With Greater Sydney’s median apartment price exceeding $860,000, many first-home buyers are being priced out of their preferred locations, leading to a trend for buyers to ‘postcode pivot’ to secure a home.
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Monthly Archives: August 2025
Okotoks Tourism Strategy seeks to build year-round visitor economy
A new tourism strategy has been approved in Okotoks, but details of how it will be executed or funded are still being determined.
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Fresh blow for stubborn Aus neighbours
The Zammit family of Quakers Hill, long held up as folk heroes for standing firm against Sydney’s relentless urban sprawl, have found themselves at the centre of a very different storm – one that cuts to the heart of modern suburbia’s values.
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Parramatta Road’s hidden world: The shop-top properties that locals call home
Brigit Karstrom and her husband, Matthew Smith, had always been curious about the three-storey property called Casa Del Disco, across the road from their unit on Sydney’s busy Parramatta Road.
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Revealed – budget-friendly suburbs in high demand
As property prices continue to climb across Australia, a new PropTrack analysis has revealed a “sweet spot” of 80 affordable suburbs where buyer interest is rising fast – with a catch.
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Opinion: Ottawa’s steel tariffs kneecap Alberta construction
Alberta has an economy that consistently leads the nation and is a magnet for young Canadians seeking opportunity. Unfortunately, we have a federal government that seemingly has been focused on holding Alberta back rather than moving it forward.
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Some Edmonton business owners say QR code parking system isn’t working
The City of Edmonton removed all physical parking metres in April of this year, and some downtown business owners say that, since then, paying for parking through QR codes and apps has been a point of contention for their customers.
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CRA denied taxpayer benefits because of his Airbnb classification
If you rent out your home, be it your principal residence or a secondary home, on an accommodation sharing platform such as Airbnb Inc. or Expedia Group’s Vrbo, you are required to report your income, after deducting eligible expenses, on your tax return. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) may consider this income to be either rental income from a property or self-employment business income.
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Gen Z is feeling the pressure for property
Calgary’s resale real estate market may be cooling from its red-hot peak in recent years, but that doesn’t mean prospective young buyers aren’t still feeling the heat.
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Albertans are feeling the most pressure to purchase property
The struggle is real, even in seemingly affordable Edmonton.
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