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Eastern Passage Real Estate

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Halifax-Dartmouth real estate blends energized urban living with a laid-back, coastal lifestyle. The region encompasses Halifax – Nova Scotia’s provincial capital and largest city, as well as neighbouring Dartmouth – the bustling home to thousands of businesses, including countless sole proprietorships and home-based enterprises.

Halifax-Dartmouth real estate and its plentiful waterfront properties offers a unique and charming coastal lifestyle. Breezy and beautiful, Halifax-Dartmouth, Nova Scotia is home to one of the best-educated workforces – and one of the largest concentrations of universities – in North America. This pairing lends itself to flourishing business growth and expansion opportunities for the city.

In terms of leisure, Halifax-Dartmouth, Nova Scotia living bursts with activity and things to do. Summer activities in Dartmouth include walks along the Dartmouth Waterfront on Halifax Harbour – the second-largest ice-free harbour in the world – where the boardwalk offers views of Halifax’s skyline and the much-anticipated annual gathering of tall ships. From here, boat tours run between the famous Fisherman's Cove in Eastern Passage – a 200-year-old fishing village overflowing with history – and McNabs Islands, where over 22km of walking trails can be explored.

One of Canada’s fastest-growing regions, Halifax-Dartmouth serves residents and visitors with a wide array of dining options, shopping destinations, live music venues, and local beaches all while prioritizing environmental preservation. Within city boundaries are a balance of suburban, urban, rural, and protected wilderness areas. Furthermore, the HalifACT climate action plan, one of Canada’s most ambitious, showcases the city’s commitment to reaching a net-zero economy by 2050.
The architecture of Nova Scotia real estate is rich with diversity, with build types ranging from 1600s French Colonial and mid-1800s Gothic Revival through to 1900s Tudor Revival. Many of the province’s private heritage residences were crafted by knowledgeable carpenters instead of architects, and as such, homes have characteristics of particular styles – with some even featuring elements from overlapping time periods.

Halifax-Dartmouth real estate often features waterfront properties and is a prime example of the province’s assorted housing types; heritage homes and modern builds with competitive list prices neighbour each other throughout this waterfront location. For homebuyers seeking a laid-back Maritime lifestyle in one of Canada’s most beautiful coastal destinations, Halifax- Dartmouth real estate awaits.

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