The rise of financial landlords has turned rental apartments into a vehicle for profit. As huge firms including REITs drive rents, governments must move to treat housing as a home. An obvious step is to stop preferential tax treatment. The multi-family apartment...

Staff vaccine status discussions, disclosures pose challenges for businesses HALIFAX - Cynthia Fernandez said her personal sense of responsibility for the safety of her clients led her to publicly disclose that her staff were vaccinated against COVID-19 earlier this...

324-unit building project in Halifax gets $115.5 million low-cost loan for construction HALIFAX, N.S. — A new 12-storey, mixed use building construction project on Halifax's Joseph Howe Drive is getting a funding boost thanks to a $115.5 million low-cost government...

Young Avenue homeowners concerned about proposed planning rules 'There are three or four fundamentals that just cannot be victimized by greed,' says resident Homeowners along Young Avenue in Halifax's south end are worried about the impact of proposed new planning...

Loophole: Housing advocate calls for elimination of fixed-term leases in Nova Scotia KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – David Comeau had the ideal home, across the street from his children’s school, and in his affordability range. The only problem: he was living on a fixed-term...

Rent control provision quietly softened by N.S. Liberals two days after announcement Tenancy groups say the changes weakened rent control Two days after Nova Scotia's Liberals announced temporary rent caps in response to evictions and fast-rising rents amid the...

Residential Tenancies Accepting "Application to Director" Filings Online   NEW: You can now submit your application to the Residential Tenancies Program to resolve a dispute between landlord and tenant online (Form J). It is fast and easy! Service Nova Scotia and...

Commission recommends against rent control, urges $25 million in spending to start solving affordable housing crisis Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission report: Wages have not kept up with rent increases, more Nova Scotians are being forced to spend a greater...

A Twist On Traditional Student Housing Comes To Halifax HALIFAX—Construction has begun on a 141-unit building in North End Halifax destined to be a new kind of student housing. The six-storey complex is going up beside the Dalhousie University campus on Seymour...

Killam buying 11 Kitchener-Waterloo apt. buildings for $190M Killam Apartment REIT (KMT-UN-T) has an agreement to acquire an 11-building portfolio on four properties in Kitchener and Waterloo, west of Toronto, for $190.5 million. In an announcement late Tuesday, the...