Joanne Abrahams knows how to make the most of a space. The owner of Rave Review Home Staging & Redesign, she’s an expert in making rooms look their absolute best, no matter the size. She staged this Bishop’s Landing condo (which sold in a day) with proportions, light and livability in mind. Here are some […]
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Three things to consider when buying a condo
Sandra Pike is a Halifax-based realtor with an expertise in new condominiums. Apartment renters, she says, are “paying someone else’s mortgage and you walk away with no investment.” For first-time homeowners, a condo is “a phenomenal start,” but how do you know what to look for? Pike offers some pointers. A condo is an investment […]
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Inside my digs: downtown Dartmouth
When you know, you know. That was the case with Jeremy Walker, who wasn’t looking for a condo until he found the condo. “The idea wasn’t appealing to me at first. I was more like a backwoods person; I wanted a space by a lake or something like that,” he says. But falling in love […]
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My new digs: north end Halifax
After seven years in their first home, Anna and Trevor Delaney were craving change. Sizeable change, at that. With sights set on the north end, they sold their Herring Cove Road home in favour of a total downsize and a LEED-certified condo, happily trading their backyard in for a two-minute walk to the Common. “For […]
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My new digs: Bedford West
“Paying rent downtown is much as a mortgage payment,” says Lyndsey Gallant. And she’d know: Before becoming a first-time homeowner this fall, she spent 10 years renting in the middle of the action on Barrington Street. “I realized I’d rather put my money into something that I can get back. It’s an investment, and it’s […]