Return to the nest The majority of Canadians are choosing to move in with their immediate families. The biggest migration is adult children moving back in with their parents. In fact, 5% of Canadians say they have moved back in with their parents due to COVID-19, and...

Saint John Growth Committee Talks Affordable Housing SAINT JOHN- Saint John’s growth committee heard a presentation Tuesday on affordable housing availability in the city. Urban planner Ken Melanson made the presentation and discussed the various types of housing...

Moncton OK's 'huge' north end development Moncton-based Cordova Realty plans to construct six six-storey buildings over five to 10 years Moncton council has approved a large residential development with multiple six-storey buildings in the city's booming northwest...

Some hotels could pivot to multi-family rentals With hotel revenues crashing and travel and conference restrictions expected to linger, now could be a prime time to consider transforming a hotel to rental housing, analyst says A dramatic plunge in hotel revenues due...

Halifax Council Balks At 16-Storey Highrise On Historic Property HALIFAX—Joseph Arab’s plan to build a 16-storey highrise behind the historic Victoria Hall hit another snag on Tuesday. Halifax Regional Council said the developer’s plan to substantially alter the...

Is Covid-19 Making Halifax A More Attractive Place To Do Business? HALIFAX — Covid-19 has devastated Halifax’s economy on just about every front, but the global pandemic appears to be pushing more firms to expand and hire in the city. Wendy Luther is the president and...

Plaza Retail REIT launches grocery-anchored Halifax development “Halifax is a growing market that obviously motivated Loblaws and us to move forward with a new development,” Plaza chief executive officer Michael Zakuta told RENX. “Like a lot of Atlantic Canada, it’s...

Residential Highrise On Heritage Property Clears Advisory Committee HALIFAX—The Halifax Peninsula Planning Advisory Committee has given its blessing to a proposed highrise development near Cornwallis Park in Halifax. The project will see an eight-storey residential...

Lumber shortage raises big issues for construction industry There's a lumber shortage in Nova Scotia and it's forcing big and small construction companies to make some tough decisions on what jobs they can complete. Some big construction companies are going to feel a...

More class actions headed to court over pandemic business interruption Class actions asserting pandemic BI insurance coverage are starting to mount in the ‘In’ baskets of Canada’s insurance defence bar. Most recently, Koskie Minsky announced July 6 that it will be one...