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Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston

Liberals, NDP to blame for Nova Scotia housing crisis, says Tory Leader Houston

November 20, 2024 No Comments

Previous Liberal and NDP governments are to blame for Nova Scotia’s housing crisis, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston said Wednesday on the campaign trail, boasting that his party’s plan to build more homes is bearing fruit.

Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill

Nova Scotia Liberals call for new strategy for seniors housing

November 20, 2024 No Comments

Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill says if his party is elected to govern on Tuesday, it would develop a comprehensive housing strategy for seniors.

New Brunswick Liberals promise rent cap, tax cuts in first 100 days in office

November 19, 2024 No Comments

A rent cap, tax cuts, and payments to nurses are among the commitments New Brunswick’s Liberal government says it will fulfill in its first 100 days in office.

Nova Scotia Liberals highlight housing plan to build 80,000 homes by 2032

November 15, 2024 No Comments

Nova Scotia’s Liberal leader is highlighting his party’s plan to get 80,000 homes built in order to ease a provincial housing shortage by 2032, if elected to govern on Nov. 26.

A sign advocating for support for the homeless is seen through a fenced-in homeless encampment in Victoria Park in Halifax's downtown on March 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese Nova Scotia election promises

Affordability or bust: Nova Scotia election campaign all about cost of living

November 10, 2024 No Comments

A lot has changed in Nova Scotia since the Progressive Conservatives won a dominant electoral majority in the 2021 election with a targeted focus on health care.

N.S. election: NDP promises to end fixed-term leases, impose rent-control system

November 1, 2024 No Comments

Nova Scotia’s temporary rent cap and a loophole that allows landlords to avoid it were the targets of the provincial New Democrats on Thursday, as they promised to protect tenants from evictions and excessive hikes if elected Nov. 26.

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New Brunswick election: Greens and Liberals make pledges about housing affordability

October 17, 2024 No Comments

The high cost of housing was at the centre of the New Brunswick election campaign on Thursday.

Brokers react to the government’s “nonsense” mortgage charter

November 29, 2023 2 Comments

The Liberal government last week unveiled a “new” Canadian Mortgage Charter aimed at ensuring lenders offer relief to mortgage borrowers who are struggling to make their payments.

Opinion: How to bridge the housing affordability gap for a generation without a home

August 21, 2023 1 Comment

Over the next few days, the new federal cabinet will gather in P.E.I. for their summer retreat.

The Latest in Mortgage News – Fresh Round of Fixed-Rate Hikes Underway

February 3, 2022 No Comments

Over the past couple of weeks, all of the big banks and countless other mortgage lenders have bumped up some of their fixed rates. Meanwhile,

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