The north’s ‘parliament’ on Thursday passed a law clamping down on foreigners buying property.
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Monthly Archives: May 2024
Multifamily Rents Spiked in These Cities
Across the nation in April, median asking rents for units of all sizes fell year over year. Parts of the Midwest, however, did not get the memo, and rents rose, according to Realtor.com’s April rental report.
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Work heating up for hydrogen homes in Bremner, but are Alberta officials cool with it?
You may remember it from a high school chemistry class as the element at the top left of the periodic table. Or perhaps as the flammable gas that turned the Hindenburg zeppelin into a giant ball of fire in 1937.
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Town of Okotoks seeks feedback on new downtown projects
The Town of Okotoks is inviting business and community members to help shape the future of downtown through engagement events on the Our Plan for Downtown and Picture Our Parks projects.
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How to sell your home in Perth for $100,000 more than your neighbour
Middle-income households are leading the way in embracing energy-efficient features, fuelling growing demand for green homes in Perth.
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Council assesses Town’s recent public engagement initiatives
A new public communications advisor, improved website, new engagement strategy, public (and private) meetings, a transit survey launched on the heels of a budget feedback survey and even a focus group: the Town of Cochrane is using every tool at its disposal to engage residents in perhaps the most important function – public engagement.
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Australians skipping doctor’s appointments, heating amid housing crisis
A large-scale survey into Australia’s housing crisis has revealed high proportions of Australians hit by rising rents and housing stress are skipping doctors appointment, reducing their energy use – like forgoing heating and airconditioning – and leaving their car at home.
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Calgary could offer residents upward of $10K as secondary suite incentive
Calgary city councillors gave preliminary approval to a bid to encourage the creation of additional suites in Calgarians’ homes on Wednesday, as they received their first major progress update on the city’s housing strategy.
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Opinion: It’s time to end tax exemptions for religious properties
Many Edmontonians would be shocked to learn that their property taxes subsidized 656 religious properties to the tune of $20.3 million last year. Yet this is what we’ve confirmed from a Nov. 27, 2023 memo to city council on the cost of property tax exemptions in the city. It’s past time for there to be a conversation about these exemptions.
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Alberta most popular among Canada’s interprovincial migrants: Statistics Canada
Alberta has overtaken British Columbia as the most popular destination for people looking to migrate from one province to another, with most of its major cities recording net gains, according to a new report by Statistics Canada.
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