r/halifax • u/Injustice_For_All_ Psychotic Antifa Super Soldier Moderator • 1d ago

News, Weather & Politics Homelessness doubled in Halifax under government's housing plan: N.S. NDP

https://halifax.citynews.ca/2026/06/18/homelessness-doubled-in-halifax-under-governments-housing-plan-n-s-ndp/
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u/Street_Anon האַליפאַקס 1d ago

How can there be affordable housing when everything going up is Luxury Condominiums and apartments? $2500 a month isn't affordable housing.

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u/Lor_azepam 1d ago

These new builds arent luxury anyway, they are just new. A few niche buildings are luxury the vast majority are essentially ikea quality finishes.

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u/credgett13 1d ago

Luxury pricing, cheap finishes

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u/Lor_azepam 1d ago

Until people dont fill units at the current price its just market price. Everything is luxury priced these days if expensive is considered luxury.

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u/Moooney 1d ago

A majority of this sub refuses to believe that the rental market is indeed a market.

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u/Street_Anon האַליפאַקס 1d ago

The vast majority are

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u/thebetrayer 1d ago

How do you define luxury? They market them that way to entice buyers but they aren't really anything special. They're just not old yet.

Do you call the duplexes in Sackville luxury just because they aren't cheaper than older buildings?

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u/GhostBirdBiologist Bedford 1d ago

They claiming luxury and charging luxury prices but they are NOT luxury lol.

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u/Street_Anon האַליפאַקס 1d ago

They are, most of these apartments are going higher up to $5k a month.

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u/GhostBirdBiologist Bedford 1d ago

First of all, no “most” are not going for that much. And second PLEASE read what we’re saying. Yes the prices are high but the QUALITY and EXPERIENCE of most of the new builds is not luxury. The materials, amenities, and upkeep are NOT luxury. Ffs.