Deny Sullivan
@denysullivan.bsky.social
I make charts. Blogs @ deny.substack.com
Halifax
Halifax
Would be cool to overlay average house price increases....
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Would be cool to overlay average house price increases....
Forgot to mention, a dollar value cap gets you off the ever worsening path, allows CAP to fade away gradually
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Forgot to mention, a dollar value cap gets you off the ever worsening path, allows CAP to fade away gradually
Right. The good news is that most people are in the same situation as you. and There are more of you than there are of the young families paying much higher assessments, so spreading it out wouldnt need such large tax bill increases (ie. you wouldnt need to pay your market assessment)
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Right. The good news is that most people are in the same situation as you. and There are more of you than there are of the young families paying much higher assessments, so spreading it out wouldnt need such large tax bill increases (ie. you wouldnt need to pay your market assessment)
The fact that program already exists (alongside a municipal version too) and it has zero influence on policymaking or council decisions is a tell
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The fact that program already exists (alongside a municipal version too) and it has zero influence on policymaking or council decisions is a tell
Not to jump ahead, but IMO the way to do this is to cap the CAP, limit the gap between taxable and market assessments at some dollar value, like $200,000 to start, and then you could scale that down if you want. Hits all the high value properties while limiting impacts on low value homes
Janet Steele working on a motion to ask Nova Scotia to phase out assessment cap
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
Janet Steele working on a motion to ask Nova Scotia to phase out assessment cap - Halifax Examiner
Steele spoke about her upcoming motion during council's budget committee meeting on Friday.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Not to jump ahead, but IMO the way to do this is to cap the CAP, limit the gap between taxable and market assessments at some dollar value, like $200,000 to start, and then you could scale that down if you want. Hits all the high value properties while limiting impacts on low value homes
Reposted by Deny Sullivan
Janet Steele working on a motion to ask Nova Scotia to phase out assessment cap
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
Janet Steele working on a motion to ask Nova Scotia to phase out assessment cap - Halifax Examiner
Steele spoke about her upcoming motion during council's budget committee meeting on Friday.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Janet Steele working on a motion to ask Nova Scotia to phase out assessment cap
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
Reposted by Deny Sullivan
The posting to policy pipeline lives and gives me hope.
Cc @denysullivan.bsky.social @landofsticks.bsky.social
Cc @denysullivan.bsky.social @landofsticks.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The posting to policy pipeline lives and gives me hope.
Cc @denysullivan.bsky.social @landofsticks.bsky.social
Cc @denysullivan.bsky.social @landofsticks.bsky.social
This is step one in getting it removed for investors and letting FTHBs keep it
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is step one in getting it removed for investors and letting FTHBs keep it
That’s some induced pedestrian demand @andyfillmorehfx.bsky.social, we could do this more than twice a year
November 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
That’s some induced pedestrian demand @andyfillmorehfx.bsky.social, we could do this more than twice a year
Thanks! Staff were quite unhelpful in those exchanges 🫠
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Thanks! Staff were quite unhelpful in those exchanges 🫠
Leading candidate for worst budget article this season.
- Unnamed person about to lose home
- no mention of CAP
- mention of new buyers struggling with assessments but again without mentioning the CAP that drives unfair taxation of young families
globalnews.ca/news/1153504...
- Unnamed person about to lose home
- no mention of CAP
- mention of new buyers struggling with assessments but again without mentioning the CAP that drives unfair taxation of young families
globalnews.ca/news/1153504...
‘May have to lose my house’: Concern as Halifax considers double-digit property tax hike | Globalnews.ca
Halifax councillors say they're getting an earful from residents who are concerned about a possible double-digit hike in property taxes in the next budget.
globalnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Leading candidate for worst budget article this season.
- Unnamed person about to lose home
- no mention of CAP
- mention of new buyers struggling with assessments but again without mentioning the CAP that drives unfair taxation of young families
globalnews.ca/news/1153504...
