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New non resident property taxes in Nova Scotia forcing tough decisions on homeowners

By:Building .caPosted: Apr 22nd, 2022In: ConstructionNews

HALIFAX – Michelle Keall says she is considering selling her home in Nova Scotia because of the provincial government’s new tax on non-resident property owners imposed to ease the housing shortage. “I feel like I’m[...]

Nova Scotia’s finance minister defends two new taxes on non-resident property owners

By:Building .caPosted: Apr 15th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

Two new taxes targeting non-resident property owners are necessary to help Nova Scotians gain access to housing at a time when vacancy rates are extremely low, Finance Minister Allan MacMaster said Friday. But it’s still[...]

Nova Scotia Realtors question whether tax on non residents will ease housing shortage

By:Building .caPosted: Apr 10th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

HALIFAX – New tax measures aimed at non-resident property owners announced in Tuesday’s Nova Scotia budget are sending the wrong message, Realtors in the province say. As of Friday, non-residents who buy a property and[...]

Construction labour force outlooks released for Maritime provinces

By:Building .caPosted: Mar 16th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

BuildForce Canada has released its annual ‘Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward’ highlights for the maritime provinces. BuildForce reports that in an effort to provide the construction industry with an outlook more focused on immediate labour[...]

Nova Scotia eyeing taxes for homebuyers coming from outside the province

By:Building .caPosted: Oct 26th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

Buying a home in Nova Scotia may soon be more expensive for people from outside the province. Premier Tim Houston has instructed Finance Minister Allan MacMaster to implement a deed transfer tax on any property[...]

Nova Scotia housing plan includes temporary rent cap, $35 million for new units

By:Building .caPosted: Oct 21st, 2021In: ConstructionNews

HALIFAX – A temporary rent cap will be legislated as part of a wide-ranging government plan to address Nova Scotia’s lack of affordable housing. The Progressive Conservative government introduced a plan Wednesday that also includes[...]

Nova Scotia throne speech talks health care reforms, but says little on housing

By:Building .caPosted: Oct 15th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

Agricola Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia (photo: Citobun via Wikimedia Commons) HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s new government said Tuesday finding solutions for the province’s ailing health system is its top priority, but opposition parties said the[...]

N.S. needs bigger push to remedy decades of neglect in non profit housing: study

By:Building .caPosted: May 27th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

HALIFAX – A new report says Nova Scotia needs a major push to create publicly funded, non-profit housing to make up for over 25 years of lost ground. The Nova Scotia office of the Canadian[...]

Federal Budget 2021: Liberals top up long term plan for affordable housing

By:Building .caPosted: Apr 21st, 2021In: ConstructionNews

OTTAWA – The federal government topped up its housing and infrastructure plans in Monday’s budget, but held back on an overhaul as homes and cities grow increasingly unaffordable. In the first budget in more than two years,[...]

Halifax building named after the construction crane that fell on it during storm

By:Building .caPosted: Mar 10th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

HALIFAX – An apartment building in downtown Halifax that was under construction when a crane fell on it during post-tropical storm Dorian has been renamed after the disaster that made it famous. A construction crane[...]