Minority Liberals may find much to like in the NDP's affordable housing plan Earlier this week, Canadians voted a minority Liberal government into power. While Canadians for the most part agreed on the challenges facing the nation, such as the environment, the economy...

Short-term rental consultations must start soon: advocate North-end Halifax group Neighbours Speak Up is once again trying to bring awareness to the over-saturation of short-term rentals on the peninsula North-end Halifax group Neighbours Speak Up is once again trying...

Repeat rent-dodger dubbed 'professional squatter' prompts call for reform Jason Selby says he retook possession late Tuesday of the home Nadav Even-Har and his family occupied, finding it damaged and with urine stains HALIFAX — A Halifax coffee shop owner who says he...

N.S. NDP say rent control needed to make rental housing more affordable Nova Scotia's New Democrats have introduced legislation to implement rent control and regulate short-term rental provider Airbnb. "In Nova Scotia, 20 per cent of households now spend more than 50...

Centre Plan: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Duncan Williams, President & CEO Construction Association of Nova Scotia I am asked every day for our perspective on issues of public policy, regulation and legislation. To that end, we have had many conversations as an...

Student Housing In Canada Is Being Ignored, And It Might Be Why You Can’t Afford Rent There are more than 400,000 international students in Canada, and no one is building housing for them. In the endless debate over Canada’s high house prices and rising rents, foreign...

'It's like whack-a-mole': How cities are grappling with unsafe rooming houses Finding solutions to illegal rooming houses and the dangers they pose to the people who live in them is a job that often falls to municipalities, and it is forcing some city councillors to...

HRM fire code violations number in the thousands, but could be much larger Regulations around what buildings can be inspected are one reason why numbers are lower than they could be Every time Natasha Prest walks through a building, she holds her breath as she scans...

RioCan REIT (REI-UN-T) is expanding its existing partnerships with Killam Apartment REIT and Boardwalk REIT to facilitate multi-residential development opportunities at two of its shopping centres in Ottawa and Mississauga... Read More...

Lawsuit filed by Onni Property Management asks for more than $75K in damages from Vancouver tenants Rees Cameron billed his Halloween 2018 bash as "the most exclusive house party ever," featuring go-go dancers, a tarot card reader and a Michael Jackson impersonator....