Longview’s mayor envisions a bright future going into the New Year as the village sees the start of some new developments.
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Monthly Archives: December 2019
Decision on regional transit coming soon
Navigating between regional transit systems with one single bus pass could soon be on the table for St. Albertans, pending imminent decisions in the new year from Edmonton-area municipal governments.
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Innisfail continues focus on first impressions
The mayor of Innisfail is describing 2019 as a productive year for council and Town staff.
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Mayor says Blackfalds ‘Open for business’ in 2020
As 2019 draws to a close, the mayor of Blackfalds says there are a number of accomplishments he and town council are very proud of over the past year.
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Foreign investment-friendly laws bolster Qatar’s real estate growth in 2019: ValuStrat
(MENAFN – Gulf Times) The introduction of foreign investment-friendly laws such as legalisation of foreign ownership for various asset classes in some 10 locations has benefited Qatar’s real estate sector in 2019, a new report has shown.
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Housing rule violators to be forced to pay back mortgage loans
Starting as early as mid-January, home buyers caught breaking the government’s real estate regulations will immediately have to redeem their mortgage loans, financial authorities said Sunday.
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Who the ‘gentrification tax’ hurts: Beware unintended consequences
The so-called “gentrification tax” being promoted by a bipartisan coalition of New York City Council members seems, at first glance, to make sense. It’s common, and common-sense, practice in many municipalities around the country for the assessed value — and the property tax — of a home to re-set based on its most recent sale price. Not here.
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Phoenix sees highest rent paid hike in country this year
PHOENIX – Renters in the Valley saw a bit less in their wallet this year as an analysis by Zillow revealed Phoenix had a 7.5% rent paid increase in 2019, the highest in the country.
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How Dubai property prices, rents are forecast to perform in 2020
Capital values and rents in Dubai are forecast to continue to soften next year but at a slower rate, according to research by ValuStrat.
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Water high on the agenda for Highwood MLA
With eight months under his belt, Highwood MLA R.J. Sigurdson is looking forward to hitting the ground running in 2020.
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