Greatest Boom Ever

Conceptual plans are in place for a 200-site campground near the Sheep River in Okotoks.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mu5tn7rd    

Cypress County council has approved the first reading of an area structure plan pertaining to land adjacent to Black and White Trail.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4pf3czph  

An epic Queensland property with a dreamy American-inspired home has hit the market after its owners completed a sweeping seven-month renovation.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yeadzh45     

Canada’s oil-producing province of Alberta plans to announce in November a new preferential royalty framework to encourage companies to invest in new oil and gas production, Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith said at an industry event.   Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5n6hfrrm    

A major redevelopment of an aging high-rise is underway in Calgary’s Bridgeland/Riverside neighbourhood , with plans to transform the tower into a mixed-income housing development expected to house more than 500 residents.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5ccvuem3  

As the city reviews its paid-parking operations, a city councillor is proposing requiring a permit to park on a residential street — and then potentially returning a portion of the revenue to the residents on that street.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y6er7vyk  

I’m not sure what impact Wednesday’s report on the cost of separation, prepared by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, will have on the independence referendum next month.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3kmvrccn    

Canada’s housing market appears to have hit bottom and could be in recovery mode, though its path is likely to be bumpy, according to a new report. RBC Economics published a report earlier this month, noting that resales have been on a “winning streak since April.”     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/29hhen3r    

A few communities in the Calgary region bucked the trend of falling sales and prices seen in the city last month. Calgary Real Estate Board statistics revealed Cochrane, High River, Strathmore and Canmore saw year-over-year sales increases in August.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4bhde525  

Sliding sales and home prices over the summer may seem like a bad omen for Calgary’s resale real estate market this fall, but pockets of strength point to the market being more resilient than it appears.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/33kpr3pd    

It’s been a cool summer in Edmonton — and that’s not just with respect to the weather.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5edhh4wk  

The city’s land and real estate and economic development departments say The Spur, a small group of houses developed in Ranchlands, is a representation of a shift in the city’s approach to developing land and neighbourhoods.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4zmunn3y  

Australian property buyers are underestimating the cost of properties in coveted areas by up to $1.75 million, new data shows, even as prices drop in the current downturn.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2yxnme42    

Spending on commercial real estate slowed in Edmonton this past quarter, reflecting a cooler market after the region ran up the score in the first part of the fiscal year.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3en9f5zp