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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Halifax to change short-term rentals next week As of Sept. 1, new regulations to short-term rentals will be in effect in Halifax.

1:58 Halifax council votes in favour of regulating short-term rentals A motion from Halifax Coun. Shawn Cleary to delay the city’s short-term rental regulations until May 2024 has been ruled out of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Short-term rentals fuelled by sites such as Airbnb in the Halifax region are negatively impacting people's ability to find affordable housing — particularly in downtown Halifax — a study by ...

Halifax introduces rental registry The City of Halifax is introducing a rental registry. It will require landlords to register properties. CTV’s Sarah Plowman reports.

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 ...