CALGARY – Alberta’s demographic growth in 2012/2013 was almost three times higher than the national average, says Statistics Canada.
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Migration between provinces higher than ever
The number of Canadians who move between provinces has hit the highest level in more than 25 years, a report from the Bank of Montreal published Monday suggests.
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Two Maps That Show How American Migration Patterns Have Dramatically Changed
A group at The University Of Wisconsin has compiled Census migration data from the 1950s to the 2000s into a bunch of highly informative maps.
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‘End of suburbia’ may nearly be upon us: Sam Zell
Young people shunning the suburbs in favor of the hustle and bustle of city life are leading the charge in the “reurbanization of America,” real estate mogul Sam Zell told CNBC on Tuesday.
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Southeast fastest growing portion of Rocky View
County growth statistics revealed southeast Rocky View County was the fastest growing area of the municipality, which surrounds Airdrie on three sides.
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Alberta’s population topped the magic four-million mark July 1: report
EDMONTON – More than four million people now call Alberta home, according to the province’s latest population report.
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Alberta population on pace to top four million this year
Alberta’s population is set to top four million this year, outpacing the provincial government’s earlier forecast.
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Why are young adults returning to the city?
Much has been said about Millennials — the generation born from 1980 through the late 1990s, sometimes called Gen Y and Echo Boomers — choosing downtown living.
Two-thirds of this cohort believes it is important to live in walkable neighborhoods, the consultant Robert Charles Lesser & Company has reported. As downtowns revive, Millennials often account for the lion’s share of the market.
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Americans bidding farewell to suburbs
The proverbial American dream of white picket fences in suburbia seems to have lost its luster as a radical new housing trend shows families staying put in the city.
Market Conditions Tighten in Many Surrounding Area
The floods in southern Alberta will have an impact on the total towns sales and activity figures in the next quarter and beyond. Before it was devastated by the high waters, High River accounted for nearly seven per cent of the sales and listings activity represented in the surrounding area figures.
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