- Unnamed person about to lose home
- no mention of CAP
- mention of new buyers struggling with assessments but again without mentioning the CAP that drives unfair taxation of young families
globalnews.ca/news/1153504...
I don’t know that that’s how rents are decided. I think landlords charge what they can, I think property taxes only affect the cost of new construction, but the link between property taxes and rents are very loose and extremely long term if any
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I don’t know that that’s how rents are decided. I think landlords charge what they can, I think property taxes only affect the cost of new construction, but the link between property taxes and rents are very loose and extremely long term if any
Clearly doesn’t apply to e-scooters, I’ve been speed limited to 15km/h
November 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Clearly doesn’t apply to e-scooters, I’ve been speed limited to 15km/h
This is nonsensical @thechronicleherald.bsky.social, if anything having more renters in apartments means fewer capped properties, and more property tax revenue. Also, no mention of the cap??
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This is nonsensical @thechronicleherald.bsky.social, if anything having more renters in apartments means fewer capped properties, and more property tax revenue. Also, no mention of the cap??
More convinced that part of the reason condos never took off is that you cannot have a capped rental condo. Basically makes it very hard to get the most of CAP in a condo
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
More convinced that part of the reason condos never took off is that you cannot have a capped rental condo. Basically makes it very hard to get the most of CAP in a condo
Blogging about CBU again
open.substack.com/pub/deny/p/c...
open.substack.com/pub/deny/p/c...
CBU's needs a bailout
In cash, quotas, or in cuts — CBU faces a cash crunch
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Blogging about CBU again
open.substack.com/pub/deny/p/c...
open.substack.com/pub/deny/p/c...
We've have some nice but odd new European flights...just assumed it was disappearing U.S. demand looking for another point
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We've have some nice but odd new European flights...just assumed it was disappearing U.S. demand looking for another point
Reposted by Deny Sullivan
"We can't pedestrianize Bedford Row"
Bedford Row back in the day:
Bedford Row back in the day:
November 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"We can't pedestrianize Bedford Row"
Bedford Row back in the day:
Bedford Row back in the day:
It's always blanket rezoning when it's really undoing blanket low-density zoning
The NIMBYs that won Calgary's municipal election last month are going to roll back last year's new zoning by-law.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Push to repeal blanket rezoning in Calgary takes next step Monday | CBC News
Six councillors and Calgary's mayor have sponsored a motion to repeal blanket rezoning, a policy that has proved divisive since it was passed by the last council. The executive committee will hear the...
www.cbc.ca
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's always blanket rezoning when it's really undoing blanket low-density zoning
Reposted by Deny Sullivan
I did a comparable map for the Halifax peninsula out of curiosity
November 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I did a comparable map for the Halifax peninsula out of curiosity
I’d be fine with that, because the median will always be the CAP rate…might suggest that. I think staff need to start reporting it and the journos will follow
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’d be fine with that, because the median will always be the CAP rate…might suggest that. I think staff need to start reporting it and the journos will follow
Change dot org petition to have articles mention the existence of the CAP. Tax bills for 80% of property owners rose 1.5% last year, not 5.2%
Halifax property tax bills projected to increase by 10.5 per cent
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Halifax property tax bills projected to increase by 10.5 per cent
Budget direction drafted by city staff shows a $88.9 million increase
www.saltwire.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Change dot org petition to have articles mention the existence of the CAP. Tax bills for 80% of property owners rose 1.5% last year, not 5.2%
I’m in the Grand Parade this week — about an early look at how the HAF reforms are panning out
New paper is out today!
On the front @denysullivan.bsky.social looks at the Housing Accelertor Fund and explains how council made the housing crisis worse.
On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social updates on Community Council & Advisory Ctee meetings. Public hearings = scheduled, homlessness = bad.
On the front @denysullivan.bsky.social looks at the Housing Accelertor Fund and explains how council made the housing crisis worse.
On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social updates on Community Council & Advisory Ctee meetings. Public hearings = scheduled, homlessness = bad.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I’m in the Grand Parade this week — about an early look at how the HAF reforms are panning out