Greatest Boom Ever

Shania Twain has turned a dirt-poor childhood surviving on stale bread into a $590m ($US400m) global real estate empire.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2s4jps4x     

Average rents have improved over the summer after seeing cost increases in the spring, a new report has found. Zumper.com published its August rental market report finding prices in aggregate for monthly rent fell slightly (0.2 per cent) from June to July for one-bedroom apartments, reaching an average of $1,775.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yrx22mh3     

Canada’s housing market continues to trend toward better affordability, a new report has found. National Bank of Canada Capital Markets published its August Housing Affordability Monitor, finding affordability improved in the second quarter (April 1 to June 30) of this year.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2wh3xjyx  

Since I refuse to travel to the United States these days, I decided to spend some of my vacation time this summer in the big muggy metropolises of Eastern Canada.           Read more: https://tinyurl.com/6udchxfy  

The great renewal whereby millions of homeowners are renewing their mortgages at often higher interest rates is resulting in pinched budgets across Canada, including in Edmonton despite its relatively lower cost for housing.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/55yuz8rw  

The question put before Albertans this fall — whether to remain in Canada or pursue a binding independence vote at a later date to separate — is undoubtedly creating little uncertainty.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/euxcn56r  

After months of waiting by Calgarians, City Hall is out with results on the feasibility of an above-ground alignment downtown for the Green Line LRT.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2mnv9xbc  

Building permit values in Red Deer totalled $5.3 million in August 2026, compared with $3.6 million in August 2025.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yjxdx6ak     

The City of Airdrie’s downtown has been woven into the community’s story since 1909, when Airdrie was a small railway village of just 250 residents. As the city grew and evolved, so too did the need for its downtown core to keep pace with the changing needs of the community.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/53psueft  

Geelong homes are selling faster than they were 12 months ago, with new analysis highlighting pockets of market resilience.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yrmcet69     

The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent for the seventh consecutive time, which was widely expected by economists due to the ongoing uncertainty from rising trade tensions and renewed hostilities in the war on Iran.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ye2x3ye3     

Canada’s housing push is running up against a basic problem: some communities’ water and sewer systems just can’t handle all the growth governments want.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mt6dmxsm     

Calgary property tax hikes. These are preliminary numbers but they are on the table.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/muyx3ne3     

U.S. President Donald Trump is continuing his pursuit of Venezuela's oil jackpot, announcing a new deal aimed at boosting production in the South American country. And while Trump is flaunting the potential controlling stake in a portion of Venezuela's oil reserves as a warning to Canada, experts say there is little cause for concern in Western Canada.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2w32rzm5