Greatest Boom Ever

  Buying a home in Edmonton is a winning game plan, according to a new study comparing the financial advantages of ownership versus renting. The new report from national realty firm Zoocasa looked at 28 Canadian markets, comparing the monthly mortgage cost for the average home versus the average rent.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/yvw6ssm5  

  City staff will provide members of the Municipal Planning Commission more information on reasons development permits have not been proceeded following a request by the commission.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/52kwfu5z      

  Anyone trying to navigate the Aussie property market over the past few months – years even – knows what a circus it has become.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2dujesay       

  Setting records will grab attention, and the Canadian oil sector is putting up some mighty big numbers to jump-start 2026.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2s4y3f85     

  The real estate market in January endured a hefty drop in some metrics compared to the same time last year, with a rise in listings while house sales dropped considerably.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/bdz2zhp7      

  St. Albert has dropped 22 places on the Globe and Mail's annual ranking of the 100 most livable Canadian cities.        Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/55ats8h9      

  The decommissioning process of North America’s first solar community is complete, but a financial accounting of the undertaking hasn't been finalized.        Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4dhk8en6      

  Chestermere is set for a major housing boost, with  nearly 2,000  homes planned for a brand-new master-planned  neighbourhood  in the city.      Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3dfp46rn          

  Finance Minister Nate Horne said Tuesday that Alberta’s Budget 2026 will focus on disciplined decision-making, protecting essential services and keeping finances stable during challenging times and continued global uncertainty.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/46ayk557     

  One of Australia’s biggest banks has called time on the housing boom for half the country – just hours after the RBA conceded rate cuts fuelled excess demand faster than expected.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2fw4j6s5      

    In our unpredictable and constantly evolving news cycle, it can be difficult for any single issue or debate to remain at the forefront. Still,  it’s  hard not to notice the extent to which the debate around rent control in Alberta has all but vanished from the public discourse.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/mskyyry5  

For decades,  almost all  Canadian oil and natural gas exports headed in only one direction: south to the United States.       Read more:    https://tinyurl.com/378xythd