Greatest Boom Ever

A luxurious two-bedroom apartment in a converted Melbourne mansion built in 1887 sold for $975,000 at auction on Saturday, $125,000 over its reserve.   Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ycxjayxx  

The federal government is increasing its investment into educational pathways in skilled trades in Alberta.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2atfz6nt  

Wildfires raging in Canada this summer not only underscore the severe threat that climate change poses to the country’s ecosystems, but also highlight the deep connection between conservation and economic prosperity — the two must be aligned for both to succeed.         Read more: https://tinyurl.com/69cayfxw       

The Special Olympics Canada Summer Games brought millions in new economic activity to the Medicine Hat area.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3a6snrpy     

Despite the government’s changes to negative gearing in the federal budget and higher interest rates, investors are still active across Adelaide, with agents reporting strong – albeit subdued – activity and buyers switching up their investment strategies as new data reveals SA’s investment hotspots.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdc4sdha     

Recently, I had some time before an appointment to explore University District’s main street (University Drive N.W.) and began to wonder, where is Calgary’s best main street?       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4fwysyr5     

City council and its Business Improvement Area (BIA) partners are back at the drawing board after a rash of regulatory changes made by the Municipal Affairs Minstry did not include an option to charge the city’s BIA tax to property owners.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3mta8fay     

She turned other people’s rubbish into a house deposit, and now it’s helping smash down the mortgage.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y45mzfh2     

Wîhkwêntôwin is the densest neighbourhood in Edmonton, humming with more than 18,000 residents and dozens of businesses.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3e9ft4p2  

The City of Calgary says the number of secondary suites in the city has doubled since 2024, thanks in large part to the creation of the Secondary Suite Incentive Program.         Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5n7h32vt     

Stantec Inc. says it is heading into the second half of the year with a record amount of work under contract, built on water systems, hospitals and a growing book of data centre projects.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/58pjj49h     

Slow population growth, high borrowing costs and economic uncertainty are likely to continue weighing on Canada’s housing market for the remainder of 2026, a new report has forecast. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. released its 2026 Housing Market Outlook Mid-Year Update in late July, noting that several market and economic headwinds will dampen demand for housing across 18 major municipalities for the rest of this year.   Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2kjvf6be     

Time is money, it’s often said.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdjamy4y  

One fine morning, the rest of Canada might wake up, grab a coffee and suddenly realize Alberta’s already separated.           Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ypmfbn9b