by Kevin Russell | Aug 30, 2024 | News
Canadian Immigration Policy Isn’t Helping Anyone: BMO Canada’s attempt to use immigration as stimulus might be backfiring. That was the message from a new BMO report, looking at the unusually high unemployment rate for recent immigrants. The labor market for recent...
by Kevin Russell | Aug 30, 2024 | News
Bridgewater wants to lift people out of energy poverty, but helping renters is a struggle McGill University study estimated 38 per cent of town spending big chunk of income on energy A program aimed at lifting at least 350 households in Bridgewater, N.S., out of...
by Kevin Russell | Aug 24, 2024 | News
Rent controls do far more harm than good, comprehensive review finds “Rent control effectively reduces rents in the controlled sector, but does it a high price. Tenants occupying the rent-controlled dwellings benefit the most, at least in the short run, while...
by Kevin Russell | Aug 24, 2024 | News
Home-sharing platform funded by N.S. government results in just 23 leases in a year HALIFAX — In the year since Nova Scotia invested in an online platform aimed at helping renters find affordable housing, a total of 23 leases have been signed, a result opposition...
by Kevin Russell | Aug 24, 2024 | News
Home-sharing platform funded by N.S. government results in just 23 leases in a year HALIFAX — In the year since Nova Scotia invested in an online platform aimed at helping renters find affordable housing, a total of 23 leases have been signed, a result opposition...
by Kevin Russell | Aug 17, 2024 | News
Canadian Mortgage Delinquencies Are Rising Fast But Still Relatively Low Canadian mortgage borrowers are experiencing a hiccup when it comes to payments. Equifax Canada data shows mortgage delinquencies climbed further in Q`1 2024. While the delinquency rate remains...
