• Edmonton Market Update August 2026: Prices Up, Values Flat, and Two Very Different Markets,Brent Anderson

    Edmonton Market Update August 2026: Prices Up, Values Flat, and Two Very Different Markets

    The August numbers for Greater Edmonton landed this week, and they say two things that sound like they cannot both be true. The average sale price is up 1.8% from last August. The benchmark price, which tracks what a typical home is actually worth, is down 0.6%. Both are correct. Sorting out why is

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  • Rates Held Again: What Today's Bank of Canada Decision Actually Means in Edmonton,Brent Anderson

    Rates Held Again: What Today's Bank of Canada Decision Actually Means in Edmonton

    The Bank of Canada left its policy rate alone this morning. That is the seventh decision in a row with no change, and the rate has now sat at 2.25% since late last year. Here is the honest version of what that means for you: not much, on its own. The more useful stuff is buried further down in the a

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  • What the Meta Data Centre Could Mean for Your Power Bill,Brent Anderson

    What the Meta Data Centre Could Mean for Your Power Bill

    Back in July I wrote about Meta choosing Sturgeon County for its first Canadian data centre, and I was genuinely excited about it. Thirteen billion dollars, thousands of construction jobs, and a global company deciding that the ground north of our city was worth betting on. I stand behind that post.

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