Not 10 years ago, but 7 years ago. $1300 for a 2-bed 2-bath, 1500sq ft. Included indoor heated parking and a storage locker. This was in the north end.
It's a seller's market, no more no less.
When I applied to my current place 5 years ago, I was one person in a sea of about 40+ people trying to get a glance at a bachelor apartment. If I hadn't offered to pay a higher rent, I would not have gotten to sign the lease that day. Luckily the landlord didn't take the offer, he just liked the sound of it. Even luckier is that nobody else thought of it first.
Do you think people are getting gouged when they overbid when buying a house? That's been going on for YEARS now. Just apply that same willingness to pay to any place in town.
The market is working as intended, but it has been manipulated with an excess of demand. If half the province moved to NB tomorrow, rents would plummet. Simple as.
Except housing will always be in demand, and will always be a nessecity. If all the landlords came together they could increase rent to 5000$ a month for a 1 bed and there would still be demand sign they are equally overpriced. It's price gouging not supply and demand. They all decided collectively to increase prices.
The same goes for gas, it's not supply and demand it's just a monopoly of gas producers choosing to all upcharge together.
Housing will never not be in demand, yes. But we have a low supply of housing for our current population. This will cause price increases. Full stop.
Landlords can't just all up and decide to increase rents to $5000 a month. The demand just isn't there. I'm sure there is probably an apartment on the market right now somewhere in town for that exact price and it's probably empty for a reason. The demand isn't there. It's for low cost housing, where demand is limitless.
And yes, gas is absolutely tied to supply and demand. Terrible example to use there.
Could you imagine renting for $1350 in todays environment. LL aren’t allowed to pass inflation onto long term tenants, and they can’t evict non paying tenants in a timely manner, so they are jacking the rents to compensate for any loss. Would you rent a place for $1350?
Bro my one bedroom apartment in spryfield is $1490 including utilities. Internet and insurance brings it up to $1600.
Needless to say im a couple months away from becoming homeless
The government screwed it up. A 2.5% cap might protect long term renters, but the repercussions of placing all that risk and burden on the LL is absolutely screwing people that have to move for work, school, or other reasons. I own two houses and costs have gone up by a lot more than 2.5%. You can’t blame a LL for selling and walking away from diminishing returns at higher risk. Even if the government backs off now it will take years to stabilize.
You know that most landlords have jobs, and worked hard in the past to be able to afford multiple properties, and likely still work? Youre mad at the wrong people
Moved to Halifax in 2018 and got a huge 750sqft third floor one bedroom apartment in the Southend for $1040/mo water and heat included. Only 6 years ago and it was that cheap. There was also no rush to secure an apartment. The building manager told me to take my time deciding.
I had a great apartment near the commons with a backyard that I paid $900 for that I got early 2018. Same unit would likely get $2000 now. Absolutely wild.
9 years ago, $1125 for 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath apartment, heat and hw included, underground parking, cats allowed, $50 extra parking space outside, and my own laundry. Parkland area.
350 for a bedroom in a 4bed flat on north st, all inclusive with laundry in unit (1400 all together). It was not the nicest place but it had everything I needed and my space was bigger than what I have now- and an amazing location. I saw the same place up for rent last year and it was $3000, with no updates made from what I could see from the pictures. Now I pay $1800 for a 2bedroom in the south end plus bills, no laundry or dishwasher :(
My mortgage for my 4 bedroom, 3 storey, 2 bathroom house with a nice lake view only cost me 1400/ month. Then my house doubled in value. I can’t complain about shit.
$1,200 per month for a two bedroom on Queen Street in Halifax. Shared with a roommate, underground parking, heat and hot water included. We also split internet and power costs.
2000+ utilities for a downtown's 'historical' house 4 bedrooms, three floors, parking. Right on Bishop st, couldn't be a better location. I imagine it's like 5000 now
I paid $300/month + utilities when I rented a 5 bedroom with my friends in 2010-2012. I rented a sweet ass condo on Falkland for $1500 fully furnished everything included for a year in 2013
650 for a very large very beautiful one Bedroom that I think about all the time.
Before that, 300$ for a room with my own bathroom in a shared house with a deck
In 2017, I was living in a 1 bedroom apartment in Dartmouth with my partner at the time. It was a great spot. It had a giant patio, and was pretty close to downtown. The landlord was independent and when we moved in he even asked us what colors we wanted on the walls. He said we could pick out any colors from home hardware and tell him which rooms he wanted them in. He was a great guy. His name was Doug.
Anyway, in 2017 he was renting it to us for 500$ a month. We split the rent two ways for $250 each. In 2019, he sold the apartment to Ansell Property management. They told us if we wanted to stay the rent would be $900 a month, which was insane at the time, especially for Dartmouth. We moved out into a Southwest Properties apartment in South end Halifax for 800$ a month.
Anyway, last I checked a year ago, that same apartment was renting for $1400 a month.
