INSight Blog
OPINION
AMANDA KNIGHT: Rent cap a vice-like trap for landlords in Nova Scotia Amanda Knight lives in Pictou County and continues to own rental properties in Colchester and Pictou counties, having recently sold her building in Colchester County. She is a member of the board of...
Student Housing
Plans underway for on-campus housing at NSCC's Ivany Campus Several public tenders have been issued for the project Plans for on-campus, student housing at a Nova Scotia Community College site in Dartmouth are underway. Several public tenders have been issued for a...
Student Housing
‘Desperate pleas:’ Halifax university students struggling to find housing “We’re seeing a bit more increase in housing prices, as well as some of the property owners getting out of the rental market… and engaging in other types of rental or selling family homes.” A...
AMANDA KNIGHT: Rent cap a vice-like trap for landlords in Nova Scotia
Earlier this year, I decided to sell one of my multi-unit properties, as I can no longer afford to cover housing costs for my tenants.
Federal Government
Freeland vows more action on housing if needed. What have the feds done so far? The federal government is prepared to take “additional action if necessary” to help with housing affordability, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday. “Our government is...
Development
Dartmouth group appeals decision to allow road built through wetland Developer originally said they'd build a bridge over the wetland A Dartmouth environmental group is appealing a decision made by the Department of Environment and Climate Change to allow a road to be...
HRM
Halifax council votes to legalize rooming houses despite suburban and rural parking concerns Halifax council votes to legalize rooming houses despite suburban and rural parking concerns Despite some rural and suburban concerns about parking, Halifax regional...
August 2022: Dear Editor
Capping a rent increase at 2% eliminates any option for tenants and housing providers to work together to come up with an affordable housing solution
Development
Green light given to 442-unit residential development proposed for Canning, N.S. Citizens ‘disappointed’ with unanimous Kings County council vote, may appeal COLDBROOK, N.S. — A controversial residential construction project proposed for Canning has been given...
HRM
Forced out: Dartmouth tenants told to leave apartments after buildings sold "We're in a high inflationary period, where operating costs are higher and the 2 per cent rent doesn't cut it anymore." People who live in a couple of older apartment buildings in north end...
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