Families with the Calgary Catholic School District are feeling abandoned as new school builds fall further behind and older students face the prospect of hour-long commutes by bus and train.
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Monthly Archives: January 2021
Barclay Street Real Estate capitalizing on hot retail condo market
In the multi-family residential market, condominiums have given way to rental units as more young people and those downsizing look for the benefits of living in new, modern spaces rather than spending their money on maintenance and other costs of ownership.
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Edmonton’s economic recovery hinges partly on COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Morguard report
The Edmonton region’s economy shrunk by 10.8 per cent in 2020, the largest reduction among Canada’s 13 metropolitan areas, shows a new real estate report.
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Mayor Cathy Heron on keeping focused on the work ahead
When she was first elected to her position, St. Albert Mayor Cathy Heron said she didn’t realize how much people look up to the mayoral role until the COVID-19 pandemic hit St. Albert. She said she realized amid all the challenges, she needed to open herself up more to St. Albertans.
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Egypt expected to issue Federation of Real Estate Developers Law in February
There have, since 2009, been serious discussions to establish a federation for developers to act as an umbrella that will unify several real estate developers, committees and entities in the sector.
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Budget 2021: Here’s what the real estate sector is expecting
The real estate sector, which suffered due to the coronavirus pandemic, awaits the Union Budget that will be presented on February 1 by the government. Ahead of the budget, the sector has been demanding an easing of regulatory norms and steps that will help in the completion of pending projects and sale of build-up houses. The sector also faces the challenge posed by the migration of labourers from cities after the nationwide lockdown was imposed.
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Guest opinion: State needs to look out for property owners
Government shouldn’t be able to give away something it doesn’t own. But that’s what happened when Gov. Jay Inslee stopped property owners from evicting nonpaying tenants. He took something of value from the landlords and gave it to the tenants.
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UAE property developer launches $2.2bln Sharjah project
DUBAI – A United Arab Emirates real estate developer launched an 8 billion dirham ($2.2 billion) upmarket, gated community project on Sunday in the emirate of Sharjah.
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Beijing bank regulator orders crackdown on illegal property loans
The Chinese capital’s bank regulator has ordered an investigation into the illegal use of personal loans to invest in real estate amid growing fears of a property bubble.
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The fraud case that’s halted ‘monster’ $1b Pokeno property development
Eight years ago, Pokeno had just 600 inhabitants. But things are changing rapidly in the small Waikato town, once known for its bacon, its giant ice-cream scoops and the gas station where Kelly Johnson fuelled up his Mini for free in Goodbye Pork Pie.
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