RHPNS members spoke at the HRM Budget Council meeting to discuss how the proposed property tax increase will affect Rental Housing Providers and Renters. Click on each speaker's name below to listen. After each speaker finishes, click the next name to continue. Each...

Canadian rental market sees coming boom in vacancy rates Tenants looking for rental housing in Canada may be encouraged by reports that show national rental rates continue to fall, though some markets are beginning to show price increases amid a mixed bag of economic...

Roommate Nation: The real story on apartment vacancies Canada’s multifamily housing market is facing a new reality: rising vacancies, changing tenant behaviours and other challenges. Let’s unpack these trends and their implications for apartment owners and investors....

Hansard Transcripts Hansard Transcripts are the official report of what was said in the House of Assembly Friday, March 7, 2025 Lina Hamid, NDP: RTA: Protections for IPV Survivors - Enhance Minister Jill Balser's response in a CBC news article: After spate of intimate...

Students decry 'shameful' 25% rate increase at Halifax university residence Atlantic School of Theology says it will still have lowest rates in the city Post-secondary students living in the residence at the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax were shocked by a...

What experts say Nova Scotia can do to preserve our stock of affordable rental housing Province rapidly losing some of its most affordable apartments A recent CBC News analysis found that Nova Scotia is rapidly losing some of its most affordable apartments, but...

BC Supreme Court orders new hearing in landlord-tenant case over procedural unfairness The landlord was denied a fair chance to respond to the tenant's evidence: court The Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled that the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) failed to...

Hansard Transcripts Hansard Transcripts are the official report of what was said in the House of Assembly Friday, February 28, 2025 Suzy Hansen, NDP, Resolution 23 - Abusive landlords demanding such things as unlawful security deposits and application fees Tuesday,...

Trump's tariffs and Canadian apartments: What's next? Impact on apartment owners For apartment owners, the most immediate impact of a weakening economy is on rents. The rental market follows a pattern: class-A rents decline first, as high-income renters hesitate to...

Nova Scotia Power gets green light to raise power rates 2.4% The rate increase will help pay down a federally backed loan The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has given Nova Scotia Power the go-ahead to raise power rates an average of 2.4 per cent. The money...