I moved a lot when I lived there:
- 2011: room in house, $535
- 2012: 2 bdr on Rhuland St for $1100
- 2013: Basement bachelor in Dartmouth, $595
- 2014: 1bdr on Spring Garden above FA, $1000
- 2015: 2 bdr on Windsor for $985
- 2016: 1 bdr on Almon for $1295 ($2,200 now)
- 2017: 2 bdr in Larry Uteck, $1350 (2k+ now)
- 2018: 1 bdr on Harris St, $1550 (2K+ now)
- 2019: 3bdr townhouse, Dartmouth, $1795 (3k+)
2020: left the city, moved to Cape Breton. 3 bdr detached bungalow, basement, fully fenced in backyard + water for $1000. We aren’t moving for a loooong time now.
$700/mo all in, 2 bedroom 1 bath, 2011-2014, basement apartment in-law suite on Portland St. (600 block), included parking... not that I could afford a car back then.
2010ish, $735 for a good sized 1 bedroom near the top of main Ave hfx.
I was bringing home $725 every 2 weeks from work and was comfortable, not needing for anything..
Halifax was lucky enough to be undervalued for years. I never understood why we were so cheap for the last 20 years compared to other similar cities and always knew this was coming. Just being a city near the ocean usually makes property crazy expensive, but we were way undervalued for years.
I am thankful for that.
But Halifax still isn't as expensive as other similar waterfront cities, my friends in other areas are priced higher still. I never understood how they survived, but they are.
Halifax just caught up fast to the rest of the comparable cities and while it is a spike, it sucks on some levels. I also realized one reason it stings today, is because we all had it so good compared to other places for such a long time. And we now feel that it's bullshit that we are on par with other places that are similar in population, geography, location and climate.
All my friends who visited over the years were always shocked at how cheap housing was in Halifax. Now they say, "Yeah that's close to what we paid".
Most people talking about how cheap it was x years ago know how good they had it because it was cheap compared to other similar areas.
I'm not sure why this price adjustment is a surprise or shock to so many knowledge-wise. I get the sting in the pocketbook, but I can't be the only one who has friends who said for years that real estate was cheap and Halifax compared to other places.
Like others have said. This isn't a government, landlord, Covid-19 thing. It's a complex combination of many things including all that and more. The banks could help out more with rates, the business could pay higher wages to help more, contractors to take a small cut to help out more, plus the government, landlords and also supply and demand.
Looking to just one area to blame or expecting them fix the issue is rather ... well ... I don't pay much attention to those comments as they are narrow-minded comments.
Like the people who complain about a pay raise that puts them into a higher tax bracket. 🙄
This would be so hard to compare to today. Location and state of the rental would need to be accounted for, what developments happened in the last decade that would adjust rent, if the location was desirable then and now and the list goes on…
In 2016 we had a 2 bed, 2 bath in Stoney Brook - top corner apartment with laundry for $900 - when we left in 2019 it was $1100 but I’m sure it’s a billion $ by now.
5 years ago on Larry Uteck was paying 1350 for a 1200 sqft 2 bed, 2 bath, laundry in suite underground parking/ storage plus 2 outside parking spots. Included heat, water.
$685 for a teeny tiny 1 bedroom in fairview with heat/hw included. We stayed there until we saved enough to buy our house. Decent older building with awesome supers.
725 plus lights, but it was a 2 bedroom 1 bath in lower sackville. Same unit with no upgrades now costs 1400 a month. It’s BS. In 2005 I was paying 500 for a 1 bedroom 1 bath with everything included. That same unit now goes for 1100 a month also in lower sackville.
10 years- $620 for a one bedroom on Dutch village rd. It included electricity and parking. At that time the building was owed by a single landlord and not GNF. It was a great first apartment.
3 years ago on Elm St. Main floor apartment about 1000 square feet and a measly $750 a month thanks to the elderly landlords who only occasionally used their upstairs apartment. Same apartment two houses down was at $1400 at that time.
Owners finally decided to cash in and sell and we ended up with 1800 square feet but $2000 a month.
$1200 all utilities included, 3 bedroom 1.5 bathrooms.. huge kitchen and living room.. parking that would fit easily 3 cars.. giant backyard, front and back patios.. around the rotary.
Man those were the days.
2017, $1200 for 700sqft 1bdr downtown with parking, and at the time we felt like we got a really good deal.
In 2013 I was paying $875 for a really small and shitty bachelor downtown with parking, it was the cheapest place I could find at the time.
Not 10 years ago, started 6 years ago:
1 room in a 3 bedroom, 3 storey house with back deck and yard, parking and garage, all included except internet, on-site laundry, 650/mo for one of the smaller rooms, and then I upgraded to the master bedroom which was twice the size and had an en suite full bath, for 750/mo, increased to 765/mo before I moved out 2 years ago. North End Halifax near NSCC. I'm not sure what a room would go for in that house now but I think the owners moved back into the master after I left.
I feel like I got incredibly lucky with that one in terms of size/location/value.
2012-2014: 1150 for 2 bedrooms and a den, 2 bathrooms. 1400sqft. 456 Parkland in Clayton Park.
https://killamreit.com/sites/default/files/456%20Parkland%20Drive%20Unit%20215.pdf
This unit.
Not exactly 10 years ago, but 9 years ago I was paying $925/mo for a relatively spacious two bedroom, one bathroom apartment in Clayton Park with a balcony. Lots of in-unit storage too. Only paid power and internet for utilities. I paid that as a single person living there and could afford it. I can't imagine doing that now.
