Bidding wars, record prices, viewing lineups: Halifax's housing market heats up
"It was really frustrating and stressful and we almost gave up," said Sarah Moriarty in an interview from the family’s new home in Bedford, a suburban community of Halifax. "I think the letter did pull on the sellers’ heartstrings because they had multiple offers and I don’t think ours was the highest." The real estate frenzy that has long been the norm in Toronto and Vancouver has hit the East Coast, with cities like Halifax at the epicentre of the region’s frenetic housing market. Home prices in the Nova Scotia capital have reached record heights, with selling tactics like under-...