Hidden Canada – 2021 Edition
Source – theglobeandmail.com “…With a population of about 100, the entire town is walkable in an easy hour, along the lakeshore and past Cameron Falls, circling about a dozen streets […]
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The Smoking Man – Curriculum Verbatim
Undergraduate Studies in Psychology & Political Science, Graduate Studies in Education
North / South / Central America & The Caribbean, East / West Europe, N. Africa, China, India & East Asia – as a fly-on-the-wall
Miami, U.S.A.: (aka) “Casablanca” during the “Wild West/Cocaine Cowboy” days of the early-to-mid 80’s
Managua, NICARAGUA / San Jose COSTA RICA: During the later days of the “Iran/Contra – Cocaine/ Guns Affair”
Havana CUBA / Caracas, VENEZUELA: During the “Special Period” in the immediate aftermath of the Soviet collapse (…or more accurately – Mojitos, Marx & Mulattas) Ring-side seat to Hugo Chavez’s Bolivarian Revolution
Occupied West Bank / Oman, JORDAN: Post 9/11 “assignment” on permanent hold (…but that’s a whole other story)
Yesterday – Journalist / Producer / Fixer – Friend & Confidant to Rebels, Rogues & Rounders
Today – Political Researcher / Analyst / Writer – Friend & Confidant to Shamans, Seers & Sages
Inside Nova Scotia’s Housing “Boom”
Source – mortgagebrokernews.ca “…Nova Scotia has seen a significant spike in home prices in recent times, recording a massive 39.5% year-over-year increase last month. Still, the average price still sits […]
My Quest to Find the Perfect Old House on the East Coast
Source – theglobeandmail.com “…I’m one of many urbanites who have decamped for smaller cities, towns and countryside across Canada. According to Statistics Canada, Toronto and Montreal experienced record-high population losses […]
Canadians Opt For More Affordability & New Lifestyle, Flocking to Recreational Property Market
Source – remaxtwincity.ca “…New Brunswick is also experiencing sellers’ market condition…Low inventory is putting an upward pressure on waterfront properties, average sale price saw an increase of 132 per cent […]
Cottages Across Canada Seeing ‘Unbelievable Levels of Demand’
Source – msn.com “…In the Maritimes, where the average cottage price is expected to jump from $194,000 to $255,000, the market has seen an uptick in out-of-province buyers, especially from […]
‘Meteoric Rise’, The Red-Hot Kootenay Property Market
Source – msn.com “…The numbers show the wild extent of the rush. In Kaslo, sales have gone up 475% year-to-year from 2020. The sales value in dollars is up a […]
Nowhere to Buy?…Try Beautiful Atlantic Canada
Source – “..A whole slew of smaller, once-sleepy housing markets in Ontario for the first time reached the half-million-dollar price mark for the typical stand-alone house: Peterborough, Simcoe, Woodstock, London, […]
St. John NB See’s A Year Over Year 58.6% Jump in Property Prices
Source – atlantic.ctvnews.ca “…April 2020: $169,389 — April 2021: $268,644….The city is gaining momentum. “I see Halifax and a lot of other cities take off and have been on this […]
Red-Hot & Rural’, Small Towns Grapple With Fallout From Big-City-Like Real Estate Boom
Source – financialpost.com “…In Nelson, a former mining town in British Columbia’s Kootenay mountains, a pandemic-driven explosion of infill and coach housing is forcing the small city to expand its […]
Nova Scotia’s Real Estate Market Continues Its Skyward Ascent
Source – nationalpost.com “…Continuing the province’s incredible real estate trajectory, Nova Scotia’s home sales recorded their highest-ever gains last month. The number of sales rose 159.5 per cent in April […]
