IPOANS response sent to The Chronicle Herald Report: Renting a one-bedroom apartment in Halifax will cost you 20% more than in 2020 Reporter Nicole Munroe's headline "Report: Renting a one-bedroom apartment in Halifax will cost you 20% more than in 2020" is misleading...

Province told that rural N.S. has 'affordable housing crisis' 'But because it is hidden and not easily measured doesn't mean that it doesn't exist,' says advocate Helen Lanthier's message to provincial politicians Thursday about housing problems in rural Nova Scotia...

A Commercial Tax Freeze Inadvertently Impacts Housing Affordability. The Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia (IPOANS) cautiously applauds the Halifax Chamber of Commerce for HRM to assist commercial landlords by freezing tax rates at 1.9%, a move...

Serial rent dodger given full parole told to 'remain productively occupied' Nadav Even-Har cheated landlord, hotel operators out of thousands of dollars A serial fraudster and rent dodger in Halifax has won full parole and is on a trajectory to a better life,...

Plans for affordable housing project in Halifax cut in half Housing Trust of Nova Scotia has sold one Gottingen Street property, hopes to build on another After a decade-long push to build two apartment buildings with affordable units in north-end Halifax, a...

Councillors reject staff recommendation, support proposed Dartmouth development 12-storey apartment buildings near Lake Banook one step closer to reality It's not something you see often, but five Halifax regional councillors have chosen to go against a recommendation...

Halifax Can Begin Development Of New Cogswell Neighbourhood HALIFAX – Construction of a new neighbourhood that will replace the current Cogswell interchange can finally begin moving forward. The Halifax Regional Municipality recently completed a land swap with local...

Halifax Population Grows By 9,000, Adds 17 New Companies During Pandemic HALIFAX — Mayor Mike Savage believes Halifax will continue to grow and thrive in 2021, despite some economic challenges facing the city. Savage made his case at his annual State of the...

Halifax-based developer hopes to have design for Bloomfield site this year Council approved the sale of the Bloomfield site to Banc Investments on Sept. 1 A former school in north-end Halifax has been officially sold to a local developer, months after regional council...

Dartmouth Penhorn Mall Residential Redevelopment The major aspects of the proposal include: 8 new development blocks containing 11 buildings, ranging from 3 to 12 storeys Approximately 905 residential units and 45 townhouse units An active transportation trail next to...