Finance committee  We're definitely going to be down compared to last year. The last two years were probably the worst two years on record, and we're going to be down from those this year.

Finance committee  We're talking about Atlantic.

Finance committee  It's not just the builder. I need electricians. I need plumbers. I need drywallers. I need shinglers. If I go out of business.... Most builders are leaving them holding the bag. The suppliers are usually protected by lines of credit or personal guarantees. The banks are all 100%

Finance committee  I would have to agree with Jason. There are 34 prominent markets in Canada, and this rule was done to cool down two. The other 32 markets are suffering.

Finance committee  Even in little old Halifax about 27% of our home prices are taxes, development charges, levies, and water and sewer fees, so we're on the low end compared with Toronto, but we still have quite a bit of fees and taxes. I would say right now we don't have any buyers entering the m

Finance committee  If we can focus our concern on first-time homebuyers, what seems to be missed is the benefit of building equity in a low interest rate environment. When interest rates are at their lowest, the biggest proportion of your monthly debt service goes towards the principal amount of th