Will Carney end the housing crisis? The promise and peril of the Liberals’ plan The housing affordability crisis will be one of the hairiest problems confronting the newly elected Liberal government. Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to add nearly half a million...

Amendments to the Residential Tenancies In Effect The final amendments to Bill 467,Interim Residential Rental Increase Cap Act (amended) and Residential Tenancies Act (amended), passed September 6, 2024, are now in effect. Details of changes are available...

Property managers: How best to communicate with tenants? Effective communication with tenants is a crucial aspect of a property manager's role. Their work becomes much more impactful when they know which communication channels to use for which specific purpose....

N.S. government yet to make plan for land bought at Shannon Park 'We know we want to maximize affordable housing for that area,' says Public Works minister The Nova Scotia government has not yet decided what to do with two parcels of land it recently bought at Shannon...

Canadian Housing Starts Collapse As Ontario Falls To 2009 Levels Canada’s politicians spent billions in taxpayer resources to stimulate new homebuilding, and the exact opposite is happening. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data shows a sharp decline in...

April 30, 2025 - Changes to Residential Tenancies Program The remaining amendments to Bill 467 will go into effect on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. These changes include: Changing eviction timelines for non-payment of rent Terminating a tenancy for problematic behaviour...

New affordable, supportive housing for youth opening in Halifax The provincial government has announced an agreement with a youth support organization that will create new supportive housing in Halifax. The government says the partnership, including the Affordable...

N.S. scoops up land at Shannon Park for $16.8M, expects 600 affordable units to be built Two parcels of federal land purchased for 'well below market value,' says provincial government The Nova Scotia government is wading into the redevelopment of Shannon Park in...

Atlantic Canada & Prairies To Be Hit Hard By China’s Tariff Retaliation Atlantic provinces is “in the eye of the storm.”  Canada’s trade war with the world’s largest economy is a serious threat to its stability. In fact, it’s such an economic threat that almost no...

If politicians want to solve the housing crisis, make it less political Canada’s housing crisis is the result of a chronic shortage of homes in the locations where people want and need to live. This is not a new problem, nor is it a particularly complex one. Yet,...