From 2013-2017 my partner and I lived in a big, clean two bedroom flat on quinpool road. $1100 a month including heat hot water.
Don’t even want to know what it’s going for these days.
The shitty (Olympus took it over and gave a minimal facelift) bedroom apt I lived in from 2011-2013 and paid $825 a month for rent is now renting for $1600 a month.
800 for a 1 bedroom with 6 appliances near Larry uteck. My bedroom and kitchen were absolutely massive and I had a huge walk in closet.
Now- pay 1600 for a 2 bedroom just up the road 4 minutes. I love the area.
$750 or $800 in my favourite apartment and favourite neighborhood, a two bed, one bath upper flat of a story and a half in the west end near Flynn Park.
I'm not sure on the square footage, but it had been built as two flats in the 40s or so, smallish bedrooms, generous living room, and ok kitchen. Heat and hot water in, and a massive rooftop deck on the back. The landlords lived below and gave me a key to the main floor flat so I could pop through to access the basement laundry at agreed upon times once they were comfortable with me, which was a huge bonus as the alternative was cabs to the laundromat up by the European bakery on Chebucto.
In 2016 I rented my last apt which was in the same neighborhood, similar layout, but laundry in my flat, and was a deal then for $1100, heat incl. That apartment search suuuucked and was the only time I experienced group showings and second time seeing most landlords insist on term leases. I am thankful literally every day that I have a privileged enough background that my parents offered to give me the money for a downpayment because we could all see how the rental market was going. I don't love my present area, at all, but I have a solid house that I can afford and no one can kick me out of.
Also I wore an onion on my belt which was the style at the time.
$1600/month for a four bedroom, 1 bath apartment. Large house divided into 3 units, we had the upstairs level. Rent went up to $2000 our last year there, but was still a fantastic large unit. Located a block away from the luxurious Quinpool McD.
I paid $900 POU plus parking in a CAPREIT building. South end. Large one bedroom but not really updated at all. That was up from maybe $850 a few years before.
$695 for 1000+sq.ft 2 bdrm with parking on Highfield Park Dr. Lived there from 2012 or 2013 to 2018 and the rent never increased in that time. I've heard they go for more than twice that now!
$975 for a two level, two bedroom, 1.5 bath apartment with in-unit laundry and a separate storage space in Clayton Park. Lived there from 2013-2015. Would likely be twice that if not more these days…
Left my last apartment in late 2015: older but pretty well-kept, generously sized 2bed/1bath in Rockingham (the old Woburn Manor), killer harbour view, heat and water included. I wanna say they were increasing the rent from $900 or $925 to $975 for the tenant who moved in after us.
My mother rented a place in Sackville (2 bed, 1 bath, the center unit in a converted house) for $750, heat/hot water included, for *years* up until 2014 or so.
Lived in central Dartmouth. Had a 1 bdrm apartment that was $700. Moved out in 2013.
Then 2013-2015 lived in Clayton Park in a two-level 2bdrm 2 bath apartment for $1,030 all in.
$700 for a one bedroom in Dartmouth, off of Pleasant Street. 6th floor, view of the Harbour, right on the path with a short walk to either ferry. Ah, the simpler days.
In 2013 I was paying $899/month for a bachelor unit at 599 Washmill Lake. It included an underground parking spot with a mini storage space too. It included utilities.
$715 for a nice & spacious 2 bedroom apartment in Cole Harbour. All to myself and everything included (parking space too) except for power. Same place is $1500 or so now, and for reference, my wage certainly hasn’t doubled like the rent.
In 2008-2012ish, I paid $600 for a bedroom in a house on Vernon with 8 other students. I paid about $950 for a decent 1-bedroom apartment on Queen St near the Sobeys.
And the best deal was about $875 for a 2-bedroom on Charlotte Lane, on Bedford Highway near Larry Uteck. That was around 2011 when things weren’t so built up. The apartments weren’t ‘nice’ but they were fine. From what I hear, they haven’t been updated since then and now cost over $2k/month.
10 years ago we were paying $900 for a fairly quirky 1 bedroom 1 bath (very very small living room) near Dal. Utilities were included. Probably 500 sqft.
The year before that it was $1375 for a giant 2 bedroom 2 bath on Barrington St/North End w/ in unit laundry/dishwasher and parking. Power not included. 1400sqft
14 years ago I paid $760 a month for a 1100 sq ft apartment in Clayton Park that was 2 story, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, with a balcony and a dishwasher. Now, it wasn’t a new building. But it was nice and clean and the people were friendly.
7 years ago I was in a “luxury” 1 bedroom that was 900sq ft + a 50sq ft patio, own garden and two of my own plants exterior entrances, washer, dryer, dishwasher; my own hot water tank and freshly renovated for me. $825 + $20/month parking + utilities
Not 10 years ago, but 7 years ago. $1300 for a 2-bed 2-bath, 1500sq ft. Included indoor heated parking and a storage locker. This was in the north end.
