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NEWS & RESEARCH

Our research is eclectic in nature and reflects the diversity of our work. We attempt to give clients, and potential clients, some idea of the scope of our activities by publishing research papers from time to time in our quarterly Newsletter, TDP Trends, Blogs and Market Surveys.

Saint John Smiles

On St. Jean Baptist’s Day 1604, Samuel de Champlain discovered the mouth of a mighty river, named it after the prophet, and thus...

Vanishing Halifax: An Inconvenient Truth

On June 21st 1749 British Governor Edward Cornwallis splashed his way through...

Investment Property: Shifting Sands

Income producing real estate matured into an alternative investment vehicle to the stock market...

That Sinking Feeling

In common with many Atlantic Canadian cities, Halifax’s Lower Water Street is...

Where Have All The Workers Gone?

Gone to Alberta everyone! Well actually no...

Climate Change: Going Green

Marital conflict looms! Concerns about Iran have caused February Brent crude futures for April delivery to...

Oceans of Opportunity

On July 15th we completed the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of the Atlantic Region’s office...

Expropriation: Bridging The Gap

A Canadian's home is his castle … fortunate then that most are blissfully unaware of the precarious nature...

Valuation: Fire Insurance

In 1688, Edward Lloyd opened a coffee house in Tower Street, London so that clients could exchange...

Property Tax: On The Level

Most taxes are voluntary: they rely on the co-operation and integrity of the taxpayer. Personal Income Tax...

Planning: HRM Struggles With Success

On January 22nd 2004, the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) froze new residential development in...

Property Tax: Oh Lord! Benched Again!

On July 19th 2004 the New Brunswick Court of Queens Bench heard an appeal by Service New...

Avoiding the HST

Confusion about the application of the G.S.T./H.S.T. abounds. The clumsy prose of the Excise Tax Act does...

Property Tax: An Affront to Common Sense

This year, many commercial property owners will again render unto Caesar about 5% of their property's...

Expropriation: Pipe Down And Pay Up

It had been a long time coming; but for courageous couple Allan and Darlene Myers, the Nova Scotia...
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