by Kevin Russell | Apr 28, 2021 | News
New Development Would Add More Density Near Halifax Forum HALIFAX — Halifax’s Design Advisory Committee made way for more density near the Halifax Forum this week when it gave conditional approval to a mixed-use tower just off Windsor Street. WM Fares Group, a local...
by Kevin Russell | Apr 28, 2021 | News
Why Don’t Real Estate Developers Build More Purpose-Built Rentals? Interest Rates Academics theorize why developers won’t create more purpose-built rental housing. They cite everything from user behavior to policy restrictions. For some reason, they never think to...
by Kevin Russell | Apr 28, 2021 | News
Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission mandate doesn’t go far enough, says local anti-poverty group The mandate of the Affordable Housing Commission of Nova Scotia is inadequate and will not meet the needs of Nova Scotians struggling with housing, says...
by Kevin Russell | Apr 28, 2021 | News
Halifax Employment Growth Continues, 2,400 Jobs Added Last Month HALIFAX – The city’s employed labour force keeps growing, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Statistics Canada’s latest numbers, the city added 2,400 jobs between February and March. The number...
by Kevin Russell | Apr 28, 2021 | News
Halifax ‘running out of land’ for development Stephen Adams, executive director of Urban Development Institute of Nova Scotia, says some developers are moving outside of Halifax to take advantage of developable land While Halifax has recently seen a development boom,...
by Kevin Russell | Apr 28, 2021 | News
HRM considers hiring more staff to stay on top of development projects HALIFAX, N.S. — Halifax Regional Municipality continues to grow, as do the stack of applications waiting to be processed by the municipality’s planning and development department. At a budget...
