residential properties

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[...]

Does the budget address N.B.’s affordable housing shortage?

By:Building .caPosted: Mar 29th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

Saint John, New Brunswick skyline (photo: Wikimedia Commons) RIVER VALLEY SUN New Brunswick Finance and Treasury Board Minister Ernie Steeves tabled an $11.3 billion budget on Tuesday, March 22, focusing on tax cuts and relief[...]