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7:10 pm / NewsZoning
With Calgary City Council moving toward repealing citywide (“blanket”) rezoning—but before the repeal is formally in place—many property owners are asking an important and timely question: What will it take to rezone my land as the planning framework shifts? While blanket rezoning technically remains in effect for now, the direction from Council signals a return to a more discretion..
READ MORE >6:50 pm / NewsZoning
Earlier this week, I was asked by CTV Calgary to share my thoughts on City Council’s upcoming vote to repeal Calgary’s citywide (“blanket”) rezoning policy. The discussion reflects a broader and ongoing debate about how cities should grow, how quickly change should occur, and how planning policy balances certainty, trust, and outcomes. This post expands on a few of those thoughts from ..
READ MORE >3:23 pm / News
1-You become part of a growing Network: When you join, you instantly get connected to a whole host of professionals across Canada that are passionate about the same things that move you and who deal with what you do every day. They become an invaluable source of advice and inspiration. 2-Business development: The big reason for joining the Network is to develop your busin..
READ MORE >10:53 am / News
The Edmonton and Calgary Real Estate Board have both published their respective market statistics for the month of September, 2016. Here is Citytrend's overview of the September Real Estate Trends in Alberta. Calgary Real Estate Board Statistics for September The month of September saw an increase in sales from 1,422 sales in 2015 to 1,645 sales in 2016. This is the first increase year to year i..
READ MORE >2:56 pm / News
In the City of Calgary, the debate about Secondary Suites has been a hot topic for many years. City Council recently approved an eighteen-month Development Permit exemption for Secondary Suites that runs from September 1st, 2015 until March 3rd, 2017. What’s the benefit? If you own an eligible property, you can save up to $2,200 in application fees and the cost of bypassing the Development Pe..
READ MORE >7:31 pm / News
You would not be able to tell these days but air quality in our city and in north american cities has improved over the past decades. The current fires around the region have definitely affected temporarily our air quality. According to an article published by The Canadian Press on August 26 air quality officials have indicated that: smoke from wildfires in the Pacific Northwest has made the qual..
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