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December 16, 2025 / 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 >December 14, 2025 / 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 >April 16, 2020 / 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 >November 2, 2016 / 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 >October 28, 2016 / Real-Estate
On July 25, 2016, the government of British Columbia introduced a 15% foreign buyer's tax. As of October 2016, the real estate market has shown some slowing signs that could be the results of the new foreign buyer's tax. The real impact will be difficult to evaluate in the short term and we may never have clear data on the actual effectiveness of the tax. After reviewing data from the Real Estate ..
READ MORE >October 12, 2016 / Real-Estate
The new mortgage rules, announced on Monday, October 3rd by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, are slated to come into effect on October 17th. Like any new rules, the impact intended may not be reached without creating additional repercussions. Reviewing opinions from economists and experts in the field, we can't help but notice that the inner city redevelopment industry may be less impact..
READ MORE >January 5, 2016 / Zoning
Let's just start by saying that a Development Permit is not the same as a building permit. Both permit processes have a very specific set a rules to meet. The Development Permit is reviewed against the rules of a Land Use Bylaw (zoning) and the Building Permit is reviewed against the rules of the Building Code. Development Permit A development permit provides permission for a specific type of d..
READ MORE >January 4, 2016 /
Portland's urban renewal story is known country-wide as being successful. It's a tale that includes community, innovation, eco-conscious measures, much of which was lampooned in hit comedy sketch show, Portlandia. The redevelopment has become a case study for developers of other major cities because Portland is more like the girl-next-door of cities, rather than having the untouchable status that ..
READ MORE >October 28, 2015 / Real-EstateSecondary Suite
Building more rental suites is a great solution to increase density of existing neighborhoods and to add rental units in a very limited rental market. In order to encourage home owners to build and legalize their basement suite, the City of Calgary has introduced a series of measure to reduce cost and eliminate red tapes along the process. You can read our blogs on secondary suite for more inform..
READ MORE >October 27, 2015 / Real-Estate
Secondary suites are an important source of rental housing in many cities and towns across Canada. A secondary suite is a private, self-contained unit within an existing dwelling, that has independent access, a kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms. It should also have a parking space and other amenities like a balcony space or small greenery space. The city of Calgary has rolled out a secondary suit..
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