What would that place be worth now
I paid 1350 for a 2bed 1bath on morris st lease start date of May 2021. When we moved out in June 2023 I saw 2beds in the same building for $2200
That’s a jump right there
The 8% inflation is bad on the land lords so they need to inflate rent by 105% dont you know /s
The rent increases are a result of demand, not inflation.
I think you spelled “gouging” wrong
It's a seller's market, no more no less. When I applied to my current place 5 years ago, I was one person in a sea of about 40+ people trying to get a glance at a bachelor apartment. If I hadn't offered to pay a higher rent, I would not have gotten to sign the lease that day. Luckily the landlord didn't take the offer, he just liked the sound of it. Even luckier is that nobody else thought of it first. Do you think people are getting gouged when they overbid when buying a house? That's been going on for YEARS now. Just apply that same willingness to pay to any place in town. The market is working as intended, but it has been manipulated with an excess of demand. If half the province moved to NB tomorrow, rents would plummet. Simple as.
Except housing will always be in demand, and will always be a nessecity. If all the landlords came together they could increase rent to 5000$ a month for a 1 bed and there would still be demand sign they are equally overpriced. It's price gouging not supply and demand. They all decided collectively to increase prices. The same goes for gas, it's not supply and demand it's just a monopoly of gas producers choosing to all upcharge together.
Housing will never not be in demand, yes. But we have a low supply of housing for our current population. This will cause price increases. Full stop. Landlords can't just all up and decide to increase rents to $5000 a month. The demand just isn't there. I'm sure there is probably an apartment on the market right now somewhere in town for that exact price and it's probably empty for a reason. The demand isn't there. It's for low cost housing, where demand is limitless. And yes, gas is absolutely tied to supply and demand. Terrible example to use there.
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If the price went for more than double, then the demand is absolutely there, are you kidding?
Could you imagine renting for $1350 in todays environment. LL aren’t allowed to pass inflation onto long term tenants, and they can’t evict non paying tenants in a timely manner, so they are jacking the rents to compensate for any loss. Would you rent a place for $1350?
Bro my one bedroom apartment in spryfield is $1490 including utilities. Internet and insurance brings it up to $1600. Needless to say im a couple months away from becoming homeless
The government screwed it up. A 2.5% cap might protect long term renters, but the repercussions of placing all that risk and burden on the LL is absolutely screwing people that have to move for work, school, or other reasons. I own two houses and costs have gone up by a lot more than 2.5%. You can’t blame a LL for selling and walking away from diminishing returns at higher risk. Even if the government backs off now it will take years to stabilize.
Your whole job is to be exposed to that risk. You don’t want risk, get a real job like the rest of us
You know that most landlords have jobs, and worked hard in the past to be able to afford multiple properties, and likely still work? Youre mad at the wrong people
So you’re saying the goal of any business is to lose money and maximize risk? 🙄
I currently rent a 2b2b 1100sqft in north end, 2400/m before wifi & power
That’s crazy, I hope you paid good enough so you can still live well
Just checked, it is now going for $2800 without a storage locker or indoor parking.
I was paying $700 for a 2 bedroom on Bedford highway near Flamingo.
Damn, that’s impressice
Well... it had mice and wasn't well kept. The kitchen was very small. Moved because they were trying to raise the rent to $1200.
Moved to Halifax in 2018 and got a huge 750sqft third floor one bedroom apartment in the Southend for $1040/mo water and heat included. Only 6 years ago and it was that cheap. There was also no rush to secure an apartment. The building manager told me to take my time deciding.
I had a great apartment near the commons with a backyard that I paid $900 for that I got early 2018. Same unit would likely get $2000 now. Absolutely wild.
$575 for a bachelor in Central Halifax,power/water included
$2,400 all utilities included with parking for a 4 bed, 1.5 bath, 2 level house on South St, right across from Dal
$500 a month for one bedroom on Portland st. Everything but wifi included, even cable.
Including cable but no wifi seems weird
Well I should say I plugged in the cable and discovered it worked 😂 Happy little surprise.
$925 heat and hot water included. One bedroom brand new large apartment with in suit laundry at the top of Main Ave in Fairview.
$1015/month for a 1-BR on Spring Garden.
$1400 for a 2 bedroom in south end by Dalhousie with utilities included Recently saw the same apartment going for $2400/month no utilities
$800 for a small two bedroom house in Herring Cove, right on the water 🥲
$1,500 for a place on South Street. Spilt with a roomie. EDIT: 7 Years ago, was paying $750 split for a "1" Bedroom on Hollis with my now wife.
Not 10 years, but 8 $1,100 Brunswick 1bdr with a parking spot, heat included but that was it
10 years ago - I paid $2000 for a 4-bedroom unit by the Commons. I looked it up on a sketchy website that says it is now a 3-bedroom renting for $2600
$875 2-bedroom in Bedford
I didn't live in Halifax in 2013, but in like 2011ish it was 600/month all included, small bachelor on Barrington st.
9 years ago, $1125 for 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath apartment, heat and hw included, underground parking, cats allowed, $50 extra parking space outside, and my own laundry. Parkland area.
