Calgary housing starts fall 20% in July as Alberta’s building pace cools
New CMHC data shows Calgary starts down 20% year-over-year and Alberta down 7% — a signal that the competition for a smaller pool of buyers is about to intensify.
Tag: Builders & Developers
Alberta starts down 19% year-to-date — but CMHC sees Prairies leading price growth
Construction is slowing across Alberta's cities, yet CMHC expects Prairie markets to lead national price growth on sustained demand — a two-sided setup for 2027 planning.
Inflation ticks up to 3.0% — economists see no rate relief through 2026
July's inflation bump makes near-term rate cuts less likely, so financing costs for buyers and projects should be planned as-is into 2027.
Canadian home sales climb for a fourth straight month as markets move back to balance
Resale demand is quietly firming across Canada, with Prairie markets among those moving back to balanced conditions — a steadier backdrop for fall launches.
Calgary housing starts fall 20% year-over-year as new construction moderates
Calgary's new-home pipeline is thinning while completions catch up — a planning signal for builders and developers mapping 2027 launches and absorption.
Calgary and Edmonton rents keep sliding as national asking rents fall for a 22nd straight month
Calgary asking rents are down 4.5% year-over-year — tied with Vancouver for the steepest decline among major markets — and lease-up competition among rental operators is intensifying.
Melcor’s Alberta lot sales climb even as Q2 revenue falls 38%
Melcor's Canadian land revenue jumped $10.3 million on stronger single-family lot sales — evidence that demand for Alberta residential lots is holding up even in a softer quarter.
Canadian home sales rise a fourth straight month as Prairie sellers’ markets cool toward balance
National resale activity is stabilizing, but CREA says the Prairies' sellers' markets are cooling — Alberta builders and sellers will have to compete for buyers again.
Calgary housing starts fall 20% in July as national construction pace slows
Calgary's July starts dropped 20% year-over-year while Edmonton held nearly flat — a signal that project pipelines are diverging sharply between Alberta's two big metros.
$938M Canada–Alberta water infrastructure deal sets up a November project list for housing-enabling servicing
Ottawa and Alberta will put roughly $1 billion into housing-enabling water and wastewater infrastructure, with the first project list due November 30 — developers and municipalities should be positioning their servicing-constrained lands now.