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...
by Pathwise Solutions | Nov 11, 2025 | News
COMMENTARY: Nova Scotia already has a law to protest tenants when renovations occur What’s missing is enforcement and support for tenants By Kevin Russell Jacqueline Porter’s latest guest column in the Chronicle Herald (“Houston government could outlaw renovictions,...
by Pathwise Solutions | Nov 11, 2025 | News
It is false for politicians, activists or the media to describe fixed-term leases as a “loophole” – fixed-term leases are a legal tool to provide more flexibility and protection to house more people. Protection of existing tenants, protection of existing neighborhoods...
by Kevin Russell | Nov 7, 2025 | News
Halifax building construction costs rise 3.4% year-over-year in Q3 2025 Statistics Canada reports that residential building construction prices in Halifax increased 3.4% between Q3 2024 and Q3 2025, slightly above the national average of 3.3%. Among 15 major urban...