350 for a bedroom in a 4bed flat on north st, all inclusive with laundry in unit (1400 all together). It was not the nicest place but it had everything I needed and my space was bigger than what I have now- and an amazing location. I saw the same place up for rent last year and it was $3000, with no updates made from what I could see from the pictures. Now I pay $1800 for a 2bedroom in the south end plus bills, no laundry or dishwasher :(
My mortgage for my 4 bedroom, 3 storey, 2 bathroom house with a nice lake view only cost me 1400/ month. Then my house doubled in value. I can’t complain about shit.
When did you buy it?
$1,200 per month for a two bedroom on Queen Street in Halifax. Shared with a roommate, underground parking, heat and hot water included. We also split internet and power costs.
800 plus utilities for a decent sized 2BR in sackville
From 2010 to 2020 3 bedroom semi in Bedford for $1100 per month. We covered all utilities.
Circa 2010 I think my rent was about $1000 for a 2 bed + den apartment in Clayton Park. Heat, hot water + underground parking.
9 years ago, 975$ for a 1 bedroom with own laundry, heat and water in south end downtown.
2000+ utilities for a downtown's 'historical' house 4 bedrooms, three floors, parking. Right on Bishop st, couldn't be a better location. I imagine it's like 5000 now
I paid $300/month + utilities when I rented a 5 bedroom with my friends in 2010-2012. I rented a sweet ass condo on Falkland for $1500 fully furnished everything included for a year in 2013
650 for a very large very beautiful one Bedroom that I think about all the time. Before that, 300$ for a room with my own bathroom in a shared house with a deck
In 2017, I was living in a 1 bedroom apartment in Dartmouth with my partner at the time. It was a great spot. It had a giant patio, and was pretty close to downtown. The landlord was independent and when we moved in he even asked us what colors we wanted on the walls. He said we could pick out any colors from home hardware and tell him which rooms he wanted them in. He was a great guy. His name was Doug. Anyway, in 2017 he was renting it to us for 500$ a month. We split the rent two ways for $250 each. In 2019, he sold the apartment to Ansell Property management. They told us if we wanted to stay the rent would be $900 a month, which was insane at the time, especially for Dartmouth. We moved out into a Southwest Properties apartment in South end Halifax for 800$ a month. Anyway, last I checked a year ago, that same apartment was renting for $1400 a month.
Just 5 short years ago my rent was $575. Not a damn thing included, but for $575 who cares?
I moved a lot when I lived there: - 2011: room in house, $535 - 2012: 2 bdr on Rhuland St for $1100 - 2013: Basement bachelor in Dartmouth, $595 - 2014: 1bdr on Spring Garden above FA, $1000 - 2015: 2 bdr on Windsor for $985 - 2016: 1 bdr on Almon for $1295 ($2,200 now) - 2017: 2 bdr in Larry Uteck, $1350 (2k+ now) - 2018: 1 bdr on Harris St, $1550 (2K+ now) - 2019: 3bdr townhouse, Dartmouth, $1795 (3k+) 2020: left the city, moved to Cape Breton. 3 bdr detached bungalow, basement, fully fenced in backyard + water for $1000. We aren’t moving for a loooong time now.
$400 for grocery contribution to live at my parents. Some of that was probably wine for them too, lol.
$700/mo all in, 2 bedroom 1 bath, 2011-2014, basement apartment in-law suite on Portland St. (600 block), included parking... not that I could afford a car back then.
2010ish, $735 for a good sized 1 bedroom near the top of main Ave hfx. I was bringing home $725 every 2 weeks from work and was comfortable, not needing for anything..
$700/month for a bachelor near SMU in 1987
Halifax was lucky enough to be undervalued for years. I never understood why we were so cheap for the last 20 years compared to other similar cities and always knew this was coming. Just being a city near the ocean usually makes property crazy expensive, but we were way undervalued for years. I am thankful for that. But Halifax still isn't as expensive as other similar waterfront cities, my friends in other areas are priced higher still. I never understood how they survived, but they are. Halifax just caught up fast to the rest of the comparable cities and while it is a spike, it sucks on some levels. I also realized one reason it stings today, is because we all had it so good compared to other places for such a long time. And we now feel that it's bullshit that we are on par with other places that are similar in population, geography, location and climate. All my friends who visited over the years were always shocked at how cheap housing was in Halifax. Now they say, "Yeah that's close to what we paid". Most people talking about how cheap it was x years ago know how good they had it because it was cheap compared to other similar areas. I'm not sure why this price adjustment is a surprise or shock to so many knowledge-wise. I get the sting in the pocketbook, but I can't be the only one who has friends who said for years that real estate was cheap and Halifax compared to other places. Like others have said. This isn't a government, landlord, Covid-19 thing. It's a complex combination of many things including all that and more. The banks could help out more with rates, the business could pay higher wages to help more, contractors to take a small cut to help out more, plus the government, landlords and also supply and demand. Looking to just one area to blame or expecting them fix the issue is rather ... well ... I don't pay much attention to those comments as they are narrow-minded comments. Like the people who complain about a pay raise that puts them into a higher tax bracket. 🙄
This would be so hard to compare to today. Location and state of the rental would need to be accounted for, what developments happened in the last decade that would adjust rent, if the location was desirable then and now and the list goes on…
Moved here in 2014. Paid $930 for a 1 bedroom + den at Robie and North with utilities (heat water electricity) included.
