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Moe promises increased first home tax credit, return of home renovation credit

October 4, 2024 No Comments

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe says if re-elected his party would increase and reintroduce a pair of tax credits designed to help current and prospective homeowners.

Calgary home sales down 17% in September

October 1, 2024 No Comments

Calgary home sales in September totalled 2,003 units, marking a 17% drop from last year’s record-breaking levels.

Jasper council hears providing temporary housing for all without homes not possible

September 11, 2024 No Comments

Town council in Jasper, Alta., heard Tuesday it won’t be possible to secure temporary housing for everyone who lost their homes in a devastating wildfire in July.

Calgary home sales were down 20% in August

September 3, 2024 No Comments

Following a busy spring market, Calgary’s housing market is starting to see more balanced conditions.

Calgary’s real estate market stabilizes in July as listings jump 11%

August 8, 2024 No Comments

Following a busy spring market, Calgary has seen some easing in market pressure as sales slow and housing inventories build.

Calgary home sales decline 10% in July from last year, prices rise: board

August 2, 2024 No Comments

The Calgary Real Estate Board says July home sales dropped 10% year-over-year as 2,380 properties were sold.

Canadian housing activity slows in August following Bank of Canada rate hikes

BoC’s summer rate hikes continue to slow housing activity…except in Alberta and Atlantic Canada

September 15, 2023 No Comments

Real estate markets across the country continued to lose steam in August following the latest Bank of Canada rate hikes in June and July. Everywhere outside of Alberta and some pockets of Atlantic Canada, that is.

Alberta’s Oilpatch: A Growing Minefield

February 26, 2016 5 Comments

In mid-2014 crude began one of its most precipitous declines on record, a plunge that has put oil-town Fort McMurray, Alberta, on the brink of depression. Fast

NBC on Alberta Mortgage Defaults

March 12, 2015 No Comments

We’ve seen the headlines about the softening housing market in Alberta and Saskatchewan. But how much of a threat do declining home prices there pose to the rest

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