Advocates says province's affordable housing approach isn’t good enough There are 40,000 NS households that spend 30 percent or more of their income on shelter. Advocates say the province is taking the wrong approach in its quest to cut homelessness and make housing...

Ontario landlords aren’t the problem, the Landlord and Tenant Board is Despite what you might have seen In the media, most landlords aren’t raising rents in a get-rich quick scheme. In fact, in today’s rental climate, many landlords of small- to medium-sized...

Halifax a hotspot for rental scams says Better Business Bureau Halifax's low vacancy rate and high student population make it a hotspot for rental scams. That's according to the president and CEO for Atlantic Canada's Better Business Bureau (BBB). Peter Moorhouse said...

Nova Scotia sees biggest population bump in 30 years: RBC Nova Scotia is seeing its biggest population increase in more than 30 years, bolstering labour demand and pushing up wages, according to the Royal Bank of Canada in its provincial outlook released on...

Accessibility tracks sustainability trajectory  Burgeoning momentum suggests parallels with green building movement  Market pressure and industry competitiveness could propel accessible commercial real estate in the coming decade, much the way those complementary...

It's not illegal to have a natural Christmas tree in Nova Scotia, no matter what your landlord says If your landlord tells you can’t have a real Christmas tree in your apartment because it’s against the law in Nova Scotia, he’s being naughty. If, however, your...

CAPREIT buys 1,503 apartments, doubles Halifax portfolio CAPREIT (has doubled its presence in Halifax in one major transaction, announcing an agreement to acquire 1,503 apartment units in eight properties for $391 million... [Read More]

Centre Plan Package A – Effective Date of November 30, 2019 On September 18, 2019 Regional Council approved the Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law for Package A lands. The documents completed Nova Scotia Department of Municipal...

A better solution to property-tax problems JUANITA SPENCER Re: “We need a fairer property tax system.” In his Nov. 25 opinion piece, Francis Gillis, chair of the CBRM Property Taxpayers’ Association, writes about Nova Scotia’s Capped Assessment Program (CAP) Nova...

If you are an employee, board member or owner of an organization that provides affordable residential housing units in Nova Scotia, we want to hear from you. Your contribution — about 10 minutes of your time — will help us understand how we can better support...