Four years ago, my family decided to build a pool.

We knew the things everyone says about pools in Atlantic Canada. The season is too short. The maintenance is a lot. You'll regret it after the first cold July. Insurance goes up. Resale is complicated.

Some of that turned out to be true. Some of it didn't. And the parts nobody warned us about turned out to matter more than any of the standard advice.

This is the guide I wish I'd had four summers ago. It covers what it actually costs to install and run a pool in Moncton, what the season really looks like, what you'll wish you'd done differently after a few years, and the question I get asked most as a Greater Moncton REALTOR®: does a pool actually add value to your home in this climate?

If you have an idea for a local business and you're thinking about buying a space to make it happen, there's one zoning category in Moncton you absolutely need to understand: Urban Residential (UR).

For a lot of small businesses, UR is a great option. But only if your business idea fits the criteria, and only if you understand the rules that come with it.

This guide walks through everything you need to know about UR zoning in Moncton, including what it allows, what it doesn't, how to verify the zoning of a property you're considering, and how to find a UR-zoned property that actually works for your business.

If you've been watching the news, you've probably seen the headlines. "Canadian home prices fall for 16th straight month." "CREA downgrades 2026 forecast." "Housing market slumps amid economic uncertainty."

All of those headlines are accurate… and none of them are about Moncton.

This is the conversation I had with a client this week: He called me and said he was going to wait to buy because he'd been seeing reports that prices were coming down. I get it. The headlines are loud, they're constant, and they sound like they apply to everyone with a house in Canada.

They have done the math on the housing prices. They have Googled the neighbourhoods. They have watched the YouTube videos about Atlantic Canada. They know Moncton is one of Canada's fastest growing cities and they are starting to wonder if maybe, just maybe, this is actually the move they should make.

I am not just a REALTOR® who helps people make this move. I am someone who made it myself.

Perhaps no two words in residential real estate lead to more assumptions, opinions, and flat out misinformation than:

HERITAGE HOME

Some people squeal with joy at those two words. Others retreat in confusion. As someone who genuinely loves old homes, I think it's time we talk more openly about the joys of owning and caring for a property of historical significance in Moncton.

A dear friend who owns a heritage property in Downtown Moncton once told me that owning a heritage home is like acting as a caretaker of an important landmark that has preceded you and will long outlive your family's time in it. That might be the most beautiful description I've ever heard.