Current economic factors in Calgary are making the residential rental market an attractive one for investors and landlords.
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Monthly Archives: February 2020
Devon council votes in favour of regional transit services commission
The Town of Devon council voted unanimously in favour of joining the Regional Transit Services Commission (RTSC) at the regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 24.
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Smaller side yards, garden, garage suites in newest bylaw refresh
A few changes are coming Fort Saskatchewan’s Land Use Bylaw (LUB) and the city wants the opinions of the public.
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Capital spending expected to rise in Alberta’s energy sector
The good news is that investment intentions for the struggling energy sector appear to be on the upswing in 2020, but capital spending plans in the oil and gas sector remain quite below the high levels reached a few years ago.
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Cities avoid deeper budgets cuts
Municipalities that braced for the worst last fall with the United Conservatives’ first provincial budget, largely avoided new cuts in the second.
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UK property: Regulator cracks down on mis-selling of leaseholds
A regulator has announced a clampdown on developers over “troubling evidence” of mis-selling in the sale of leasehold properties in the UK.
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Property market recovery scuttled
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) expects the property market to be adversely affected by the current challenges being faced by the country particularly the ongoing novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak and the political crisis which has seen the fall of the Pakatan Harapan government and the resignation of the prime minister.
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Quality of life: These 50 cities are among the best places to live in US
Local governments bear some degree of responsibility for neighborhood safety, economic vitality, the presence and condition of public spaces, and a wide range of other amenities and services that affect the daily lives of local residents. Across the nearly 30,000 cities, towns, villages and unincorporated places in the United States, these and other factors that are closely tied to quality of life vary considerably.
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Rent in S’pore highest in 3 years due to expat demand, may rise even higher despite Covid-19 outbreak says Bloomberg
Moreover, the report says rent could even go higher by as much as three to five percent this year, despite the economic fallout from the coronavirus spread that has affected all the continents around the world except for Antarctica.
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Tech upgrades coming to Moyer
Strathcona County just increased its emergency preparedness with a near-$1 million investment.
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