Halifax has approved regulations for short-term rentals like Airbnbs, but are giving residents until Sept. 1 to adjust. Dozens of people spoke on the proposed changes to rules around short-term ...

N.S. tourism in favour of short-term rental rules The Nova Scotia tourism industry is optimistic about the new rules and changes coming to short-term rentals in Halifax.

With the average rent up 9.3 per cent, Halifax has had the highest year-over-year spike in the country for residential rental costs, says Canada's national housing agency. The executive director of ...

Short-term rental rules come in effect in Halifax New short term rental rules have come into effect in Halifax, designed to encourage more properties for the housing market.

New rental units in Nova Scotia’s capital are hitting the market at their fastest pace in a decade – but it won’t be enough to meet the demand from the city’s rapidly growing population. According to ...

Two apartment buildings in Halifax's north end with more than 120 units between them are being converted into condominiums, and the owners say it's because operating the properties as rentals has ...

Nearly four years after Halifax regional council greenlit the idea of a rental property registry, a bylaw to create the framework passed first reading on Tuesday. A staff report on the registry says ...

Questions are being raised over a Halifax leasing company requiring a “holding deposit” for applications, which is being called a “scam” by a prospective tenant and a “predatory practice” by a tenancy ...

Since the early 1970s, purpose-built rental (PBR) housing construction has taken a backseat in Canada to the homeownership market comprising freehold and condominium housing. Despite high rental ...

Halifax regional council has passed the first reading of a bylaw that would implement a registry of all rental properties in the municipality. Under the proposed bylaw, all rental housing properties ...

HALIFAX—A group of concerned Haligonians is asking councillors to regulate short-term rentals like Airbnb to curb the prevalence of “ghost hotels” and stop the “depletion of housing stock.” Bill ...