| News about, and affecting, the development industry is plentiful as the "Alberta Advantage" draws thousands of people requiring housing and Alberta's current residents move up in the market. |
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| 2008. August 27. Edmonton Journal. In defence of 'souless' suburbia |
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| 2008. August 27. Edmonton Journal. Water park, ski hill may be forced to close |
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| 2008. August 13. Grande Prairie Herald. Only Alberta and B.C. bucking drop in housing market. |
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| 2008. August 7. Edmonton Examiner. Ownership on the rise |
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| 2008. August 12. St. Albert Gazette. Home sales jump in July |
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| 2008. July 29. Calgary Herald. Secondary suite bylaw awaits report |
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| 2008. July 25. Calgary Herald. Bulldoze new taxation (transfer tax) |
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| 2008. July 10. Calgary Herald. Calgary housing starts fall to lowest level since 1995 |
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| 2008. July 10. Edmonton Journal. Housing starts drop for 12th month |
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| 2008. July 10. Edmonton Journal. Mortgage rules tightened |
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| 2008. July 9. Edmonton Journal. First-time buyers catch a break in housing deal |
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| 2008. July 2. Edmonton Journal. Expert predicts urban renewal, suburban blight in city |
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| 2008. June 24. Edmonton Journal. Boomtown goes gangbusters |
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| 2008. Edmonton Journal. June 21. Growth is making Edmonton's eco footprint a few sizes too big |
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| 2008. June 21. Calgary Herald. City to study growth |
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| 2008. June 18. Edmonton Journal. Public-private development idea not yet clear model |
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| 2008. June 18. EdmontonJournal. Mini-City at Muni worth $500M; Council to debate report outlining case for airport redevelopment.pdf |
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| 2008. June 12. Lethbridge Herald. Municipal Spending out of control in province - report |
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| 2008. June 12. Edmonton Sun. Stelmach lays down law |
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| 2008. June 12. Airdrie Echo. Initiative targets construction waste |
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| 2008. May 25. Edmonton Journal. New building rules will help, says fire chief |
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| 2008. May 25. Edmonton Journal. Developer courts common ground |
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| 2008. May 24. St. Alberta Gazette. Plan opens annexed lands for business |
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| 2008. May 24. St. Alberta Gazette. New land-use system gets warm welcome |
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| 2008. May 24. Lethbridge Herald. Enhanced building codes could affect affordable housing |
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| 2008. May 23. Sherwood Park News. Affordable housing committee formed by council |
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| 2008. May 23. Edmonton Journal. Homebuilders, planners face new rules being unveiled today |
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| 2008. May 23. Edmonton Journal. Citizens share dream of Edmonoton in 2040 |
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| 2008. May 23. Edmonton Journal - Alberta fights house fires |
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| 2008. May 23. Calgary Herald. Land use plan on solid ground; Minister has struck right balance in new framework |
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| 2008. May 23. Calgary Herald. Province urged to save $15B a year; Think-tank urges long-term royalty plan |
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| 2008. May 22. Edmonton Journal Province's lan lauded |
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| 2008. May 22. Calgary Herald - Land use plan needed now - critics |
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| 2008. May 20. EdmontonJournal. 'Simple' solution to housing squeeze |
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| 2008. May 17. Lethbridge Herald. City receives affordable housing cash |
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| 2008. May 15. Edmonton Journal. Emerald Hills breaks new ground for sustainable housing |
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| 2008. May 11. Calgary Herald. Hard work pays off for Qualico Communities |
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| 2008. May 10. Calgary Herald. Shaping the Future. Urban Development Institute celebrates 50th anniversary |
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| 2008. May 3. Calgary Herald. Housing industry leaders win developer awards |
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| 2008. April 15. Lethbridge Herald. City aims to fast-track infrastructure project |
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| 2008. April 15. CalgaryHerald - Land-use blueprint alters how we work, live, play |
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| 2008. April 15. Calgary Herald. Provincial industry leader resigns job |
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| 2008. April 9. Calgary Herald. Calgary Condo Building Surges |
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| 2008. April 7. Fort McMurray Today - Municipality vision finds new home online |
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| 2008. April 2. Lethbridge Herald. Feds must pay more attention to affordable housing |
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| 2008. April 2. Red Deer Advocate. Land rezoned for housing development |
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| 2008. March 26. Edmonton Journal. Sharing tax burden a hot issue in Cold Lake |
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| 2008. March 26. Edmonton Journal. Boomtown hustles to keep up |
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| 2008. March 24. Calgary Herald. Land for homes doubles in value |
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| 2008. March 22. Edmonton Journal. SAM spells success for builders |
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| 2008. March 18. EdmontonJoural - Local gov’t will have to follow new land-use rules |
