A simple plan to help boost Canada’s affordable housing supply A federal fund could allow non-profits to buy and maintain existing stock, freeing up private sector capital for reinvestment By Mark Kenney and Sam Kolias The federal government has embraced a robust...

For Immediate Release December 11, 2023 Fixed term leases vital to providing emergency housing for unhoused Any changes to fixed term leases will result in more homelessness, warned Kevin Russell, Executive Director of the Investment Property Owners Association of...

Halifax moves ahead with 2 projects to bring in more affordable housing Cogswell housing strategy, sale of surplus HRM land get green light from city council Halifax council is taking steps to bring more affordable housing to the city through the new Cogswell...

Rent control bill won't fix the lack of supply If we want to keep rent under control, then we need more supply The idea of rent control is likely still a political non-starter in Alberta, but that hasn’t yet discouraged its proponents from trying. The latest attempt...

Fixed-term leases: N.S. Tories won’t fix loophole landlords use to evict at will A fixed-term lease Corbin signed a fixed-term lease. That type of lease is defined under the Nova Scotia Residential Tenancies Act as a lease “entered into for a fixed period of time,...

Developer disappointed with new federal rental supply measures The top executive of a Canadian development company says new federal funding efforts to spur rental unit construction have missed the mark. In its fall economic statement this month, Ottawa announced $15...

Bill Black: Government Contributions To Housing Costs Should Benefit The Neediest People The federal and provincial governments have announced initiatives for affordable housing. Some of their initiatives focus on the wrong target. Anything that increases the supply...

For Immediate Release November 27, 2023 Halifax’s tax increase will make housing more expensive and worsen housing crisis Halifax Regional Municipality’s proposed 9.7% tax increase will add costs to delivering housing and make the city’s housing crisis worse. “Is it...

Advocate for property owners says a property tax hike in HRM would worsen housing crisis The head of the Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia says a proposed property tax bump would only make the housing crisis worse. This comes as Halifax Regional...

Parts of Halifax are experiencing rapid growth. Can the infrastructure keep up? As parts of Halifax continue to see rapid growth, there is growing concern about whether the infrastructure can support the increase in population. The provincial government announced...