White Point Estates - Affordable Living and Retirement In Nova Scotia, Canada

Affordable Living and Retirement in Nova Scotia,In the midst of a sprawling 159-room resort with
Canadalodges and private cottages and a 9-hole CPGA-rated
If you're budget-minded, don't mind a bit of coldgolf course to boot, White Point offers a variety of
weather (or are seeking the perfect warm-weatherlots to build on. They range from 3/4 of an acre to
retreat), love seafood, and have a historic mindset,roughly 2 acres and are priced starting at $45,000.
then Nova Scotia is the place for you.Building lot choices offer something for everyone;
During the late 19th-century, Nova Scotia beckoned aincluding gently-sloping wooded spreads and stunning
select group of wealthy families, who traveled byoceanfront (and waterview) sites. Here, in-the-know
train and steamer to their grand seaside Victorianexpatriates and Canadians are buying lots to build
"cottages" from New York, Boston, Philadelphia andvacation and full-time residences in an area where
other industrial hotbeds.they will rub elbows with cosmopolitan transplants,
Little has changed in 100 years at this summer colonytourists, seafarers and locals. So far, a handful of lots
in the North Atlantic: The atmosphere is stillhave been sold, but given their prices and the
somewhat staid, unhurried and family-oriented. Theaccompanying amenities, including a a host of
pristine coast is uncrowded and less developed thanservices and recreational opportunities, they are sure
anywhere in North America; the real estate still coststo go fast. And, White Point will work with you
just a fraction of that in the United States andthrough every step of the home-building process.
Europe.Sales of vacation and future retirement properties in
Nova Scotia, located on Canada's Atlantic coast eastplaces like White Point Estates are booming, real
of Maine, is shaped like a lobster with its clawsestate specialists say. Cost-conscious and city-weary
grasping toward the remote province ofarrivals from afar increasingly seek respite and new
Newfoundland and its tail pointing in the direction ofstarts in Nova Scotia. No wonder the maritime
New York and Boston. Latin for "New Scotland,"province is increasingly lighting up the radar screens
Nova Scotia is named for its resemblance to theof those searching for an affordable alternative to
homeland of some its first European settlers. Thetraditional vacation, second home and retirement
Scottish print on this land is large, but so is that ofretreats, where rising home prices have left many
the Irish, French and the British--with each culturepriced-out of the market.
having left its mark.Since the media--including the likes of Consumer
About half the size of New York State with aReports, International Living and CNN--have begun to
population just under a million, Nova Scotia boastsrate Nova Scotia among the world's best places to
3,600-miles of craggy shoreline sprinkled with scenicvacation, live and retire, property costs have risen as
fishing villages and quaint small towns. Long amuch as 50% annually in some areas of the province.
destination for vacationers and retirees fromYet despite the price increases, property here
throughout Canada, in recent years, the once sleepyremains a fraction of what one would pay for similar
region has been attracting American and Europeanreal estate back home. And with enticements like
transplants with its seductive beauty, rich history,some of the world's most spectacular scenery, a
slow pace, proximity to the United States and, ofrelatively temperate climate (winters are milder than
course, affordable real estate.the northern U.S.), and a low profile, stress-free
Perhaps nowhere in Nova Scotia is the official labellifestyle far from the rat race, wars and terrorism, it's
"Canada's Ocean Playground" more pronounced thaneasy to see why life looks so good under the Maple
on the South Shore. In the heart of this region alongLeaf.
Nova Scotia's picturesque Lighthouse Route lies WhiteFor details about White Point Estates, visit or contact
Point Estates, a charming oceanside residentialDoug Fawthrop at 902-354-2711, ext. 370 (toll-free
community developed amid White Point Beach Resort800-613-2171), e-mail:
& Country Club--once a private lodge forGetting There
well-heeled outdoorsmen. On prime oceanfrontNova Scotia is close enough to the U.S. and Europe
fringed by white sand beaches, lush woodlands and athat you won't get jet lag getting there. The capital
flowing river, White Point, is a microcosm of the bestHalifax is a 2-hour flight from New York; 6 hours
of Nova Scotia. With its laid-back historic ambiencefrom London. Portland, Maine, from which the 5.5-hour
and hypnotic water views, the new seaside enclaveferry departs to Nova Scotia, is about a 90-minute
seems almost too good to be true.drive from Boston.