by Kevin Russell | Apr 19, 2024 | News
$89M for Halifax Water’s new Burnside building is ‘excessive,’ says provincial regulator Price not justifiable, according the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board The proposed $89-million price tag for a new Halifax Water operations centre in...
by Kevin Russell | Apr 19, 2024 | News
Canadian Standard of Living Plummets Lower, Approaching Lost Decade: NBF Canadians were warned about building a housing-based economy, now they’re approaching a lost decade. National Bank of Canada Financial (NBF) recently wrote to institutions to warn the country’s...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 10, 2024 | News
Developer ends affordable housing partnership with province Clayton Developments is working with non-profits to build 373 units A major developer is walking away from almost $22 million in provincial funding for affordable housing and will instead partner with...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 10, 2024 | News
A task force’s bold prescription: a Canada of 15-minute cities “More and better housing.” That is the promise of a new report from the federal Task Force for Housing & Climate. No news there. This is what Canada needs. But this crucial “blueprint” brings a more...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 10, 2024 | News
Canadian Home Building Intentions Are Worse Than 2019 Despite Gov Stimulus Canadian policymakers are scrambling to make daily announcements of helicopter cash to stimulate building, but it may have the opposite effect. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows building...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 4, 2024 | News
Renters say fixed-term leases erode stock of affordable apartments amid housing crisis Statistics Canada data shows rapid loss of rental units priced under $1,000 Keely Corrigan happily paid $754 a month for the last five years to rent a modest apartment in...
