Short-term rental operators ponder future as N.S. regulations loom Nova Scotia’s new regulations around short-term rentals take effect Sept. 30 and a lot of people aren’t happy with the changes. Mike Cowie is one of them. For the last four years he has operated...

Halifax construction project different from ‘anything Nova Scotia has seen yet’ A Halifax construction project valued at $1.6 billion and that could last 12 years begins this week. Southwest Properties will build apartment buildings and single-family homes to house...

Canadian Immigration Policy Isn’t Helping Anyone: BMO Canada’s attempt to use immigration as stimulus might be backfiring. That was the message from a new BMO report, looking at the unusually high unemployment rate for recent immigrants. The labor market for recent...

Bridgewater wants to lift people out of energy poverty, but helping renters is a struggle McGill University study estimated 38 per cent of town spending big chunk of income on energy A program aimed at lifting at least 350 households in Bridgewater, N.S., out of...

Rent controls do far more harm than good, comprehensive review finds “Rent control effectively reduces rents in the controlled sector, but does it a high price. Tenants occupying the rent-controlled dwellings benefit the most, at least in the short run, while...

Home-sharing platform funded by N.S. government results in just 23 leases in a year HALIFAX — In the year since Nova Scotia invested in an online platform aimed at helping renters find affordable housing, a total of 23 leases have been signed, a result opposition...

Home-sharing platform funded by N.S. government results in just 23 leases in a year HALIFAX — In the year since Nova Scotia invested in an online platform aimed at helping renters find affordable housing, a total of 23 leases have been signed, a result opposition...

Canadian Mortgage Delinquencies Are Rising Fast But Still Relatively Low Canadian mortgage borrowers are experiencing a hiccup when it comes to payments. Equifax Canada data shows mortgage delinquencies climbed further in Q`1 2024. While the delinquency rate remains...

N.S. non-profits receive $6.7M for veteran housing projects 'Some of our most vulnerable continue to go to bed without a place to call home,' says MP Sean Fraser The federal government announced $6.7 million Monday for two non-profits that work to address housing...

Two major north-end Halifax developments moving ahead Strawberry Hill and Downtown Gateway reaching milestones HALIFAX, N.S. — Imagine pedestrian plazas. Towers over 40-storeys tall with thousands of housing units. Two massive, city-building development projects in...