Landlords Worry Rent Cap, Heating Costs Will Drive Mass Rental Unit Sell-Off With a two-percent rent cap in place, it has become impossible to recoup the increase. Burgess says that for the first time as a landlord he is thinking of selling some buildings. HALIFAX —...

Nova Scotia studying creation of enforcement unit for tenant-landlord disputes “Sometimes, it’s just a matter of having an officer there to mediate the situation and to advise the offside party that they are offside," Kevin Russell, The Investment Property Owners...

Satisfaction with Houston government’s performance remains high and stable in NS The PCs continue to lead in terms of voter support Houston remains most preferred as Premier December 1, 2022: Nova Scotians remain highly satisfied with the provincial government’s...

5 major Canadian housing REITs launch ForAffordable.ca In the face of a federal government plan to re-examine the tax treatment of real estate investment trusts (REITs), and economic conditions which make it increasingly challenging to build affordable housing in...

Tenant worried about future as New Dawn sells affordable housing units in Sydney Social welfare agency says rents for vulnerable people can't rise enough to cover increasing cost of operation Meaghan Morrison is worried about the future of affordable housing in...

Most rent hikes on P.E.I. would be capped at 3% under new Residential Tenancy Act Long-awaited changes also include longer notice period for 'renovictions' Residential rent increases will be capped at three per cent per year under the new Residential Tenancy Act...

Emergency energy help needed for smaller rental housing providers With massive power rate increases looming and oil and gas prices going through the roof as winter approaches, smaller rental housing providers need emergency financial help from the government to stay...

Nova Scotia government being led astray by developers, Halifax councillors say Mayor begs housing minister for provincial land for homeless people this winter: ‘We need it in the worst possible way.” Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister John Lohr was in the hot seat...

Marxism Won’t Solve Canada’s Rental Housing Crisis – Despite What Ottawa Thinks Canadian entrepreneurs used to build over 75,000 apartment units per year. Then came rent control, tax changes and other government intrusions, and they all-but abandoned the rental...

Provincial utility board approved requests for two increases of 3.6 per cent each Provincial utility board approved requests for two increases of 3.6 per cent each The Nova Scotia Utilities and Review Board has approved rate increases for Halifax Water totalling 7.2...