by Kevin Russell | Aug 2, 2025 | News
Capreit CEO: Stop ‘Sin-Taxing’ Housing like Cigarettes Mark Kenney, CEO of CAPREIT, argues in an op-ed published via The Hill Times that housing is unfairly taxed at twice the rate of other sectors, which suppresses private investment in purpose-built rental...
by Kevin Russell | Aug 2, 2025 | News
NSCC Opens New 200-Bed Student Residence in Dartmouth Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) has officially opened a new 200-bed student residence at its Akerley Campus in Dartmouth. The modern multi-unit facility aims to ease housing pressure for students and...
by Kevin Russell | Aug 2, 2025 | News
Nova Scotians Will Pay High Price for Province’s ‘Affordable’ Public Housing, Fraser Institute Warns In a commentary for the Fraser Institute published July 28, Alex Whalen and Austin Thompson argue that publicly offered “affordable” housing in Nova Scotia may carry...
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....
