Edmonton Housing

• Affordable housing: Alberta adds $16M to fix up aging government-owned units

  The money will be used to replace windows and repair roofs along with other rehabilitation projects.

  Canada

  Sep 13
  
• Suburban sprawl costs Edmonton taxpayers more than infill: City report

  Building infill housing in existing neighbourhoods instead of out in the suburbs could lead to taxes going down by eight per cent, according to the city.

  Politics

  Aug 29
  
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• ‘It happens far too often’: Advocate heartbroken over sexual assaults on homeless Edmonton women

  Official word that charges have been laid in connection to the sexual assault of at least two Edmonton women experiencing homelessness has advocates raising their voices once more.

  Crime

  Jul 28
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• Edmonton real estate industry pushes for incentives for office conversions

  CBRE says converting empty Edmonton offices to residential space can ease housing issues, increase the city’s tax base and even make the downtown core feel safer and more vibrant.

  Canada

  Jul 20
• How the city and province are attempting to address ‘root causes’ of crime, disorder in Edmonton

  Global News examines what has been done to address the root causes of crime and disorder and asks residents if they feel efforts have been productive.

  Features

  Jun 10
• Social housing in Edmonton gets money for renovations, repairs

  Almost 900 social housing units in Edmonton are in need of repairs, according to the city.

  Canada

  Apr 21
• Alberta funds 400 new affordable housing units across province in budget

  Eleven projects across the province will get funding from the province to build or renovate affordable housing units.

  Politics

  Mar 22
• City of Edmonton says ‘mansion tax’ not likely to happen

  The city has limited tools at its disposal to make the property tax system more progressive, according to a report that went before councillors Wednesday.

  Politics

  Feb 15
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• Edmonton real estate market slows further in November

  Prices in all categories continued their slow fall from the springtime peak.

  Consumer

  Dec 5, 2022
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• Why Edmontonians should care about big proposed changes to zoning bylaws

  Under the renewal, infill housing could be built on any residential lot in the city without the builder needing to go through an approval process with the city.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2022