by Kevin Russell | Mar 20, 2026 | News
Rental Price Pressures Shift East as Halifax Rents Approach Toronto Levels Better Dwelling reports that rental price growth is increasingly shifting toward smaller Canadian markets, with Halifax rents rising rapidly and narrowing the gap with larger urban centres such...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 20, 2026 | News
Nova Scotia Expands Authority to Intervene in Halifax Housing Decisions CBC reports that Nova Scotia will extend and expand its authority to intervene in Halifax housing-related decisions. The move reinforces the province’s role in accelerating housing supply and...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 20, 2026 | News
Nova Scotia’s Capped Assessment Program Shifting Property Tax Burden to Renters New analysis from Turner Drake & Partners examines the impact of Nova Scotia’s Capped Assessment Program (CAP), concluding that the system increasingly shifts municipal property tax...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 20, 2026 | News
Nova Scotia Expands Authority to Intervene in Halifax Housing Decisions CBC reports that Nova Scotia will extend and expand its authority to intervene in Halifax housing-related decisions. The move reinforces the province’s role in accelerating housing supply and...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 20, 2026 | News
Nova Scotia Budget 2026–27: Deficit Narrows Slightly, Housing and Health Spending Continue Amid Fiscal Restraint Nova Scotia’s 2026–27 Budget projects a $1.24 billion deficit, slightly improved from the current year but higher than originally forecast due to increased...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 20, 2026 | News
Province Will Not Extend Freeze on Halifax Development Charges The Nova Scotia government has confirmed it will not extend the freeze on Halifax development charges, allowing municipal fees on new construction to resume. Development charges are levied to help fund...
