Cap unlikely for skyrocketing Halifax rents Halifax’s old housing stock sets us apart from other Canadian cities, she said. “It became apparent that there’s a shelf life. So it comes to a point where there is a total renovation required. Roofs, windows, electrical,...

Want Better Tenant Relationships? Follow These 15 Tips For Landlords As a landlord, you expect tenants to pay rent on time and take care of their space. In return, you have an obligation to be responsive and open with your tenants when they need something or when...

Mass evictions in Dartmouth adds to worrying trend for housing support worker Every tenant in a pair of buildings on Victoria Road has been told to leave by the end of December Cathy Young came away from apartment hunting this month with one thought: "It's too...

Lisa Roberts: Rent control a discarded solution to deepening housing crisis in Nova Scotia LISA ROBERTS Before COVID-19, thousands of Nova Scotians were struggling to find an affordable place to live. Now, even as people deal with job losses and mounting debt from the...

Halifax Adds Thousands Of Jobs In September According to Statistics Canada, 236,900 people were working in Halifax last month, up from 233,500 in August. A large chunk of those new jobs were created in the Health Care and Social Assistance, and Accommodation and Food...

Employee of the Year Marlene Wilson Killam Apartment REIT Supplier of the Year Wyse Meter Solutions Income Property of the Year Met Cap Living - Starlight Investments Development of the Year Southwest Properties The Curve AT South Park Congratulations to 2020 Award...

With 146 apartment professionals, senior government officials from the city, province, and non-profit housing sector registered, the IPOANS virtual Live Stream Event was successful.  Strong registration numbers demonstrate industry stakeholders are highly engaged in...

Rental Proposal Seeks Elusive Missing Middle in Midtown Toronto Just northeast of the future Mount Pleasant Station on the Crosstown LRT in Midtown Toronto, a development proposal is seeking a lower-density plan that addresses the expected up-zoning associated with...

15-minute city’ making a comeback COVID-19 underscores need for walkable, bike-friendly communities Amid the global pandemic, urban planners around the world are re-evaluating the ways in which our cities were designed through the lens of today’s health and wellness...

Steep increases stir up calls for rent control in Nova Scotia The provincial government says the policy 'doesn't work' Many of those landlords are represented by the Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia, led by executive director Kevin Russell. For...