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| 2008. March 12. CBC. Stelmach aims for more diversity in new cabinet |
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| 2008. March 10. Fort McMurray Today. Developers urged to stand firm |
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| 2008. March 7. Calgary Herald. Alberta bucks national building slowdown |
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| 2008. March 1. Calgary Herald - Working together better than conflict |
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| 2008. March 1. Calgary Herald - Breather for market |
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| 2008. March 1. Calgary Herald. Curbing sprawl means touch choices |
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| 2008. February 29. Edmonton Journal. Regional plan has right balance: Stelmach |
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| 2008. February 14. Seattle Times. UW Study released today states land use regulations add $200K to Seattle home prices |
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| 2008. February 29. Edmonton Journal. Housing boom losing steam |
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| 2008. Calgary Herald. Builders as voters to pressure politicians |
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| 2008. February 26. Edmonton Journal. Builders slam fees on new housing |
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| 2008. February 22. Edmonton Journal. City set to build first units in over 20 years |
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| 2008. February 22. Calgary Herald. The metaphor of a crumbling infrastructure |
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| 2008. February 22. Edmonton Journal. In rural Alberta loyalty has its rewards |
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| 2008. February 22. Calgary Herald. Home prices up 189% in a decade |
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| 2008. February 22. Calgary Herald. Sage Hill project brings urban chic to the 'burbs |
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| 2008. February 18. Calgary Herald. Smart housing options for Alberta |
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| 2008. February 16. Calgary Herald. Neighbours' objections frustrate developers |
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| 2008. February 7. Red Deer Advocate - Residents learn about housing plans |
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| 2008. February 8. Edmonton Journal. $20 M Fund to aid developers |
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| 2008. February 5. Alberta Election March 3 |
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| 2008. February 2. Slowing of market doesn't faze industry |
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| 2008. February 2. City Herald. City planning delays raise affordability fears |
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| 2008. January 30. Globe and Mail. Premier rolls out 20-year plan for infrastructure |
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| 2008. January 30. CTV News. Canada ranks best on housing affordability survey |
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| 2008. January 29. Edmonton Journal. City approved Glenora highrise project |
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| 2008. January 23. Edmonton Journal. Homelessness secretariat named by government |
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| 2008. January 22. Edmonton Journal. Crown to release more land for low cost housing |
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| 2008. January 22. Edmonton Journal. Crown to release more land for low cost housing |
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| 2008. January 19. Edmonton Journal. Public art levy urged on builders |
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| 2008. January 12. Calgary Herald. Protecting buyers group's mantra (UDI Alberta) |
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| 2007. December 21. Calgary Herald. Builders urged to improve fire safety |
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| 2007. December 13. Calgary Herald. City defers decision on development freeze |
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| 2007. December 13. Calgary Herald - FREEZE: City struggling to cope with growth |
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| 2007. December 13. Calgary Herald. City debates freeze on new developments |
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| 2007. December 14. Edmonton Journal. Secondary suites worry fire officials |
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| 2007. December 13. Calgary Herald. Calgary considers stalling new housing developments on outskirts |
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| 2007. December 8. Calgary Herald. Land Use program useless |
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| 2007. November 21. Edmonton Sun. City Council struggles wth housing issue |
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| 2007. November 21. Edmonton Journal. Developers seek help with affordable housing tax |
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| 2007. November 20. CBC News. Developers barter affordable units for incentives |
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| 2007. November 17. Edmonton Sun. Critics cump on affordable housing tax |
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| 2007. November 16. Edmonton Journal. Affordable housing policy could cost home buyers |
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| 2007. November 9. Edmonton Sun. Council mulls big tax hike |
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| 2007. November 3. Lethbridge Herald. Housing starts continue on a record pace |
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| 2007. November 3. Edmonton Journal. City puts squeeze on developers |
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| 2007. November 3. Calgary Herald. Planning practices threaten livable streets |
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| 2007. November 3. Calgary Herald. Listings soar as prices ease |
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| 2007. November 3. Calgary Herald. Fort McMurray homes surpass $600,000 |
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| 2007. October 31. Edmonton Journal. City's frantic home building pace predicted to slow in '08 |
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| 2007. October 27. Calgary Herald. Housing demand grows in Alberta |
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| 2007. October 27. Calgary Herald. Affordable housing needs boost |
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| 2007. October 27. Calgary Herald. CMHC lowers investment threshold for homebuyers |
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| 2007. October 20. Edmonton Journal. Urban sprawl diminishes qualityof life; solutions are available |
