Greatest Boom Ever

Tenants and landlords looking to resolve disputes through Nova Scotia's residential tenancies program could be waiting until October or early November for a hearing.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3adja74b  

A Kingswood neighbourhood home has hit the market recently as one of the city’s priciest listings, with an asking price just shy of $1.5 million.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5n6yed49     

SYDNEY – A steep drop in Australian home prices fuelled by the federal government’s move to curb tax breaks for investors has prompted analysts to question whether one of the world’s most spectacular property booms could finally be ending.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ykn2hwsm  

According to a poll released two weeks ago by Abacus Data, Mark Carney and the Liberals hold a six-point lead over Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives, 43 per cent to 37 per cent. Nothing startling there, most pollsters have the Liberals as much as 10 points ahead.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2ufjwe88     

In 1975, a young engineer at Kodak named Steve Sasson built the first digital camera. It was the size of a toaster, ran on 16 batteries, and took 23 seconds to record a single grainy black-and-white image.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/jfrynccp     

South Australia’s housing market might be cooling on the back of recent interest rate rises, but exclusive new data shows history is on homeowners’ side.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y7us8uz5     

After reporting billions of dollars in profits, some Canadian energy producers expect to return excess cash to the business by investing in new production — a sharp change from more than a decade of restraint.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mdr378r5     

Here’s an impressive list of projects to consider when evaluating Canada’s energy future: a new $13-billion data centre, two new LNG plants under construction and two more massive gas export terminals on the Pacific Coast waiting in the wings.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/34mc9pt4     

Optimism abounds for Edmonton’s Downtown and industrial real estate markets, according to recent reports from a global commercial real estate services and investment management company.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4repc7d6  

A communications tower that is proposed north of Okotoks has been postponed.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mpj69nxw  

Months later, this unique IPA is still creating a bit of a buzz.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3w484kj3  

The number of first home buyers looking to take out a home loan has fallen in a year even as property prices soften in some parts of the country and investors exit the market.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mr9dxuaz  

Calgarians seeking to rent in July likely felt less pressure on their bank accounts. A new report from online rental marketplace Zumper.com revealed average rents declined year over year, and remained largely flat from this past June.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdemkuyc          

The city’s new homes market saw a dramatic decline in activity to cap off the first half of the year, a reflection of decreasing demand and rising supply. Canada Mortgage and Housing data from June 30 shows starts fell 22 per cent year over year in Calgary with 11,351 new units in the first six months.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/32ks7wz3