Greatest Boom Ever

Edmonton has been named the third-best place to live in Canada in 2026, according to a new report ranking the country’s top cities.   Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ymnwyrm8  

After a $6 million makeover, one of Calgary’s favourite summer escapes, Sikome Lake, has reopened for the season with many new upgrades.   Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3xb9ybk4  

Suburbs in Sydney’s east have experienced the deepest drop in home values over recent months compared with other parts of the city, with the value of a typical house in some suburbs falling $300,000 or more.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4cz3v5du    

Alberta’s pitch to the major projects office for a new oil pipeline to the West Coast is being billed as a public-private partnership, though its current structure skews almost entirely toward the public end of the spectrum.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2z3sn765  

Brent Crude prices could plunge to as low as $60 per barrel by the end of the year, says Citigroup, which expects flows through the Strait of Hormuz to soon normalize and the U.S. and Iran to reach a deal in the coming months.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3yje8bzz     

When Travis and Lisa Watt learned an eightplex was coming next door, they were frustrated, but made their peace and hoped for some good neighbours.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ywfwjrtd     

Vulcan County has officially adopted a Land Use Bylaw amendment that redesignates a large parcel of land from Rural General to Rural Industrial.         Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3p756hab    

Okotoks house prices are up through the first six months of 2026, but down from where they were a year ago.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4486burt  

Buying a home significantly increases the risk of being scammed, with up to one in five Australians falling prey to cyber criminals while purchasing property, exclusive research shows.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/77tjce3s     

City council will be looking at new rules to regulate the lodging house market after hearing concerns from both homeowners and developers.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3pzrt23m    

There’s a new source of power in downtown Calgary.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5akf6k93  

Calgary’s typically busy spring real estate market turned out not to be so eventful this time around.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4harndp4     

Edmonton’s real estate market at this year’s midpoint, capping off a traditionally busy spring market, may not have seen the record activity of recent years.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3d74bj9w  

Homes became less affordable across Canada in May driven by rising prices and mortgage interest rates, a new report found. Ratehub.ca published its monthly affordability report in June, showing the income required to qualify for a five-year, fixed-rate mortgage for the average-priced home increased in every major market monitored .       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mwc22jdw