Work to replace a pair of Highway 2 railway overpasses just north of Red Deer is expected to begin late this year.
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Monthly Archives: May 2025
The $500 ‘whole of Australia’ solution to housing ‘disaster’
It’s a small donation that could generate more than $1 billion in social housing.
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Australia’s Goldilocks suburbs: Where house prices are just right
Across Australia’s capital cities, a handful of suburbs are hitting the housing market sweet spot.
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Affordable apartments on the Gold Coast offer “something for everyone”
A developer is launching 289 “affordable” apartments pitched at first-home buyers, growing families, downsizers and investors.
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Demand up for mortgage renewals, slower for new homes
Prospective buyers have not been as busy to start 2025 as they were in 2024, at least when it comes to getting a mortgage for a new home. A recent report from Ratehub.ca found that mortgages for new purchases still remain the lion’s share of all activity for inquiries on the online mortgage marketplace. Year to date, ending April 30, new mortgages made up 47 per cent of inquiries. Yet that’s a substantial drop from last year when 71 per cent of inquiries were for new home purchases.
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Listed lakeshore properties a scarce sighting in Alberta
A cabin on the lake is a desirable goal for many Edmontonians dreaming of owning a recreational property.
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Multi-family starts boost Canada, U.S. new home starts
New homes development got a shot in the arm this spring with April starts rising in Canada and the United States.
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Edmonton breaks ground on $1.3B Capital Line South LRT expansion
The latest expansion project for Edmonton’s sprawling LRT lines broke ground on Thursday, that will, once completed, connect the current Heritage Valley transit centre on Ellerslie Road to Century Park by way of 111 Street.
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Poll finds that Alberta-Ottawa tensions are boosting Smith’s popularity
OTTAWA — Separatist winds are lifting the political sails of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, according to a study from an Alberta pollster.
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Chance to learn more about proposed Francophone secondary school
West Valley residents seeking more information about the proposed Francophone secondary school next to École Notre-Dame des Vallées on Quigley Drive are invited to a public information night on June 2.
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