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Home sales fall in Calgary, but rising listings ease pressure on prices

May 1, 2025 No Comments

After two years of runaway price growth and ultra-tight supply, Calgary’s housing market is finally cooling.

Calgary home sales slide 19% as economic uncertainty grows

April 1, 2025 No Comments

Home sales in Calgary dropped nearly 19% last month as economic concerns, including tariff-related uncertainty, weighed on consumer confidence and cooled demand.

Calgary Real Estate Board - February home sales

Calgary home sales fall as supply continues to surge, especially for affordable units

March 3, 2025 No Comments

The Calgary Real Estate Board says home sales in February fell 19.3% from last year but remained above typical levels for the month, as inventory levels continued to grow substantially.

Temporary housing units in Jasper, Alberta

Seven months after wildfire, temporary housing arrives in Jasper

February 13, 2025 No Comments

The first trailers to house displaced locals rolled into Jasper, Alta., this week, about seven months after a third of the town was ravaged by a runaway wildfire.

Calgary home sales down 12% in January but still above seasonal average: board

February 4, 2025 No Comments

The Calgary Real Estate Board says January home sales dropped 12 per cent from last year but remained nearly 30 per cent higher than levels typically recorded for the month.

Parks Canada says 300 or more interim housing units for Jasper on the way

January 31, 2025 No Comments

Parks Canada plans to set up 300 or more interim housing units for residents displaced by last year’s wildfire in Jasper, Alta., by the end of February.

A devastated neighbourhood in Jasper, Alberta

‘I’m homeless’: Jasper residents rally for housing as government negotiations stall

January 25, 2025 No Comments

An Albertan who lost her home in the devastating Jasper wildfire last year says broken promises by the United Conservative Party government in setting up interim housing for those displaced are unacceptable.

Alberta funding for Jasper housing rebuild ‘can’t be spent’ amid impasse: minister

January 21, 2025 No Comments

Alberta’s social services minister says $112 million earmarked for 250 new permanent homes in Jasper, Alta., is off the table if Parks Canada and the local government continue to pursue a different vision for the town’s post-wildfire rebuild.

Jasper says housing plan promised by Alberta government after wildfire falls short

January 20, 2025 No Comments

As more than 600 families find themselves without homes in fire-ravaged Jasper, Alta., the Rocky Mountain tourist town and the province are locked in a standoff over what to build for interim housing.

The Manitoba government is buying properties as part of homelessness plan

January 14, 2025 No Comments

The Manitoba government is buying apartment buildings and plans to start clearing encampments next month as part of its long-term strategy to reduce homelessness.

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