by Kevin Russell | Jul 25, 2025 | News
Moncton’s an Apartment Building Powerhouse. Why Isn’t Halifax? Columnist John DeMont explores why Moncton has emerged as a national leader in apartment construction while Halifax lags behind. Moncton is now building nearly 2,000 apartment units per year,...
by Kevin Russell | Jul 25, 2025 | News
Nova Scotia’s First Land-for-Housing Project Opens 4 Years After Program Launched In Cole Harbour, N.S., the Crosswoods land-for-housing project—a purpose-built apartment development—has opened its first phase. This initiative demonstrates the province’s strategy to...
by Kevin Russell | Jul 25, 2025 | News
CMHC Projects Atlantic Canada Will Fall Short of Housing Supply Targets by 2030 New CMHC modelling shows Nova Scotia will need nearly 70,000 new homes by 2030 to restore housing affordability—yet the province is on pace to miss that target by roughly 31,000 units....
by Kevin Russell | Jul 18, 2025 | News
Board Dismisses RHPNS Recusal Motion in Halifax Water Rate Case Board Chair Refuses to Recuse Himself from Panel Despite Challenge of Bias On July 14, 2025, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board dismissed a motion from Rental Housing Providers Nova Scotia (RHPNS)...
by Kevin Russell | Jul 18, 2025 | News
simplydbs publishes second part of study on renters’ service and tech preferences simplydbs’ latest report reveals growing renter demand for bundled services like on-site laundry (72%), high-speed internet (68%), and tenant portals (63%), with millennials and Gen Z...
by Kevin Russell | Jul 18, 2025 | News
Landlords say real‑estate agents drive bad tenant placements CBC reports that many landlords are blaming real-estate agents for substandard tenant placements, citing lack of diligent screening and poor communication. This has led to property damage and rent arrears in...
