Located just north of the Halifax metropolitan area, Bedford is a small but vibrant community. Many of its residents commute to downtown Halifax each day for work or school, and direct links are provided via Highway 102 and Halifax’s transit system.
According to data from Brookfield RPS, the town’s average price for a house is $328,670, a 5.56 per cent year-over-year increase. Bedford’s population has also increased by nearly 12 per cent over the last decade.
Bedford may be a smaller district, but it has a lot to offer its residents.
“It’s definitely a growing community,” says Matt Honsberger, an agent with Royal LePage Atlantic. “It’s one of the areas within the greater HRM that has grown the quickest.”
Proof of this growth, says Honsberger, can be found in the high concentration of new developments in the area. A new high school is being built, as are a number of new houses and commercial properties.
Bedford will soon be home to a number of new residential builds, and Honsberger indicates that newly-built, single-family homes offer the best investment opportunity. “The new constructions in Bedford West are particularly attractive,” Honsberger says. “There’s a condo development going up there, along with a few row houses, but for the most part, single-family homes are the best buy.”
Owning one of these new homes can prove to be very profitable for investors, as they command higher rents. On average, Honsberger says they can be rented out for up to $2,000 per month.
**Bedford West was listed as in the 2013 Top 100 Neighbourhoods listing by Canadian Real Estate Wealth. Subscribe here today.
