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During the height of COVID-19, remote work freed many Ontarians to move out east for more affordable homes and a different pace of life. Shifting demographics mean the trend could continue well past the pandemic<\/span>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.6em” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_font_size=”36px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font_size=”1.25rem” header_3_line_height=”1.88rem” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font_size=”1.25rem” header_4_line_height=”1.88rem” custom_margin=”||11px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”21px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”25px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n By Josh Sherman<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>| 4 minute read<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_title title=”off” author=”off” date_format=”M j” categories=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||26px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||3px|||” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||9px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” width__hover_enabled=”off|desktop”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7fX0=@” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _dynamic_attributes=”src” _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”1px||29px|||” border_radii=”on|32px|32px|32px|32px” border_radii_tablet=”on|32px|32px|32px|32px” border_radii_phone=”on|0px|0px|0px|0px” border_radii_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”1.13rem” text_line_height=”1.75rem” custom_margin=”-18px||2px|||” custom_padding=”||7px||false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”||7px||false|true” custom_padding_phone=”|15px|7px|15px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size_tablet=”1.13rem” text_font_size_phone=”0.9rem” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Nova Scotians have noticed an uptick of new arrivals from Ontario in recent years, and one expert suggests the province should expect the trend to continue<\/span>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||39px|||” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”16px||16px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.6em” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_font_size=”36px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font_size=”1.25rem” header_3_line_height=”1.88rem” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font_size=”1.25rem” header_4_line_height=”1.88rem” min_height=”158.4px” text_font_size_tablet=”21px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”25px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n As the COVID-19 pandemic was raging across Canada in April of 2021, Jennifer and Philip Jones began thinking about moving from Ontario to Nova Scotia<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIt was about how the pandemic was handled in Ontario,\u201d says Jennifer, who, together with her husband and two kids, ultimately made the move from the Greater Toronto<\/a> Area in July of last year. \u201cDuring the pandemic, the kids\u2019 anxiety went through the roof from being home and [having] no social life, no sports.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Joneses\u2019s relocation was made possible because Philip, an executive at a telecommunications company, had transitioned to full-time remote work due to COVID-19 restrictions. It was a familiar story during the pandemic. As many Ontarians suddenly found themselves untethered to the workplace, they began looking to greener pastures. Out-of-province homebuyers were flocking to Nova Scotia, whether because of its relative affordability, oceanside lifestyle, or, in the Joneses case, the province\u2019s approach to the public-health crisis. \u201cThey came down in droves,\u201d says Halifax<\/a> REALTOR\u00ae Brenda Kielbratowski, who helped Jennifer purchase her east-coast home.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#edf7f3″ custom_padding=”32px||32px||true|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||25px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#38505b” header_2_font_size=”2.63rem” header_2_line_height=”3.75rem” max_width=”800px” module_alignment=”center” header_2_font_size_tablet=”32px” header_2_font_size_phone=”21px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=”3.75rem” header_2_line_height_phone=”32px” header_2_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”32px||23px|||” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”11px||14px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.6em” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_font_size=”36px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font_size=”1.25rem” header_3_line_height=”1.88rem” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font_size=”1.25rem” header_4_line_height=”1.88rem” text_font_size_tablet=”21px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”25px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This inbound demand helped support a multi-year surge in property values in Canada’s Ocean Playground, with the benchmark price of a Nova Scotia home more than doubling in the last five years. This August, the benchmark price of a Nova Scotia home was $401,700, up from $218,800 during the same month in 2018, according to historical data from the Canadian Real Estate<\/a> Association. The interprovincial trend has since slowed down in the post-pandemic era \u2014 home prices have fallen 6.6% from their peak in April 2022 \u2014 as some Ontarians have returned to the office. But it hasn\u2019t entirely reversed, and, Kielbratowski says, it isn\u2019t likely to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nova Scotia appears poised to retain its status as a popular Canadian relocation destination, particularly as Canada\u2019s population ages. \u201cWe have such a high number of retirees,\u201d explains Kielbratowski, CEO of the Halifax<\/a> Home Selling Group, an all-women collective of real estate agents. Some are returning home after careers in other provinces, while newcomers are drawn by a slower pace of life and all the outdoor attractions. \u201cThe other thing is you can live in a really nice retirement community\u2026 and you\u2019re still only 45 minutes to the major hospital in the city centre,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jennifer\u2019s parents are among the retirees opting to ditch Ontario for Nova Scotia. They\u2019ve already purchased land and plan to settle in once construction on the new home they\u2019re having built is completed next fall. It didn\u2019t take convincing. \u201cThey came to visit me,\u201d says Jennifer, who explains the \u201cNova Scotia lifestyle and living by the lake on the water\u201d were obvious selling points. \u201cNo matter where you live in Nova Scotia, there\u2019s a lake less than 20 minutes away,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s like living in Muskoka.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” height=”30px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f0faf4″ 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It was more about the type of property that was available out east. In suburban Milton<\/a>, Ont., the couple owned a 3,500-square-foot house on a narrow 40-by-100-foot lot. They sold that for about $1.8 million and, for $1.4 million, were able to get a 3,900-square-foot house on an acre of waterfront land, right on Porters Lake. The couple\u2019s monthly mortgage payments have remained about the same.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To Jennifer, another positive of Nova Scotia is how friendly everyone is. \u201cEverybody around you \u2014 for the most part \u2014 is very helpful and pleasant to be around. They would give you the shirt off their back if you needed it,\u201d says Jennifer, although she admits she’s heard a few remarks about people from Ontario driving up home prices too much.<\/p>\n“No matter where you live in Nova Scotia, there\u2019s a lake less than 20 minutes away.”<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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