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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Over 1 In 10 of Canada’s Non-Resident Real Estate Owners Have Multiple Properties Non-resident investors find Canada’s real estate markets so nice they’re buying it twice…  or thrice, sometimes more. Data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP) shows...

Peter Polley, POLYCORP Group of Companies POLYCORP’s has been leading the charge in the local development community to have the Province of Nova Scotia create a world leading regulatory framework that will allow the installation of large scale solar on multi-unit...

Cracks Are Forming With The Rent Caps If you’re a landlord, you have not received a lot of sympathy or support in the last couple of years. Prior to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick implementing rent control, there were stories about renters receiving outrageous rent...

N.S. Landlords Group Wants Tax Assessments Capped To Combat Rising Costs In a release late last week, the Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia (IPOANS) said an increasing number of landlords either must sell their properties or face bankruptcy. Kevin...