The largest real estate brokerages in Nova Scotia, by agent count
The largest real estate brokerage office in Nova Scotia is REMAX Nova in Halifax, with 272 agents on its roster at the 2026-11-02 scan, ahead of Royal LePage Atlantic - NS (264, Halifax). That is 25.4% of the 1,070 agents we count across 30 offices in the province, and the top three together hold 59% — unusually concentrated for a province. By network, RE/MAX is the largest in Nova Scotia at 35.2% of the tracked roster.
The top 10 offices in Nova Scotia
Agents on the roster at the 2026-11-02 scan; percentages are share of all 1,070 tracked in Nova Scotia. Some agents here are counted as of an earlier read: Cape Breton Realty, last read August 7, 2026; realtor.ca, last read August 18, 2026.
- REMAX Nova 272 25.4%
- Royal LePage Atlantic - NS 264 24.7%
- Engel & Völkers 95 8.9%
- Sutton Group - Professional Realty 80 7.5%
- Royal LePage Anchor Realty 52 4.9%
- REMAX Banner Real Estate 48 4.5%
- CENTURY 21 Trident Realty Ltd. 41 3.8%
- REMAX Park Place Inc 29 2.7%
- Press Realty 23 2.1%
- REMAX Fairlane Realty 22 2.1%
Bar length is relative to the largest row; percentages are share of all 1,070 tracked agents. The 10 shown account for 86.5% of them — the remaining 144 sit with other offices. Download this chart as an image ↓
Every office with 10+ agents in Nova Scotia
17 offices ranked. A further 13 smaller offices hold 3.8% of the province between them and are not listed.
| # | Office | City | Network | Agents | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REMAX Nova | Halifax | RE/MAX | 272 | 25.4% |
| 2 | Royal LePage Atlantic - NS | Halifax | Royal LePage | 264 | 24.7% |
| 3 | Engel & Völkers | Halifax | Engel & Volkers | 95 | 8.9% |
| 4 | Sutton Group - Professional Realty | Bedford | Sutton | 80 | 7.5% |
| 5 | Royal LePage Anchor Realty | Halifax | Royal LePage | 52 | 4.8% |
| 6 | REMAX Banner Real Estate | Bridgewater | RE/MAX | 48 | 4.5% |
| 7 | CENTURY 21 Trident Realty Ltd. | Dartmouth | Century 21 | 41 | 3.8% |
| 8 | REMAX Park Place Inc | Sydney | RE/MAX | 29 | 2.7% |
| 9 | Press Realty | Halifax | Press Realty | 23 | 2.1% |
| 10 | REMAX Fairlane Realty | Truro | RE/MAX | 22 | 2% |
| 11 | CENTURY 21 Optimum Realty | Dartmouth | Century 21 | 20 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Royal LePage Truro Real Estate | Truro | Royal LePage | 17 | 1.6% |
| 13 | Cape Breton Realty | Sydney | Cape Breton Realty | 15 | 1.4% |
| 14 | Coldwell Banker Maritime Realty | Halifax | Coldwell Banker | 14 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Royal LePage Atlantic - Windsor | Windsor | Royal LePage | 13 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Coldwell Banker Boardwalk Realty | Sydney | Coldwell Banker | 12 | 1.1% |
| 17 | Coldwell Banker Open Door Realty | Truro | Coldwell Banker | 12 | 1.1% |
Which networks Nova Scotia's brokerages belong to
Share of the 1,070 agents we track in Nova Scotia, by franchise network.
- RE/MAX 377 35.2%
- Royal LePage 359 33.6%
- Engel & Volkers 95 8.9%
- Sutton 80 7.5%
- Century 21 65 6.1%
- Coldwell Banker 47 4.4%
- Press Realty 23 2.1%
- Cape Breton Realty 15 1.4%
Bar length is relative to the largest row; percentages are share of all 1,070 tracked agents. The 8 shown account for 99.2% of them — the remaining 9 sit with other networks.
The largest brokerage in each Nova Scotia city
7 cities in Nova Scotia have their own ranking. The leader in each, with its share of that city.
| City | Agents | Largest office | Its share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 500 | Royal LePage Atlantic - NS | 42.4% |
| Dartmouth | 212 | REMAX Nova | 53.3% |
| Bedford | 60 | Sutton Group - Professional Realty | 41.7% |
| Sydney | 54 | REMAX Park Place Inc | 37% |
| Truro | 44 | REMAX Fairlane Realty | 50% |
| Bridgewater | 34 | REMAX Banner Real Estate | 38.2% |
| Amherst | 21 | Royal LePage Cumberland Realty | 33.3% |
Nova Scotia brokerages — questions people ask
What is the largest real estate brokerage in Nova Scotia?
By agents on its published roster, REMAX Nova (RE/MAX) in Halifax is the largest single brokerage office in Nova Scotia with 272 agents as of 2026-11-02. By network, RE/MAX has the most agents in the province: 377, or 35.2% of the 1,070 we track there.
How many real estate brokerages are there in Nova Scotia?
We count 30 brokerage offices in Nova Scotia across the brokerage networks and independents we scrape, 17 of them with 10 or more agents. Independents and networks we do not track are not included, so the true number is higher; the ranking is of the offices we can measure the same way every scan.
Is the biggest brokerage the best one to join?
Size tells you which rooms are busy, not which one is right for you. A large office means more colleagues, more referrals and usually more structure; a small one means more attention. We publish the headcount because it is the one thing nobody else measures — use it as one input, not the answer.
Coverage: these are the 9 brokerage rosters we scrape (national networks and independents) in Nova Scotia — about 50.6% of Canadian REALTORS® nationally. Independents and brokerages outside those networks aren't counted, so read this as the largest offices among the networks we track in Nova Scotia. An office is placed in the province where most of its agents are. Our how-many-realtors page for Nova Scotia counts every current agent including those with no office on file, so its total runs a little higher. Methodology →
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