by Kevin Russell | Nov 28, 2025 | News
Rising land costs hamper industrial development in Atlantic Canada Developers across Atlantic Canada report that rapidly escalating land prices are making industrial projects more difficult to advance. According to industry analysts, higher acquisition costs—combined...
by Kevin Russell | Nov 28, 2025 | News
HRM Budget Direction 2026–27 – Snapshot HRM’s draft Budget Direction projects an average 10.5% increase to the municipal tax bill for 2026–27. Rising compensation costs, reserve replenishment, inflationary pressures, and previously approved commitments are driving an...
by Kevin Russell | Nov 28, 2025 | News
Non-market housing to replace deteriorating St. Theresa’s building in Halifax Halifax’s aging St. Theresa’s building is slated for redevelopment into affordable, non-market housing. Community advocates have raised concerns for years about deteriorating conditions at...
by Kevin Russell | Nov 28, 2025 | News
Canadian Household Debt Surges — But It Wasn’t Driven by Mortgages Data from Statistics Canada show that household credit in Canada climbed by $14.8 billion (+0.5 %) in September to reach $3.14 trillion, its fastest monthly gain since 2021. Over the prior 12 months,...
by Pathwise Solutions | Nov 11, 2025 | News
NOVA SCOTIA ALREADY HAS A LAW TO PROTECT TENANTS WHEN RENOVATIONS OCCUR WHAT’S MISSING IS ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR TENANTS Jacqueline Porter’s latest submission to the Chronicle Herald leaves out a lot of relevant facts about the reality of rental housing in Nova...
by Pathwise Solutions | Nov 11, 2025 | News
More talk won’t build the housing Nova Scotians need By Kevin Russell A year ago, spurred by the work undertaken by the Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission, the Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia (IPOANS) asked the longstanding economic...
