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Rent Control

New Brunswick considers making landlords apply for certain rent increases Putting onus on landlords would be shift from approach that leaves it to tenants to challenge big increases New Brunswick’s housing minister says the province may introduce legislation...

Rent Control

Landlords Worry Rent Cap, Heating Costs Will Drive Mass Rental Unit Sell-Off With a two-percent rent cap in place, it has become impossible to recoup the increase. Burgess says that for the first time as a landlord he is thinking of selling some buildings. HALIFAX —...

Residential Tenancies

Nova Scotia studying creation of enforcement unit for tenant-landlord disputes “Sometimes, it’s just a matter of having an officer there to mediate the situation and to advise the offside party that they are offside,” Kevin Russell, The Investment Property...

Narrative Research Poll

Satisfaction with Houston government’s performance remains high and stable in NS The PCs continue to lead in terms of voter support Houston remains most preferred as Premier December 1, 2022: Nova Scotians remain highly satisfied with the provincial government’s...

Affordable Housing

5 major Canadian housing REITs launch ForAffordable.ca In the face of a federal government plan to re-examine the tax treatment of real estate investment trusts (REITs), and economic conditions which make it increasingly challenging to build affordable housing in...

Affordable Housing

Tenant worried about future as New Dawn sells affordable housing units in Sydney Social welfare agency says rents for vulnerable people can’t rise enough to cover increasing cost of operation Meaghan Morrison is worried about the future of affordable housing in...