Landlords are asking tenants to pay $50 more a week on average than last year, with the national median rent on Trade Me up 9% annually in June.
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Monthly Archives: July 2023
Feds say over 900 solar power jobs will be created in Vulcan County
The federal government is doling out $160 million for solar projects in Alberta including one in Vulcan County.
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$3 mil surplus going directly into infrastructure reserve
The Town of Cochrane cashed in on an interest rate windfall to finish 2022 with a $3.056,919 surplus.
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Home building costs up 9.5%, but the increases are slowing
Residential building cost increases have slowed to half the rate they were at the same time last year, and one expert says there are signs of competition in the market.
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Varcoe: ‘Gravy to get to 80’ — As oil prices charge higher, outlook brightens for producers and province
As Canadian petroleum producers prepare to issue their financial report cards later this week, oil markets have delivered a mid-year gift to the sector: a surge in crude prices.
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Office vacancy rates in Calgary stabilize as people return to work
Office vacancy rates in downtown Calgary have stabilized as employees return to in-person work.
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Posthaste: Where homes are selling the fastest — and slowest — in Ontario
Canada’s housing market has been on a roller coaster this year.
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Alberta grain producers manage unique challenges in 2023
The only universal challenge in farming is the challenges producers face year after year are never universal.
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Construction start behind schedule for Highway 3 twinning, says MLA
Finalizing other projects throughout the province has resulted in a delay for the construction start of twinning Highway 3, says Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter.
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Opinion: Enforcement of rules needed for real estate fraudsters
Suspected fraudsters should not be allowed to sell real estate — few consumers would argue otherwise. Yet the provincial real estate regulator, the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA), continues to provide lifetime withdrawals to licensees suspected of fraud, despite legislative changes intended to prevent the practice. These individuals are then able to exploit the lack of regulation in new home sales to continue selling real estate with impunity.
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