by Kevin Russell | Mar 20, 2026 | News
RHPNS Appears Before HRM Budget Committee On Wednesday, November 10, RHPNS Director Ursula Eckoldt and Executive Director Kevin Russell addressed the HRM Budget Committee regarding the proposed 10.9% property tax increase. As with previous budget discussions, there...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 3, 2026 | Media Release, News
By Kevin Russell, Executive Director, Rental Housing Providers Nova Scotia Safe, secure housing for everyone is a shared expectation. Nobody would argue otherwise. But what is the best way to get there? Recently, advocates from Dalhousie Legal Aid and Canadian Centre...
by Kevin Russell | Feb 4, 2026 | News
HRM releases draft 2026–27 operating and capital budget plans Halifax Regional Municipality has released its draft 2026–27 Budget and Business Plan along with the draft 2026–27 Capital Budget, outlining proposed operating priorities, capital investments, and funding...
by Kevin Russell | Feb 4, 2026 | News
When Two Months’ Rent Goes to City Hall What’s unfolding with the 2026 property value assessments, now compounded by a proposed 10.5% property tax rate increase, is not housing policy—its fiscal arson dressed up as governance. Take a single, ordinary rental apartment...
by Kevin Russell | Feb 4, 2026 | News
Nova Scotia housing minister acknowledges rent pressures despite improving vacancy conditions The province’s housing minister says Nova Scotia still has more work to do to address rent prices, even as vacancy conditions have improved from the extreme lows seen in...
by Kevin Russell | Feb 4, 2026 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2026 New study shows Capped Assessment Program is driving up apartment rents HALIFAX – A new study says a provincial program is adding more than $500 a year to apartment rents. The study conducted by the Halifax office of Turner Drake...
