Greatest Boom Ever

Interstate house-hunters armed with deep pockets are dominating Brisbane’s inner suburbs, leaving locals to retreat to the outer-northern fringes for mortgage relief.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/pfekfayy      

The city is looking for a new home for the historic Ogden Block building, and is offering to donate it to a group able to relocate it.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mcdvsxuc    

It was almost 30 years ago when Jean Chretien’s federal government reached a historic understanding with Ralph Klein’s Alberta government and the Canadian energy industry to ignite a wave of investment in the oilsands.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/abeyn3a4     

With Alberta moving closer toward a referendum vote to potentially leave Canada, experts say there could be a “chill” among private investors in some nation-building projects like new pipelines.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/38p4kn2t  

Lower maintenance, attractive pricing and great locations make condos a compelling choice for first-time buyers, downsizers and investors.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3snr5kwm  

Being a rate guy, two numbers jumped out at me this morning while reading Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) new Mortgage Consumer Survey.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3fa4xp35         

The Airdrie Regional Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a brand new event this month, the inaugural State of the Region breakfast on Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Rocky View County Hall.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdh446ha  

Following an approval of more than $21 million to be added to the upcoming budget to modernize three of the city’s aging substations, staff are seeking a little more than $1 million to replace residential gas meters that are no longer approved for continued service.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4byhh2fy    

In 2008, Carmel Bell was on top of the world. She was a 47-year-old mother of five healthy kids, ran a successful medical diagnostic business and lived in a beautiful home in Melbourne’s leafy east.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y3yy4nkc     

Without Hardisty, Alta., there would be no gas for your car, asphalt for roads, jet fuel for jaunts or billions in oil revenues flowing to Alberta and Ottawa. It might be a tiny dot on the map, but its impact on Canada's welfare is massive       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/hmkytkuz  

Extreme weather and a booming population now have Alberta electricity operators keeping one eye on the power grid when temperatures hit plus or minus 30 C.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2jz4d8e3     

The starter home — that first home on the real estate ladder for new entrants to the market — is not dead yet.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5n944n5r  

A new substation and transmission lines have been approved for Edmonton, which will expand the growing city’s electricity system and capacity.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4h6djmry     

The starter home may appear to be on life support in Canada’s largest markets, but in Edmonton, it is still alive and well.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/384kfmh5