All-party committee cautiously steps into property assessment cap debate An all-party committee met Wednesday to begin considering a proposal by the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities to phase out a cap on annual increases to property assessments. The cap was...

Bedford Highway proposal gets 3 more storeys for affordable housing Regional council voted unanimously in favour of proposal that includes 18 affordable housing units A proposed eight-storey apartment building along the Bedford Highway with 18 affordable housing...

Antigonish council passes bylaw to restrict number of rental rooms in a home Councillors voted Monday to limit the number of rooms landlords can rent to 4, but there are exceptions The Town of Antigonish, N.S., is trying to crack down on landlords who rent out several...

Yes, it did get harder to find an apartment in Halifax last year All-time-low for Halifax’s vacancy rate hits renters hard The vacancy rate in Halifax has fallen to a measly one percent, lower than most cities across the country. According to the Canada Mortgage and...

Tax bill hike coming for HRM residents HALIFAX, N.S. — The average residential tax bill in Halifax Regional Municipality is projected to increase by $30 or 1.5 per cent for the 2020-21 fiscal year. That’s the fiscal framework that regional council agreed to work with...

Surge of complaints prompts Ontario ombudsman to investigate delays at Landlord and Tenant Board The Ontario ombudsman has announced an investigation into delays at the Landlord and Tenant Board, citing a recent “surge” of complaints. A press release from Ombudsman...

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...