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Halifax MLS® News-Weekly Halifax Peninsula Update-New Active & Sold Properties
A SNAPSHOT OF MARKET ACTIVITY ON THE HALIFAX PENINSULA FOR THE LAST WEEK:
Take a look at all new MLS ® listings & sales activity, for the last week ONLY, for Peninsula Halifax ONLY, on this handy spreadsheet **
**Note: If you would like to review a specific active MLS listing please go HERE , and scroll down to input the MLS#. This currently is available for Active Listings only, but feel free to email me if you have a question on a specific ‘pending’ or ‘sold’ property.
And a very seasonal and warm greeting to all of you friends, clients, and amigos in the virtual universe… Thank you for being you! Cheerful Holidays!
A VISION OF THE “SMART” COMMUNITY
The world of so called “property”, real estate, is an interesting profession in the sense that where & how we live expresses who we are as a society. You could say that our homes, condos, duplexes, apartment buildings, seniors complexes, offices , & factories, mirror who & how we are as a society. This, in mind of the current discordant state of political, environmental, economic, race, gender and religious affairs, makes one wonder.
What kind of world do we all want to live in? What kind of communities do we want to build? As I talk to my colleagues in the real estate industry, my buyer or seller clients, my friends and family, I am finding a real longing for a return to community that reflects an earlier time. Perhaps this is a part of the misguided ”nationalistic’ revolts that are taking place in our political arenas.
HOWEVER…a little inspiration for you here: There are many bright, creative and kind, out-in-the-world types who are thinking about, designing and YES even building these types of communities. Beside us here (photo is linked courtesy of 2e Technology Inc.) is an example of a “SMART Community” project out of Ryerson University including students from 11 other universities. There are many more, and many more will come. The developers are starting to take note, and Canada could become a leader in the net-zero, multi generational, multi income level, sustainable, communities that are dearly needed. There is plenty of room for a balanced approach that integrates technology and transportation. We are not looking to return to a rural, low tech, agrarian society necessarily, although building-in resilience into the community has to be a part of the philosophy. How can we help each other rather than resort to the primitive? Such community building can lead the way.
Steve Ritchie ABR is a Broker Associate with Keller Williams Select Realty in Halifax. He is available to assist with all your real estate needs through his MLS® enabled websites, and all other virtual and real communications platforms (voice,text, and person to person!) in the Halifax Metro area of Nova Scotia, Canada!
