by Kevin Russell | May 2, 2021 | News
Five-Tower Development Approved For North End Halifax HALIFAX — A major development made it through a public hearing last night, clearing the way for five large towers to be built on a swath of land in North End Halifax. Halifax’s Westwood Developments is the firm...
by Kevin Russell | Apr 28, 2021 | News
The downside to the real estate boom in Nova Scotia The inability to afford a mortgage has created a middle class of ‘in-betweens’ with nowhere to go, says renter Christina Provost moved into her rental home in Prospect, N.S., a year ago. She decorated the...
by Kevin Russell | Apr 28, 2021 | News
Former Dartmouth Post Office Being Sold As Prime Development Opportunity DARTMOUTH — The former Dartmouth post office hit the real estate market last week and the firm handling the sale is touting the property as an opportunity for midrise or highrise development....
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...
