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Feb 27, 2024 · The end of the month tends to be a particularly busy time for the program, as that’s when fixed-term leases tend to expire, leaving people on the brink of homelessness in a city with a severe ...
- On the Brink: Halifax-area landlords say housing crisis is ...
2:12 Landlords call for solutions to Halifax housing crisis....
- On the Brink: Halifax-area landlords say housing crisis is ...
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Adsum is one of the operators of The Bridge, the province's newest and largest shelter, which will have 190 rooms in an old hotel space in Dartmouth. Many homeless people had already been staying at the hotel, in rooms rented by the government. Austin worries about the detrimental effects of staying in a hotel or shelter long-term, but said there a...
In December 2021, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth created 20 emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness. Initially, the goal for the shelters was to help get unhoused people through that winter. But as the housing crisis has dragged on, many of those people have been unable to leave, and the archdiocese is adding fiv...
Krista Higdon, a spokesperson for the provincial Housing Department, said the wait-list time for public housing can vary based on a person's location and preference. "Clients who broaden their options by selecting more than ten buildings or more than two or three communities within a district, for example, are likely to be placed more quickly," she...
- Affordable housing is scarce. Gone are the days of Halifax holding up as the affordable alternative to its Canadian peers. As of the CMHC’s latest report, the average two-bedroom apartment was $191 more per month here compared to the Canadian average.
- Nova Scotia’s rent cap helps tenants if they’re already housed, but not if they’re forced by circumstance to move. To help address Nova Scotia’s affordability crisis, former premier Stephen McNeil’s government introduced a temporary 2% rent cap and banned “renovictions” in November 2020.
- When they can, renters are staying put. In 2022, Halifax saw its lowest turnover rate of rental units in the past five years. Roughly one in nine private apartments in the HRM changed hands last year, compared to more than one in six in 2021.
- Outpriced Haligonians are leaving—but they’re outnumbered by people moving to the HRM. Outward migration was one of the bigger trends highlighted by the CMHC’s latest report.
2 days ago · Market Report Summary for September 2024. Updated October 10th, 2024. The average home price in Halifax was $575,075, 11% higher than last year and 0.9% higher than last month. The benchmark home price in Halifax was $538,100, 2.7% higher than last year and 1% lower than last month.
Jan 31, 2024 · The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Halifax is up 11 per cent year over year — one of the highest spikes in Canada — while the city's vacancy rate remains one of the lowest.
Oct 17, 2023 · The housing crisis in Halifax is looking bleaker than ever: the number of unhoused people has climbed to more than 1,000, the tent encampment outside city hall continues to grow, and winter is now ...
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Dec 13, 2023 · 2:12 Landlords call for solutions to Halifax housing crisis. ... The tenants each pay $880 per month, though she does plan to raise the rent by five per cent in the new year once the provincial ...
