month in rent. Multiply by three bedrooms and you've got $1,500 in rental income for that house. The price of a four-bedroom house can run from $250,000 to $400,000, but based on 20% down, the mortgage on a $300,000 home, for example, could be carried from the rent alone (based on today's interest rates and a 25-year amortization schedule)."

Give me a call now and I would be happy to find you a place.