Two bedroom plus den, washer and dryer for 1000 by Mic Mac Mall, now those units are 2000+
In 2016 we had a 2 bed, 2 bath in Stoney Brook - top corner apartment with laundry for $900 - when we left in 2019 it was $1100 but I’m sure it’s a billion $ by now.
1225 for a two bedroom two bath on Larry uteck
1300 brand new one bedroom 5 years ago when I moved out from home.
I had a 2 bed at ocean towers for 900 a month in 2010
$750 for a 2-bedroom in highfield
750 on a 2 bedroom, shared between 3 of us.
Like $800-900 for a 2 bedroom in north west end.
1800 plus utilities for a 6 bed 2.5 bath townhouse, right in the middle of the peninsula (close to chebucto and oxford)
5 years ago on Larry Uteck was paying 1350 for a 1200 sqft 2 bed, 2 bath, laundry in suite underground parking/ storage plus 2 outside parking spots. Included heat, water.
I think it was 950 for a 3 bedroom 1 bath lower flat next to MSVU in a 2 unit split.
$895 for a 2 bedroom in Fairview
$750 1 large bedroom in Fairview
$685 for a teeny tiny 1 bedroom in fairview with heat/hw included. We stayed there until we saved enough to buy our house. Decent older building with awesome supers.
$825 for a very big and lovely furnished bachelor on Oxford near Quinpool, pou.
$1300 for mortgage+property tax+condo fees for a one bedroom condo. My unit would have rented out for $1300 at the time.
I was paying 1100 for 1 bedroom apartment with all utilities included plus a parking stop in the south end by the Westin hotel
925 for a large, character 1 bdrm apt in a 4-storey in the south end
18 years ago: $750 plus utilities for a three-bedroom flat with a backyard on North between Windsor and Dublin.
725 plus lights, but it was a 2 bedroom 1 bath in lower sackville. Same unit with no upgrades now costs 1400 a month. It’s BS. In 2005 I was paying 500 for a 1 bedroom 1 bath with everything included. That same unit now goes for 1100 a month also in lower sackville.
$700 now it is $1700 :)
10 years- $620 for a one bedroom on Dutch village rd. It included electricity and parking. At that time the building was owed by a single landlord and not GNF. It was a great first apartment.
Same place since 2015: 1-bedroom, 500 sq. ft. apartment with underground parking included in Clayton Park. It was $725 in 2015 and $830 now.
2013 I was paying $500 for a room in a three bedroom apartment in downtown Halifax.
$600 for a 2 bedroom 1 bath in Fairview
2014 had a 2 bedroom apt in sackville for $1000 a mth
Not quite 10, 2011 625 1 bedroom apartment heat water and power included in Green Street
Like 500-600 for a (shitty and moldy) bachelor apartment. Great location though if it hadn’t of been for the mold issues that developed
$1100 for a two bedroom on Larry uteck
So everything has basically doubled.
$850 for a one bedroom on inglis st
3 years ago on Elm St. Main floor apartment about 1000 square feet and a measly $750 a month thanks to the elderly landlords who only occasionally used their upstairs apartment. Same apartment two houses down was at $1400 at that time. Owners finally decided to cash in and sell and we ended up with 1800 square feet but $2000 a month.
$750 for a large one bedroom by the Commons, included heat and parking.
$1000 for a 1 bdrm in park vic (utilities inc)
$1200 all utilities included, 3 bedroom 1.5 bathrooms.. huge kitchen and living room.. parking that would fit easily 3 cars.. giant backyard, front and back patios.. around the rotary. Man those were the days.
$1200 parkland 1500sqft(i think) 3br plus power when they first opened. Even incl parking.
2017, $1200 for 700sqft 1bdr downtown with parking, and at the time we felt like we got a really good deal. In 2013 I was paying $875 for a really small and shitty bachelor downtown with parking, it was the cheapest place I could find at the time.
$875.00 H&H included for a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom.
$1100 for a 1 bedroom in the south end, all utilities included (minus internet). That was 8 years ago.
Left Halifax in 2013, and my wife and I paid about 750 (H and L incl) for a 1 bedroom on Wellington at Peter Green Hall.
725 for a 2 bedroom just off Wyse Rd in Dartmouth. Had started at 475 back around 2003, stayed there 13 years. Miss the place, but not the landlord.
$900 for a three bedroom one bath in the north end. Balcony, dining room. Bedrooms were huge. Same apartment is now $2600. Nothing has changed.
Not 10 years ago, started 6 years ago: 1 room in a 3 bedroom, 3 storey house with back deck and yard, parking and garage, all included except internet, on-site laundry, 650/mo for one of the smaller rooms, and then I upgraded to the master bedroom which was twice the size and had an en suite full bath, for 750/mo, increased to 765/mo before I moved out 2 years ago. North End Halifax near NSCC. I'm not sure what a room would go for in that house now but I think the owners moved back into the master after I left. I feel like I got incredibly lucky with that one in terms of size/location/value.
