Halifax mayor says city is past the worst of its housing crisis; advocates disagree The worst of Halifax’s homeless crisis is over, says the city’s new mayor, who wants to see encampments closed as quickly as possible — even as homelessness advocates vigorously...

N.S. premier announces Treasury Board members, new House leader Brendan Maguire takes over government House leader role from Kim Masland Premier Tim Houston has announced more key appointments as his government settles into its second mandate. An order-in-council...

Fall 2024 Rental Market Report In Halifax, strong rental supply growth and slower population growth relieved some of the pressure in the rental market. As a result, the vacancy rate saw significant growth to 2.1% this year, while average rent growth saw the largest...

Supporters, opponents of rent cap seek change to Liberal legislation "If we're going to look hard on the revenue side, we've got to make sure we've got guardrails on the cost side," said Jeremy Jackson, a vice-president at Killam Apartments, which owns more than a...

Vancouver passes motion for multi-residential cooling solutions Vancouver City Council passed a motion calling for the provincial government to address critical gaps in access to cooling solutions, particularly for those living in multi-unit residential buildings,...

Tenants want apps that enhance the rental experience Mobile applications, or apps, have transformed the way we interact with the world. From social media to shopping, entertainment to business, apps have become part of daily life. It is also changing the rental...

Canada Expects Up To 1 In 10 People To Voluntarily Leave By Next Year Millions of Canadian visas expire next year and the country isn’t sure how to deal with it. That became clear when policymakers fumbled in parliament when answering what Canada plans to do if people...

N.B. apartment owners raise concerns over proposed rent cap The New Brunswick government’s plan to implement a three per cent rent cap starting February 1, 2025, is drawing concern from apartment owners in the province. Willy Scholten, president of the New Brunswick...

Halifax anchors stable, optimistic Atlantic Canada outlook: CBRE An air of optimism reigns in Atlantic Canada’s relatively stable commercial real estate industry heading into 2025. That was a theme of CBRE’s recent Atlantic Market Outlook event and was evident in a...

Housing crisis: What’s missing from an insurance perspective? Housing strategies recently proposed by Canada’s federal and provincial governments still don’t address the issue of building in high-risk hazard areas, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) president and CEO...