House prices are higher than a year ago in a string of affluent Melbourne suburbs and affordable outer suburban areas as the property market recovers.
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Monthly Archives: July 2023
Rental yields are up, but is it enough to attract new investors?
Rental yields have increased over the last year, but they are not high enough to be a lure for people thinking of buying an investment property, experts say.
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Five things tenants are worried about right now
Rents are on the rise, and election year political promises are flying, but some of those promises are concerning tenants.
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Calgary drops plan to annex Foothills County
The City of Calgary will no longer be proceeding with a plan to annex Foothills County land into city limits.
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Economy grew in May despite wildfire effects, looks to have slowed in June: StatCan
OTTAWA – The Canadian economy grew by 0.3 per cent in May despite downward pressure from wildfire-hit oil and gas production but it looks to have slowed in June, Statistics Canada said Friday.
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Road closures expected for paving in Sylvan Lake
Paving for the 50 Ave. Redevelopment project will be starting next week in Sylvan Lake between 45th St and Dairy Queen with road closures expected for most of the week.
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June building permits and values hold steady in Grande Prairie
The City of Grande Prairie issued 69 building permits in June, estimated at over $7.6 million.
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Rocky View County ‘teetering’ on edge of declaring agricultural disaster
Rocky View County (RVC) is not quite ready yet to declare an agricultural disaster for 2023, but it still might come, according to Jeff Fleischer, RVC acting manager of agricultural and environmental services.
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Business owners say they are being hit hard by downtown crime
Street violence in Lethbridge is at its highest peak in years, says a city businessman.
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Landlords seeking sex for rent has ‘become normalised’
Landlords seeking sex for rent has “become normalised” in certain sections of society due to the “perfect storm” that has been created by the housing shortage, according to Rape Crisis Network Ireland.
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