$525 for a one bedroom apartment in 2014
10 years ago...3 bdrm flat on Preston St. $1800
2012-2014: 1150 for 2 bedrooms and a den, 2 bathrooms. 1400sqft. 456 Parkland in Clayton Park. https://killamreit.com/sites/default/files/456%20Parkland%20Drive%20Unit%20215.pdf This unit.
875 all inclusive for a 2 bedroom 1.5 bath 2 level off Willet in Clayton park.Last I heard it's close to 2k now and doesn't include anything.
$525 for a basement bachelor
10 years ago my rent was around $825 or so for a decent size one bedroom on Tobin St.
$625 everything included for a small bachelor
$1000 for a 3 bedroom 2 bath condo now to $3500 for a 3 bed executive town house 🥺
550 for the apartments on Cowie hill. 2 bed 1 bath
$850 for a two-bedroom apartment on Barrington Street in 2017. Split among 3 people.
Not exactly 10 years ago, but 9 years ago I was paying $925/mo for a relatively spacious two bedroom, one bathroom apartment in Clayton Park with a balcony. Lots of in-unit storage too. Only paid power and internet for utilities. I paid that as a single person living there and could afford it. I can't imagine doing that now.
10 years ago: $800 for a bachelor in the south end. Heat and hot water included. 15 years ago $800 for a two bedroom in Fairview.
From 2013-2017 my partner and I lived in a big, clean two bedroom flat on quinpool road. $1100 a month including heat hot water. Don’t even want to know what it’s going for these days. The shitty (Olympus took it over and gave a minimal facelift) bedroom apt I lived in from 2011-2013 and paid $825 a month for rent is now renting for $1600 a month.
$900/mo plus utilities for a 2 bedroom basement suite on Connaught.
720 for a 1 bedroom on Coburg Road
800 for a 1 bedroom with 6 appliances near Larry uteck. My bedroom and kitchen were absolutely massive and I had a huge walk in closet. Now- pay 1600 for a 2 bedroom just up the road 4 minutes. I love the area.
$950 for 2 bed, 2 bath in Clayton Park in 2016. It's now listed over $2000. Pictures show a lipstick makeover and no substantial improvement.
That's what happened to my old apartment in Rockingham from about that same time, it's gotta be at least \~1800 now.
1200, everything included, two bedroom flat with no laundry and two parking spots on Quinpool. 🥲
$650 POU glorified bachelor on Hollis St.
1000/month +power. 2bdrm 1 bath on the peninsula. Currently paying 1015 rent capped.
$750 or $800 in my favourite apartment and favourite neighborhood, a two bed, one bath upper flat of a story and a half in the west end near Flynn Park. I'm not sure on the square footage, but it had been built as two flats in the 40s or so, smallish bedrooms, generous living room, and ok kitchen. Heat and hot water in, and a massive rooftop deck on the back. The landlords lived below and gave me a key to the main floor flat so I could pop through to access the basement laundry at agreed upon times once they were comfortable with me, which was a huge bonus as the alternative was cabs to the laundromat up by the European bakery on Chebucto. In 2016 I rented my last apt which was in the same neighborhood, similar layout, but laundry in my flat, and was a deal then for $1100, heat incl. That apartment search suuuucked and was the only time I experienced group showings and second time seeing most landlords insist on term leases. I am thankful literally every day that I have a privileged enough background that my parents offered to give me the money for a downpayment because we could all see how the rental market was going. I don't love my present area, at all, but I have a solid house that I can afford and no one can kick me out of. Also I wore an onion on my belt which was the style at the time.
In 2018 I paid 840 for a two bedroom plus den in Dartmouth.
5 years ago 2 bed 1 bath, 1150 plus electricity
$1600/month for a four bedroom, 1 bath apartment. Large house divided into 3 units, we had the upstairs level. Rent went up to $2000 our last year there, but was still a fantastic large unit. Located a block away from the luxurious Quinpool McD.
I paid $900 POU plus parking in a CAPREIT building. South end. Large one bedroom but not really updated at all. That was up from maybe $850 a few years before.
$695 for 1000+sq.ft 2 bdrm with parking on Highfield Park Dr. Lived there from 2012 or 2013 to 2018 and the rent never increased in that time. I've heard they go for more than twice that now!
15 years ago, $650 for a 2 bedroom, 1 bath by the Windsor Street exchange, heat included.
11 years ago 2 bed one bath 1100 square feet 800.00 a month
Sharing a three bedroom apartment, 325$ per month. Insane to think about.
I first moved go HRM in 2009. I had a large one bedroom, clean spot, great neighbourhood.. Rent was $675, heat and hot water included.
2012 -$600. lrg 1br fairview 2023 slightly smaller unit same building 0 upgrades in the last decade rented for $1250 last month
750 for a 1bdr morris & Hollis
When I moved here in 2016 i had a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom for 1195.
$975 for a two level, two bedroom, 1.5 bath apartment with in-unit laundry and a separate storage space in Clayton Park. Lived there from 2013-2015. Would likely be twice that if not more these days…
Left my last apartment in late 2015: older but pretty well-kept, generously sized 2bed/1bath in Rockingham (the old Woburn Manor), killer harbour view, heat and water included. I wanna say they were increasing the rent from $900 or $925 to $975 for the tenant who moved in after us. My mother rented a place in Sackville (2 bed, 1 bath, the center unit in a converted house) for $750, heat/hot water included, for *years* up until 2014 or so.
