Thesis project shares stories of older women in insecure housing A Halifax master's student is highlighting the experiences of older women in the municipality who struggle to find safe, secure and affordable places to live. Kelly O'Neil spent time with 11 women...

Halifax will soon hold corporations responsible for garbage from their products This past Tuesday at HRM council, Deputy Mayor Tony Mancini put forward that HRM endorse a motion by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). That motion would see the FCM call on...

Canada’s rental costs rising, adding to affordability woes Canada’s rental costs increased 0.8 percent in October from a month ago, and by 2.5 percent since January, according to figures released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday. In January, the statistical agency...

Do You Know What Your Prospective Tenants Want? The Answers May Surprise You Did you know that the number one apartment feature prospective tenants are interested in is central-air conditioning? Or that among community features, forget about on-site fitness centers,...

Two-tower, 21-storey downtown Halifax development approved HALIFAX—A municipal committee overseeing downtown development has approved a proposal for a long-vacant site on Hollis Street despite concerns from municipal staff that the design contravened too many...

Airbnbs cut into long-term rentals in HRM, report shows A new report on short-term rentals in Halifax Regional Municipality confirms that Airbnbs have directly affected the availability of long-term rentals in the municipality...Read More...

Higher taxes? Pressures on rents? What can you and CFAA do today? Because of the new influence of the NDP, there are new and serious risks, and opportunities, for rental housing providers at the federal level... Read More...

Halifax's apartment buildings are a trash-sorting dumpster fire, residents say Some residents say they’re fed up with putting in the work only for others to come along and ruin it. Living in an apartment building can have its benefits. There's security, there are...

Fees for building everything from a deck to a highrise are on the up in Halifax Fees for building everything from a deck to a highrise are on the up in Halifax...Read More...

Is real estate still a good investment for Canadians? Long before the stock market existed, before salt was considered as valuable as gold, and before humans first struck oil, the asset that was most sought after was land. Real estate investing has evolved, but today...