Cole Harbour residents express concerns about proposed 500-unit development New long-term care facility proposed for the site alongside 4 apartment buildings A new proposal to build a long-term care facility and four apartment buildings on a busy corner in Cole...

They lead to a slowdown in construction and a deterioration in supply hurting future tenants Many housing advocates champion rent controls as a panacea for rising rents, but a wealth of empirical evidence indicates that while such controls may offer temporary respite...

N.S. government extends registration deadline for short-term rentals Airbnb operators and other short-term rentals in Nova Scotia are being handed a break by the Houston government. The Tourist Accommodations Registration Act came into effect in April 2020 requiring...

N.S. rental options shrink as prices increase According to the Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia (IPOANS), the rental market has the potential to get even tighter due to the province’s five per cent rent cap for occupied apartments. Many landlords...

$89M for Halifax Water's new Burnside building is 'excessive,' says provincial regulator Price not justifiable, according the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board The proposed $89-million price tag for a new Halifax Water operations centre in Burnside is not...

Canadian Standard of Living Plummets Lower, Approaching Lost Decade: NBF Canadians were warned about building a housing-based economy, now they’re approaching a lost decade. National Bank of Canada Financial (NBF) recently wrote to institutions to warn the country’s...

Developer ends affordable housing partnership with province Clayton Developments is working with non-profits to build 373 units A major developer is walking away from almost $22 million in provincial funding for affordable housing and will instead partner with...

A task force’s bold prescription: a Canada of 15-minute cities “More and better housing.” That is the promise of a new report from the federal Task Force for Housing & Climate. No news there. This is what Canada needs. But this crucial “blueprint” brings a more...

Canadian Home Building Intentions Are Worse Than 2019 Despite Gov Stimulus Canadian policymakers are scrambling to make daily announcements of helicopter cash to stimulate building, but it may have the opposite effect. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows building...

Renters say fixed-term leases erode stock of affordable apartments amid housing crisis Statistics Canada data shows rapid loss of rental units priced under $1,000 Keely Corrigan happily paid $754 a month for the last five years to rent a modest apartment in...