Property values in Nova Scotia climb steeply this year due to hot market, pandemic Residential assessments up about 20% over last year, commercial properties up about 7% The value of Nova Scotia properties is rising steeply this year due to a hot housing market in...

Tenant evicted from condemned Halifax apartment gets another hearing in the new year Tenant wants fines against landlord Stacey Gomez and Marcus Ranjbar will be back before a residential tenancies officer in January. The tenant and landlord have been in a months-long...

Nova Scotia’s housing crisis: Why it’s getting tougher to keep a roof over your head "It is a piecemeal response to the crisis, not the all-hands-on-deck response needed, says Lovitt." This crisis has been brewing for five decades. Halifax's population grew at a...

Year In Review: Kevin Russell On The Challenges N.S. Landlords Faced In 2022 Q: As somebody who speaks on behalf of landlords and property investors in Nova Scotia, when you look back at 2022, what comes to your mind? This year unfolded the way we predicted it would,...

For Immediate Release December 14, 2022 Rental housing providers continue to be ignored by the Houston government Today’s cost of living announcement by Premier Tim Houston continues to ignore small rental housing providers who are struggling with the double-whammy of...

$100M in funding announced for home heating rebate for Nova Scotians Eligibility will also be expanded to include household incomes of up to $85,000 The Nova Scotia government says it is adding more than $100 million to its heating rebate program to help residents...

Nova Scotia announces $140 million over four years in home-heating assistance The money will also offer low-income households free heat pumps and the electrical panel upgrades needed to install them HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is investing $140 million over the next four...

More taxes on real estate investment trusts won’t solve the housing crisis Mark Kenney is the president and chief executive of Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CAPREIT).  The solution to the housing crisis is simple: We need more homes, of...

P.E.I. rental cap demonstrates anti-business bias Kathy McInnis is a property owner in Charlottetown. First of all, I would like to state that I never write letters to the editor, and I really do not get involved in politics. But when politics start taking away our...

New Brunswick considers making landlords apply for certain rent increases Putting onus on landlords would be shift from approach that leaves it to tenants to challenge big increases New Brunswick's housing minister says the province may introduce legislation next...