Greatest Boom Ever

  Airdrie council has approved a phased transition to multi-year budgeting, rather than immediately adopting a four-year budget.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/ywc49myj        

  While  there’s  always some risk involved in an investment as large as  Saamis  Solar, the city’s top energy official says the project has been meticulously planned to shelter against risk .     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/53dkvvj4         

    In a short meeting of the energy, land and environment committee Thursday afternoon, city staff shared a bleak outlook on the future of power prices.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/5a6eysfd      

  Most renovations aim to improve a house, and if you’re lucky, add some value to your property when it’s time to sell up.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/5duwdzc9    

  Calgary led the country in housing delivery last year, bringing  nearly 28,000  occupancy-ready homes online as the city continues to build its way out of a housing affordability crisis.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/nrnuzych  

  Edmonton’s rapid growth could be stalled by the high price of construction, warn several major players inthe world of real estate.           Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3ae8t79a     

Proposed new neighbourhoods are under the microscope as city council looks to find ways to patch financial leaks. But Edmonton risks establishing a reputation as an uncertain place to do business if the city hits the brakes on some proposed developments, say councillors.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4j4knfek      

More than 19 million  travellers  passed through Calgary’s airport last year – a new record.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/bdhrc3hc         

The recent Calgary real estate market outlook from the city’s association of realtors could be construed as not one of rosy conditions for 2026. The Calgary Real Estate Board’s market outlook, released in late January, predicts prices and sales in aggregate will fall this year over last. That would mark a second consecutive year of declining prices and activity as 2025 experienced a pullback, but it’s not all doom and gloom, a local real estate agent says.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/ybwktb2p    

    The national picture for housing prices showed a decline in December, but some cities stood out with high growth in 2025, a new report has revealed. National online housing market portal, Wahi, released a report in late January based on its RPS-Wahi House Price Index. It found that in aggregate prices fell one per cent in Canada in December year over year.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2x76anvm     

When Mike Thomas’ elderly  neighbour  got sick and needed to sell his small bungalow on a wide lot in east Edmonton, Thomas  immediately  became concerned about the home being torn down and replaced with something much bigger.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/5n85txey    

    Building  permit  values in Red Deer  totalled  $11.5 million in January, down from $17.2 million in January 2025. While more permits were issued overall, 94 compared to 65 a year  earlier,  total construction value declined year over year.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2ustnv5v