by IPOANS | Dec 7, 2021 | News
Since the early 1970s, purpose-built rental (PBR) housing construction has taken a backseat in Canada to the homeownership market comprising freehold and condominium housing. Link to resource: The secret behind Halifax’s ability to build purpose-built rental housing...
by IPOANS | Dec 7, 2021 | News
The Investment Property Owners of Nova Scotia (IPOANS) researched Switzerland’s rent-control regime. The research concluded that the Swiss rent-control regime actually created similar conditions to what we have been experiencing in Nova Scotia. Link to resource: Swiss...
by IPOANS | Dec 7, 2021 | News
Halifax is booming, which is a blessing and a curse. Even before the pandemic, population growth was straining the housing supply. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard “vacancy rates on the peninsula are less than one per cent.” Understandably, many...
by IPOANS | Dec 7, 2021 | News
When Nova Scotians talk about housing, the conversation can take on many different forms. With expectations that Nova Scotians will be voting in elections soon — both provincially and federally — the more information on housing that can be in the public domain, the...
by IPOANS | Dec 7, 2021 | News
Halifax is booming, which is a blessing and a curse. Even before the pandemic, population growth was straining the housing supply. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard “vacancy rates on the peninsula are less than one per cent.” Understandably, many...