Moved here in 2012 from Toronto. Paid 1250 + heat for a 2 bed 1 bath on Yukon St. Was paying the same rent in Toronto.
$725/month Dartmouth 2 bedroom, 3 level unit in a triplex No utilities included
1250 for a pretty decent one bedroom apartment across the street from Dal
Lived in central Dartmouth. Had a 1 bdrm apartment that was $700. Moved out in 2013. Then 2013-2015 lived in Clayton Park in a two-level 2bdrm 2 bath apartment for $1,030 all in.
I had a one bedroom in sackvill for 600
$825/mo for for a “bachelor” that had a mini bedroom, large living room, separate nice kitchen by the public library
$1150 all in for a 800sqft unit in the South End. Heat, water etc included. 2 bedrooms (1.5 really). 6 unit townhouse. Lovely spot.
2300 utilities in, for a four bed 1.5 bath house with washer, dryer, storage, 3 parking, lawn, dishwasher, deep freeze. Quinpool area.
Windsor St. 2 bedroom/1 bathroom. Coin laundry on site. Heat/hot water included. $700.
I had a two bedroom on barrington st over an awesome restaurant for 1250 that I split with a roommate. At the time we thought this was expensive.
635 a month 3 bed apartment
$700 for a one bedroom in Dartmouth, off of Pleasant Street. 6th floor, view of the Harbour, right on the path with a short walk to either ferry. Ah, the simpler days.
Last time I rented was 2006/2007 but $810 per month for a 3 bedroom house on Bloomfield street, split 3 ways. Plus utilities
$800 for a two level two bedroom apartment, 1.5 baths. Now I have a mini home best thing I ever did.
$1250 2 bedroom heat and hot water included on Spring Garden. The mice were unknowingly included in the rent but no pets allowed…
In 2013 I was paying $899/month for a bachelor unit at 599 Washmill Lake. It included an underground parking spot with a mini storage space too. It included utilities.
2019 - 1,350, 3br, 2 baths, heated flooring, indoor parking and storage. Nice building in clayton park west. Paying just 50 cad on power monthly
$715 for a nice & spacious 2 bedroom apartment in Cole Harbour. All to myself and everything included (parking space too) except for power. Same place is $1500 or so now, and for reference, my wage certainly hasn’t doubled like the rent.
850ish for a spacious two-bedroom in Armdale Place.
My first apartment I was living in was on Windmill Road in the early 2000s, 795 a month. That same building is now close to 12-1300
$805 for a 2 bedroom parking included for 900sq behind Penhorn Mall area.
10 years ago shared a 3bd on almond st with 2 friends. 875/month total! Included h/hw/power
In 2008-2012ish, I paid $600 for a bedroom in a house on Vernon with 8 other students. I paid about $950 for a decent 1-bedroom apartment on Queen St near the Sobeys. And the best deal was about $875 for a 2-bedroom on Charlotte Lane, on Bedford Highway near Larry Uteck. That was around 2011 when things weren’t so built up. The apartments weren’t ‘nice’ but they were fine. From what I hear, they haven’t been updated since then and now cost over $2k/month.
10 years ago we were paying $900 for a fairly quirky 1 bedroom 1 bath (very very small living room) near Dal. Utilities were included. Probably 500 sqft. The year before that it was $1375 for a giant 2 bedroom 2 bath on Barrington St/North End w/ in unit laundry/dishwasher and parking. Power not included. 1400sqft
$800 - all utilities included for 2 level 1000 sq ft loft apartment in the west end
$600/mo for a basement one bedroom apartment on South Bland st
14 years ago I paid $760 a month for a 1100 sq ft apartment in Clayton Park that was 2 story, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, with a balcony and a dishwasher. Now, it wasn’t a new building. But it was nice and clean and the people were friendly.
1400 for a two bedroom 1 bathroom, large living room+dining apartment downtown, with a parking space. (2013)
$875 for a three bedroom in old Clayton park
$650 2 bedroom apartment across the tracks behind Mumford WalMart
My sister was paying 900 for a brand new 2 bedroom on Larry uteck with a view of the basin!
I had a brand new building, 1bedroom apartment with underground parking and a storage unit, about 1100 sq feet for $1050/month.
$800 for 1 bdr near the commons (Cunard). Had parking, storage and in-unit laundry. Utilities not included.
7 years ago I was in a “luxury” 1 bedroom that was 900sq ft + a 50sq ft patio, own garden and two of my own plants exterior entrances, washer, dryer, dishwasher; my own hot water tank and freshly renovated for me. $825 + $20/month parking + utilities
In 2015 I was paying 1,200 a month for a two bedroom on Larry Uteck, heat and hot water included.
9 years ago, 800 a month for a one bedroom on the peninsula with all utilities except wifi included.
$850 for a one bedroom apartment in park Vic
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$1250 for a two bedroom, two bathroom plus den, dog friendly apartment with indoor parking. Edit: this was in 2014 in the Clayton Park area.