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| 2007. October 13. Calgary Herald. Needs will cost $100B: majors; 'Quality of life' suffering under present funding |
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| 2007. October 10. Red Deer Advocate. Protect land before economy: Alberta Survey |
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| 2007. October 6. Calgary Herald. Builder sees politics in industry's future |
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| 2007. October 6. Calgary Herald. Hard look promised for levies |
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| 2007. October 2. Calgary Herald. Rental conversions forcing out tenants |
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| 2007. September 28. Red Deer Advocate. Millions more for cities, towns |
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| 2007. September 28. Examiner. Initative met with skepticism |
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| 2007. September 28. Calgary Herald. Developers refuse to take obesity blame |
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| 2007. September 27. St. Albert Gazette. City approves cash for suites |
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| 2007. September 27. Airdrie Echo. Affordable Housing in on agenda |
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| 2007. September 21. Edmonton Journal. No A's for green transport in major cities |
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| 2007. September 20. Edmonton Journal. Edmonton Real Estate Developer on a roll |
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| 2007. September 20. Airdrie Echo. Development in northeast gets go-ahead |
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| 2007. September 19. Edmonton Journal. MLAs defend municipal funding |
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| 2007. September 17. Grande Prairie Daily. Local municipalities await word on funding |
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| 2007. September 17. Lethbridge Herald. City's master plan part of full council agenda |
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| 2007. September 15. Calgary Herald. Housing proposal stirs up concern on infrastructure |
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| 2007. September 14. Edmonton Sun. Eddie buys some peace with cities |
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| 2007. September 14. Lethbridge Herald. Building boom can't last, says MP |
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| 2007. September 13. Lethbridge Herald. Homeownership a pricey proposition for Albertans |
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| 2007. September 13. Edmonton Journal. City's housing market going through a correction, not a crash |
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| 2007. September 12. Sherwood Park News. Housing prices in the region drop |
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| 2007. September 11. Calgary Herald. East Village renewal cash approved |
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| 2007. September 8. Red Deer Advocate. Land crumbles |
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| 2007.September 7. Calgary Herald. Boom has city going old-school |
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| 2007. September 6. Edmonton Sun. Stelmach's foes on the ropes; More than a match for mayors, oilsands firm |
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| 2007. September 6. Edmonton Sun. Calgary Herald. Funding deal eases conflict |
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| 2007. September 7. Calgary Herald. Committee wants to re-examine housing crunch |
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| 2007. September 6. Calgary Herald. House prices plunge $20,000 |
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| 2007. September 6. Edmonton Journal. Edmonton homes continue declining in price |
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| 2007. September 5. Edmonton Journal. Opposition to Edmonton school site housing plan |
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| 2007. September 5. Edmonton Journal. Environmentalists, developers on opposite sides of riverbank policy |
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| 2007. September 5. Big bucks for cities |
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| 2007. September 5. Edmonton Sun. River valley spoiled: councillors |
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| 2007. Red Deer Advocate. Housing help |
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| 2007. September 4. Edmonton Journal. Mayor to press Premier for cash |
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| 2007. August 29. Calgary Herald. City tallying land holdings for strategic plan |
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| 2007. August 29. Calgary Herald. Bedroom town denied housing cash |
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| 2007. August 29. Edmonton Journal. Ed says housing policy working |
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| 2007. August 24. Edmonton Journal. Edmonton plan will help tackle housing shortage |
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| 2007. August 22. Edmonton Journal. Housing cuts hit Vancouver |
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| 2007. August 22. Edmonton Examiner. Region deadline looming; City seeks input into co-operative growth management plan |
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| 2007. August 22. Edmonton Journal. Affordable housing plan angers developers |
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| 2007. August 21. Calgary Herald. Alberta to set pace in house price growth |
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| 2007. August 21. Calgary Herald. Huge interbasin water transfer urged |
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| 2007. August 21. Edmonton Journal. Natural areas in cities vulnerable, report warns |
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| 2007. August 21. Calgary Herald. Ready, set, grow |
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| 2007. August 21. Calgary Herald. Developers explore cutting edge 'liabilities of newness' are defined |
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| 2007. August 21. Calgary Herald. Rising fees hitting first-time homebuyers |
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| 2007. August 15. Edmonton Journal. Economic boom could be threatened, mayor warns |
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| 2007. St. Albert Gazette. Land in commercial corridor shrinking fast |
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| 2007. Edmonton Journal. Advantage shifts to real estate buyers |
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| 2007. August 7. Red Deer Advocate. Record built over Building permits issued by end of July greater than all 2006 |
