Greatest Boom Ever

Alberta’s pitch to the major projects office for a new oil pipeline to the West Coast is being billed as a public-private partnership, though its current structure skews almost entirely toward the public end of the spectrum.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2z3sn765  

Brent Crude prices could plunge to as low as $60 per barrel by the end of the year, says Citigroup, which expects flows through the Strait of Hormuz to soon normalize and the U.S. and Iran to reach a deal in the coming months.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3yje8bzz     

When Travis and Lisa Watt learned an eightplex was coming next door, they were frustrated, but made their peace and hoped for some good neighbours.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ywfwjrtd     

Buying a home significantly increases the risk of being scammed, with up to one in five Australians falling prey to cyber criminals while purchasing property, exclusive research shows.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/77tjce3s     

City council will be looking at new rules to regulate the lodging house market after hearing concerns from both homeowners and developers.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3pzrt23m    

There’s a new source of power in downtown Calgary.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5akf6k93  

Calgary’s typically busy spring real estate market turned out not to be so eventful this time around.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4harndp4     

Edmonton’s real estate market at this year’s midpoint, capping off a traditionally busy spring market, may not have seen the record activity of recent years.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3d74bj9w  

Homes became less affordable across Canada in May driven by rising prices and mortgage interest rates, a new report found. Ratehub.ca published its monthly affordability report in June, showing the income required to qualify for a five-year, fixed-rate mortgage for the average-priced home increased in every major market monitored .       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mwc22jdw  

Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corp. is joining forces with a local power company and a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley to build a massive new electricity generating station northeast of Edmonton that would serve a data centre customer.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2zh2wj6e  

More Toronto homeowners could face challenges next year at mortgage renewal if they need to refinance at the same time, a new report has found. The Bank of Canada’s Financial Stability Report 2026 found that about nine per cent of borrowers in the Toronto area would not be able to refinance their mortgage upon renewal.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yrccbvat     

Council has approved more than $1 million in increased funding for improvements to the troublesome Campbell Road and Boudreau Road intersection, a key entry point to the city.        Read more: https://tinyurl.com/v9pjk4pw  

Cochrane has snagged a spot on a new list of the top eight best places to live in Alberta for 2026.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4mzckfnd     

Downsizers wary of buying off the plan have been won over by the quality of a Newtown townhouse development from a high-end coastal builder.   Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3esv7b6w