Experts disagree on housing bubble
Housing bubbles cause big trouble. Witness the ongoing damage an American housing bubble sparked when it popped in 2007. Warren Buffett, the closest thing one can find to a Capitalist Messiah in these...
View ArticleBargain hunters on the prowl: market indexes post triple-digit gains Friday
Stock markets are up across the board in morning trading Friday, fueling hopes that the correction is behind us. Bargain hunters have been snapping up beaten down cyclical stocks in the belief that...
View ArticleGary Lamphier: Alberta's forest products sector on an upswing
Alberta’s $4-billion forest products sector enjoyed solid growth in 2015, offering a bit of relief to struggling resource towns that have been slammed by the downturn in the oilpatch. The Alberta...
View ArticleWhat's Happening: Edmonton housing starts decrease in March
Housing starts in the Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) were trending at 11,648 units in March compared to 12,038 in February, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The...
View ArticleEdmonton housing starts expected to plunge, CMHC predicts
Edmonton-area housing starts this year and next could be 50 per cent less than 2015, a new Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. report says. Construction started last year on 17,050 single-family houses...
View ArticleOliver highrise gets a thumbs-down from city staff
The city’s sustainable development department is recommending against a proposed high-rise apartment in the Oliver neighbourhood, saying the building’s design does not fit with the neighbourhood’s...
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