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What about Nova Scotia?

Submitted by on June 9, 2009 – 8:33 amNo Comment

blusenose400x600Looking for a home — or a sec­ond home — near the water?

If you’re con­sid­er­ing east­ern Canada, have a look at this recent New York Times real estate fea­ture about the town of Lunenberg, Nova Scotia.

Located about 50 miles (90 km) south­west of Halifax, Lunenberg and its sur­round­ing com­mu­ni­ties appar­ently have an active sec­ond home mar­ket. Lunenberg’s “Old Town” was also named a pro­tected UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

According to the Times arti­cle, basic sum­mer cot­tages in the area start at $150,000 Canadian dol­lars (US$135,000), but elab­o­rate water­front prop­er­ties run CAD$1 to 2 million.

The sail­ing, as they say, is priceless.

Photo cour­tesy of Destination Southwest Nova Scotia.

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