housing

Halifax

Will short-term rental regulations increase Nova Scotia’s housing supply?

  Short-term rentals in Nova Scotia, such as Airbnbs, will have to be registered with the province when new regulations…

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Politics

Canada relaxes some mortgage rules to tackle housing crisis

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday announced changes to some mortgage rules as part of an effort to make housing…

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Business

Monthly home sales ticked up in August, but housing market activity ‘stuck in holding pattern,’ says CREA

Canadian home sales increased 1.3 per cent on a month-over-month basis in August, though monthly activity was down 2.1 per cent…

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Canada

The oilsands, the housing crisis next door and a new partnership to bring about change

When you live without direct power and running water, everyday tasks take far longer than they need to, says Darlene…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. rent cap extension useless due to fixed-term lease loophole, housing advocates say

A loophole in Nova Scotia’s rental housing rules is making the provincial government’s proposed rent cap extension essentially useless, housing…

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Politics

These 56 federal properties are now ‘available’ to become housing

The federal government is giving an updated glimpse into which of its properties could be converted into housing by developers…

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Nova Scotia

African Nova Scotian group wants to hear housing challenges for north-end residents

An African Nova Scotian community group brought together several generations of north-end Halifax residents this weekend to discuss housing issues…

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Nova Scotia

Province amending Halifax’s charter to ‘remove barriers’ to housing development, minister says

The Nova Scotia government says it’s making amendments to Halifax Regional Municipality’s charter in an effort to further speed up…

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Politics

Housing shortage, health-care crisis on agenda as Ontario municipal leaders meet

Municipal leaders from across Ontario have started gathering at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa for this year’s Association of Municipalities of…

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Canada

To pay for affordable housing, some non-profits bypass banks and get loans from their neighbours

The Ontario community of Haliburton County bustles in the summer months with cottagers who flock to the area’s lakes to kick…

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