South Shore Real Estate Insights
Market updates, neighbourhood guides, and the parts of buying and selling on the South Shore that nobody warns you about. Written from Mahone Bay, by the person you would actually be working with.
September 2026 on the South Shore: What the Neighbours Did
63 homes changed hands between Peggy's Cove and Liverpool in September. What sold on your road, what it went for, and what's on the market now.
What South Shore Homes Actually Sell For: Six Towns, Twelve Months of Sales
The median Chester listing asks $657,450. The median Chester sale over the last twelve months was $452,450. I pulled all 1,270 South Shore sales from the past year and every home currently listed, town by town, to show where those two numbers separate and why.
Year One in a South Shore House: The Bills That Show Up After Closing
Insurance turns down more South Shore houses than home inspections do, and that is only the first surprise. Here is what a coastal home actually costs you in the twelve months after you get the keys.
Buying the South Shore From Away: What It Really Costs, and Where the Foreign Buyer Ban Stops
Out-of-province and foreign buyers ask me the same two things: what will it cost, and am I even allowed to buy here? Here is the honest breakdown, including the one decision that can swing your tax bill by $50,000.