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A “perfect storm” of interest rate hikes, war abroad and controversial federal tax reforms has broadened previous weakness in Australia’s housing market into a wider downturn that is now touching nearly every suburb.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mrxrvxmp     

CALGARY — A survey published this week by ATB Cormark suggests more than three quarters of oilpatch companies are convinced the Pacific Link pipeline to British Columbia and the Pathways carbon storage project will go ahead.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/43uu2j63  

Dozens of vendors, contractors and suppliers have taken interest in proponents of the construction of a large-scale outdoor aquatics facility located on the city’s south side.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/e6f6y77c  

The federal budget may have muddied the waters when it comes to adding value to investment properties – but not so when it comes to the family home.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mv9c8srh     

Canada’s housing market recovery, especially in its largest cities, could be in danger as mortgage interest rates appear poised to move higher, a new report has found. National Bank of Canada Capital Markets recently published its Housing Market Monitor report, suggesting rising bond yields are likely to lead to higher mortgage interest rates.         Read more: https://tinyurl.com/23wrv9wx     

Buyers can indeed be choosy in today’s real estate market.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/27smecnf     

Karl Schamotta, chief market strategist at Corpay , talks to Larysa Harapyn at the Financial Post about the forces driving currency markets and how the Canadian dollar is standing up to the greenback.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2m4m657z     

Homes got slightly more affordable in Canada, earlier this year, even amid the typically busy spring market. RBC Economics published a report in September pointing to a key affordability metric showing a modest improvement in the second quarter (April to June) over the previous quarter.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ms2vze3t  

After consecutive years of double-digit property tax hikes from the Alberta government, Mayor Jeromy Farkas says Calgarians shouldn’t expect a similar increase from the province next year.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/6zm9jvcd     

Calgary’s ambitious effort to breathe new life into its downtown core is taking shape thanks to a series of incentive programs implemented by the City of Calgary. Case in point is Onyx, a 30-storey purpose-built mixed-use rental development in Downtown West, rising on a site once occupied by vacant low-rise office and commercial buildings.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yverd837     

Building permit values in Red Deer totalled $9.15 million in September 2026, compared with $9.65 million in September 2025.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y45k6t82     

The Alberta government is ordering the City of Edmonton to revert to its old rules for infill housing development — a decision Edmonton’s mayor calls uninformed and insulting.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5fck2c5d     

A further delay to the James Walker Trail project has prompted a Riversong resident to raise concerns about traffic and safety, while Coun. Marni Fedeyko seeks answers from Town administration about the nearly nine-year-old project.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4v6e23dr    

The great Queensland property bargain is disappearing, with new data revealing interstate movers are now paying hundreds of thousands of dollars more for a home in some of the state’s most sought-after lifestyle markets than the property they left behind.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2ykwkjzb