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| 2007. August 2. Red Deer Advocate. Innisfail may annex 1,600 acres near town |
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| 2007. August 2. Red Deer Advocate. City seeks simple formula for provincial funding |
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| 2007. August 1. Cochrane Times. MD council accepts transportation model |
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| 2007. August 1. Edmonton Journal. Strathcona grows at breakneck pace |
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| 2007. July 27. Fort McMurray Today. Green focus for builders not additional safety measures |
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| 2007. July 23. Grande Prairie Herald. Liberals gear up for possibel election (affordable housing) |
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| 2007. July 19. Edmonton Sun. City tax grab on hold |
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| 2007. July 19. Calgary Herald. Aldermen split over secondary suites |
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| 2007. July 11. Calgary Herald - Calgary's building boom continues to slow pace |
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| 2007. July 11. CanWest - Bank of Canada boosts lending rate to 4.5% |
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| 2007. July 11. Edmonton Journal. Housing starts ease, but building rate still robust |
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| 2007. July 11. Edmonton Journal. Premier's lack of enthusiasm for granting municipalities new tax powers |
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| 2007. July 11. Edmonton Journal - Workforce Strategy Unveiled |
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| 2007. July 11. Edmonton Sun - Builders squeezed |
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| 2007. July 11. Lethbridge Herald - Building boom continues |
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| 2007. July 6. Edmonton Sun. Housing hiccup may kill tax |
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| 2007. July 6. Calgary Herald. Building boom powers ahead |
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| 2007. July 6. Edmonton Journal. Real Estate streak stalls |
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| 2007. June 6. Edmonton Journal. Municipalities agree to tackle regional plan |
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| 2007. June 5. Calgary Herald. Stelmach balks at signing 10-year city funding deal |
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| 2007. May 29. Calgary Herald. Alberta home prices jump three times national average |
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| 2007. May 25. Red Deer Advocate. Lacome-Blackfalds could house 50,000 |
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| 2007. May 24. Grande Prairie Daily. Land use up for discussion |
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| 2007. May 15. Red Deer Advocate. Calgary, province find common ground on infrastructure fight |
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| 2007. May 15. Edmonton Journal. Time for Mayor to target Stelmach over Regional Mess |
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| 2007. May 15. Edmonton Journal. Mayor's stance widens rift |
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| 2007. May 15. Edmonton Journal. Vacancy rate to hit 30-year low |
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| 2007. May 14. Calgary Herald. Premier loses a friend in Calgary |
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| 2007. May 12. Calgary Herald. Bronconnier cool to olive branch; Future funding negotiable |
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| 2007. May 11. Calgary Herald. Okotoks shut out of housing funding |
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| 2007. May 10. Fort McMurray Today. Residential taxes level off |
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| 2007. May 9. Calgary Herald. Housing starts continue to climb |
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| 2007. May 8. Red Deer Advocate. Housing funds spark interest |
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| 2007. May 8. Red Deer Advocate. County Backs Annexation |
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| 2007. March 31. News articles in response to Sustainability Report |
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| 2007, April 26. Edmonton Journal. Stelmach purs cash into Fort McMurray |
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| 2007. February 27. Calgary Herald. $396M targets oilsands growing pains |
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| 2007. February 27. Calgary Herald. $2.5 million approved for housing projects |
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| 2007. February. Calgary Herald. Its all about getting our fair share |
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| 2007. January 12. Globe & Mail. U.S. Housing bubble potential to blow up |
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| 2007. January 15. Calgary Sun. Calgary leads building pack |
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| 2007. January 15. Calgary Herald. Calgary buildings on $4.7B boom. |
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| 2006. November 28. Edmonton Journal. Turning empty school sites into affordable housing is a win-win |
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| 2006, October 6. Calgary Sun. Funding split rivals |
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| 2006, October 6. Edmonton Journal. Education property tax to cities |
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| 2006. Edmonton Journal. Province to study pressures on water supply |
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| 2006. Edmonton Examiner. Five-party partnership planned to preserve region's natural areas. |
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| 2006, September 27. Calgary Sun. Smart Community |
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| 2006, September 27. Edmonton Sun. Road fees will boost house prices |
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| 2006, September 28. Calgary Sun. Crumbling City Solutions |
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| 2006, September 28. Edmonton Sun. Federal Funding Share |
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| 2006, April 1. Calgary Herald. 'Carrot danged' in front of builders. Premier interested in ending labour shortage |
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| 2006, April 21. The Calgary Sun. New land deal puts affordability at risk |
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| 2006, January 28. Calgary Herald. Industry needs more respect |
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