by Kevin Russell | Apr 19, 2024 | News
They lead to a slowdown in construction and a deterioration in supply hurting future tenants Many housing advocates champion rent controls as a panacea for rising rents, but a wealth of empirical evidence indicates that while such controls may offer temporary respite...
by Kevin Russell | Apr 19, 2024 | News
N.S. government extends registration deadline for short-term rentals Airbnb operators and other short-term rentals in Nova Scotia are being handed a break by the Houston government. The Tourist Accommodations Registration Act came into effect in April 2020 requiring...
by Kevin Russell | Apr 19, 2024 | News
N.S. rental options shrink as prices increase According to the Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia (IPOANS), the rental market has the potential to get even tighter due to the province’s five per cent rent cap for occupied apartments. Many landlords...
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...
