Greatest Boom Ever

  Homes are selling for as little as $100 in the picturesque New South Wales town of Murwillumbah — but there’s a catch.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/kt3d6a35       

  Alberta continues to attract new residents, with new data revealing that the province is leading Canada with the fastest population growth rate.         Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3j3ck45h  

    A new grandstand building that could also accommodate field sports. A live events zone where the to-be-demolished Scotiabank  Saddledome  currently sits. A multipurpose venue to replace the aging Big Four Roadhouse.             Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4frndskd  

  Edmontonians may be surprised to learn their light rail transit system (LRT) and urban planning is the envy of other Canadian cities.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3tbvnrx5     

  As spiking oil prices threaten to inflate the cost of living, an Edmonton researcher is looking to tackle a related and growing affordability problem — utility bills.        Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/mvda3ce7    

      As Calgary pushes toward a population of two million, where and how people will live has become an increasingly complex question to answer.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/56ewmtkm  

  Only a couple of years ago, talk about global oil demand hitting a plateau was widespread, with Canada’s natural resources minister at the time suggesting its use would  probably peak  in 2024.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3cxfft7e      

  The Bank of Canada held its key overnight interest rate at 2.25 per cent Wednesday, as largely expected by economists, with the Middle East conflict and trade tensions driving economic uncertainty.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/32w7z92a         

  Construction in Medicine Hat is continuing at a healthy pace after a hot start to the new year.         Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/yjfs4kar     

  Mortgage rates last week jumped to the highest level since the end of last year, causing a slowdown in the growing refinance demand the market had been seeing at the start of this year. That pushed total mortgage application volume down 10.9% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index.         Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3y3u55ma      

  Interest rates have risen again and borrowers are strapping themselves in for another painful ride.           Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/32nzx5hm