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CMHC
In 2023, higher rates resulted in 30,000 fewer housing starts The private sector is central to increasing supply and improving affordability How can Canada build its way out of housing supply challenges to improve affordability? With soaring demand and interest rates...
Rent Control
Argentina Scrapped Its Rent Controls. Now the Market Is Thriving. President Javier Milei’s fiscal ‘shock therapy’ yields lower rents overall, but some people feel squeezed BUENOS AIRES—For years, Argentina imposed one of the world’s strictest rent-control laws. It was...
Affordable Housing
CBRE Builds Hope With Collaborative Affordable Housing in Halifax More than one hundred people in need just made Mount Hope Village, NS, their new home, with an assist from CBRE Capital on arranging financing for the $12 million project. In a welcome break from tales...
Municipal Affairs & Housing
New Programs to Enhance Affordable Housing, Support Climate Change Goals Municipal Affairs and Housing, Natural Resources and Renewables, Environment and Climate Change The Province is investing $21.9 million in a suite of new and expanded sustainable development and...
Law Amendment Presentation Recordings
IPOANS Members Address Concerns on Bill 467 at Law Amendments Committee On Monday, September 16, IPOANS members and non-members appeared before the Nova Scotia Legislature’s Law Amendments Committee to express concerns regarding Bill 467, which proposes extending the...
Law Amendments
Statement by Kevin Russell Executive Director Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia Standing Committee on Law Amendments Bill 467 September 16, 2024 Thank you for the opportunity to speak on Bill 467. Bill 467 prolongs the failed policy of rent...
Federal Government
Blueprint for a Renters' Bill of Rights The Federal Government has announced plans to introduce a Renters' Bill of Rights. To provide clarity on this initiative, they have released a blueprint, which is outlined below. For more information, you can visit the...
Bill 467 Law Amendments Interim Residential Rental Increase Cap Act
Before rent control was introduced in 2020, Nova Scotia experienced lower rent increases than Canadian jurisdictions like Ontario and BC that had rent control. Since rent control was introduced in Nova Scotia, rents have skyrocketed on newly built units, driving up the overall rental costs.
Legislature Fall Sitting 2024
Hansard Transcripts Hansard Transcripts are the official report of what was said in the House of Assembly. Tuesday, September 10, 2024 When arriving webpage you might have to scroll slightly up or down. Introduction of Bills Bill No. 467, Interim Residential Rental...
Residential Tenancies
Province releases $300K report on tenancy enforcement unit Minister Colton LeBlanc says unit would create more red tape The government might have a report that outlines how a residential tenancies compliance and enforcement unit could work in Nova Scotia, but the...
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