Halifax has become the centre of a housing affordability crisis in Atlantic Canada, and many are hoping that new money from the federal government can help cool down the red-hot market.
The federal budget promised billions of dollars to help make housing affordable. Many in Halifax hope that policy changes and funding can help slow the rapid rise in housing prices in Nova Scotia's capital.
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