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New construction, development activity, future supply, and how growth may shape neighbourhood decisions.
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City and Policy · Looking back · Jan 23, 2025
Five pieces of City land were promised 387 homes. The keys came later.
In January 2025, Calgary selected four non-profit providers for five City-owned sites. The announcement made land available; it did not make 387 homes move-in ready.
City and Policy · Looking back · Jul 23, 2025
Calgary hit a housing target. It was not move-in day.
In July 2025, Calgary passed a federal housing-growth target ahead of schedule. The milestone counted permitted homes, not 44,276 occupied front doors.
Market News · Sep 12, 2026
Calgary is finishing more homes while starting fewer
CMHC's latest supply report catches Calgary between two construction cycles: a strong delivery year now, and a thinner pipeline beginning behind it.
City and Policy · Sep 8, 2026
An Inglewood housing proposal has a street-level twist
A proposal advertised for Calgary's September 15 hearing would allow six storeys and a choice between homes and commercial space at ground level. The second change deserves a closer look.
Commercial Real Estate · Looking back · Oct 7, 2025
Calgary's record airport summer wasn't just a travel story
YYC's record summer put the airport back in the spotlight. For the property world, the more interesting story also includes the businesses that need to be beside it.
City and Policy · Looking back · Dec 3, 2025
The tax increase got smaller. The homeowner's budget still had more lines.
December's budget decision eased Calgary's proposed municipal tax increase. Reading it beside utility costs makes for a more useful household conversation.
Commercial Real Estate · Looking back · Aug 11, 2026
Calgary's next big property story might come with a loading dock
Prairie Economic Gateway's August agreement puts the less glamorous side of growth in focus: the infrastructure that industrial land needs before the buildings can follow.
Property Research · Sep 6, 2026
An application next door is a clue, not a construction schedule
A live neighbourhood search can surface submitted files, public-comment periods, approvals, appeals and permits at once. Here is how to read the differences before drawing a conclusion.
New Construction · Looking back · Mar 10, 2025
Downtown Calgary was making plans for life after five
A March 2025 housing announcement brought new towers and converted offices into the same conversation: what happens when more people come downtown to stay?
Market News · Looking back · Apr 17, 2025
Calgary added homes. The more interesting question was which ones.
The first-quarter 2025 housing tally mixed apartments, secondary suites and family homes. That variety deserves as much attention as the headline total.
New Construction · Looking back · Sep 5, 2025
At Heritage station, the housing story started with the trip home
Boro Block's September 2025 groundbreaking put affordable homes, accessibility and a daycare beside an existing train station.
City and Policy · Looking back · Oct 22, 2025
An empty office building became a place to come home
Dominion Civic Apartments opened in October 2025 with 132 rental suites. The important part was not just the conversion, but who the homes were intended to serve.