1970s-era office tower being converted into rental apartments in downtown Halifax New version of Centennial Building should be move-in ready in 2 years, says developer A Halifax developer says his company's plans to convert a 1970s-era office tower into residential...

Commentary: Vacant Halifax lots and the reactive mess we are in Jeffrey Biggar is an assistant professor at Dalhousie’s School of Planning Empty lots in Halifax reflect the unintended consequence of plans to add more housing. It’s hard to feel hopeful about progress...

Why big Halifax landlords are reporting average rent increases above N.S. cap Killam, CAPREIT recently reported annual increases of 4.3% and 8%, respectively It's been three years since Nova Scotia imposed a two per cent rent cap, yet rents have been rising faster...

Expect more multi-residential buildings with smaller units, Halifax developer tells homelessness conference Halifax is Canada’s second-fastest-growing midsize city, but what are the unintended consequences of population and economic growth? Expect to see more...

Rent is finally cooling. Nearly 1 million new apartment units — an all-time high — are under construction around the country, census data shows. Of those, 520,000 are expected to hit the market this year, with another 460,0000 to follow in 2024, according to CoStar....

Halifax residential construction costs up 8.4% in 3rd quarter compared to last year Labour shortages a factor contributing to higher prices, industry members say New data from Statistics Canada shows residential construction costs went up 8.4 per cent in Halifax for...

The address by IPOANS Executive Director to the Law Amendments Committee. Remarks on Bill 339 Law Amendments Committee October 23, 2023 Mr. Chair and members of the Law Amendments Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to speak today on Bill 339, amendments to the...

For Immediate Release October 20, 2023 Lack of government action on compliance and enforcement makes housing crisis worse Thursday’s announcement by Service Nova Scotia Minister Colton LeBlanc that the government won’t be bringing in a compliance and enforcement unit...

For Immediate Release October 19, 2023 Bill 350 - another bad housing idea by the NDP Nova Scotia New Democrats continue to bring forward bad housing ideas that make the housing crisis worse. The latest bad idea is Bill 350 that would make no pet policies in apartment...

N.S. government not moving ahead with a residential tenancy enforcement unit this year Report called for it to be in place by March, but province will miss that timeline The Nova Scotia government will not introduce legislation this fall to create a residential...