Finding an affordable apartment is a significant challenge for students in Halifax. Unsplash • Tim GouwAs universities get ready to start the fall semester, students are coming to Halifax to further their education. The only issue is they can’t find places to live. Abdul Ansari is an “online student” from India. On August 7, he made a post to the Facebook group Indians in Halifax asking about places to stay.
That’s a 23 per cent increase from last year. A report by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation in January revealed that the vacancy rate in Halifax remained at one per cent. The vacancy rate is the percentage of all available units in a rental market that are unoccupied at a particular time.
While it doesn’t seem like much, this population trend combined with the fact that the vacancy rate is staying the same, and that rent is increasing marks poor tidings for students coming to Halifax.Lisa Lachance is the MLA for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island, and made a statement on August 31 about the state of student housing.
“I eagerly await the long-promised student housing strategy from the provincial government, and an updated which addresses uncontrolled international student fees that present additional barriers,” said Lachance.
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