Edmonton Real Estate Market

[Gronk!]

Posthaste: Single Canadians, don't despair — here are 5 cities where you can afford your own home

Real estate brokerage Zoocasa identified five major Canadian cities where single people can make a go of homeownership. Read on

edmontonjournal.com

 

[Avenuer]

Maybe I should have clarified with 'not deep' versus the presumptive 'narrow' N/S.

It's without girth, density, glass.

Tons of curtain wall glass doesn't work all that well in our climate, especially with energy efficiency changes to the building code.

 

[IanO]

Doesn't need to be a a Vancouver %, but we have a lot of precast, aggregate and earth tone towers that could use a few more contemporary towers to improve things.

 

[archited]

^^^^ 'O, where do you get this stuff. Oxford Development began in Edmonton and started off with three glass towers. They then went on to replicate the Glass tower syndrome in many other cities across North America. There is nothing wrong with Edmonton's compositional makeup of high rises and you seem to be out of touch with what is current in Urban Design trends and Architectural sensibilities. Why peddle falsehoods?

 

[Garneau2Go]

Split the difference and design more like The MacLaren? If we had to pick one theme to build out the core, this mix of brickwork and modern tower is solid, especially once we get into the warehouse district.

 

[IanO]

It would be

^^^^ 'O, where do you get this stuff. Oxford Development began in Edmonton and started off with three glass towers. They then went on to replicate the Glass tower syndrome in many other cities across North America. There is nothing wrong with Edmonton's compositional makeup of high rises and you seem to be out of touch with what is current in Urban Design trends and Architectural sensibilities. Why peddle falsehoods?

Edmonton's skyline, while improved, is regularly criticized as being dated; we could use 5-10 towers that are slimmer, taller and with more glazing*.

*recognizing that the NECB is now pretty restrictive in climates such as ours.

 

[archited]

Criticized by whom? This strikes me as the stuff that is left on the ground after the hog has been washed.

 

[Gronk!]

15-minute cities: What are they and why some people are lashing out against them | Globalnews.ca

The idea of a 15-minute city is not a new one, but there's sudden interest (and plenty of misinformation) about what they could mean for Canadians.

globalnews.ca

 

[BASE]

While I do think the conspiracy theory stuff is laughable I wonder if the city shouldn't just try and stick to the basics like having density targets in place, support efficient infill, maintain and improve infrastructure, and then let the market take care of the rest.

Doesn't a lot of this stuff already happen organically? A shoppers drug mart or grocery store or whoever looks for an underserved area and serves it? The city finds an area lacking a rec center or library and builds it? Things that you need to travel more than 15 minutes to reach usually don't have a business case to be within 15 minutes of every single person (like an airport or movie theatre).

 

[Hugh Jazz]

I think the missing piece is accessibility. Edmonton is a 15 minute city already if you own a car - it's anything but if you don't. That being said, the energy wasted talking about and planning for a 15 minute city could just be put into improving active and public transportation infrastructure.

 

[IanO]

Depends on where you live. You can live without a car fairly easily in Downtown, Oliver, Westmount, Central McD, QMP, Boyle/McC, Garneau, Old Strath, among other central communities.

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[ChazYEG]

Depends on where you live. You can live without a car fairly easily in Downtown, Oliver, Westmount, Central McD, QMP, Boyle/McC, Garneau, Old Strath, among other central communities.

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So, we're seeing levels similar to 2009. If patterns tend to repeat themselves, we should see vacancies fall in the next few years, together with some boost in construction and should be back at some equilibrium.

 

[IanO]

New Net Zero renovation training builds construction capacity, helps meet environmental targets​

February 14, 2023 An exciting new series of free training courses for Edmonton contractors will not only teach essential net zero construction skills but will benefit local homeowners considering new net zero renovations. Taught by the Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA), in association with the City of Edmonton, the Advanced Building Science and Net Zero Bootcamp training courses aim to build capacity in the home-building construction industry and respond to demand for net zero and net zero ready renovations. “To meet our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction target by 2050, we have to build and retrofit homes to net zero, which will require a fully trained and knowledgeable construction industry,” said Chandra Tomaras, Director of Environment and Climate Resilience with the City of Edmonton. “Training programs like this are crucial to ensuring we have the capacity on the construction side to meet the coming needs. This will also help stimulate thriving retrofit industry with significant local job opportunities,” Homeowners Needed for Net Renovations To put the learning into action, the City of Edmonton and CHBA are seeking up to 15 homeowners ready to begin the path to net zero. Participating homeowners will benefit from a Qualified Net Zero Energy Advisor working directly with renovators to optimize a net zero pathway for their home. “Our contractors need homeowners they can work with to develop net zero renovation plans. Homeowners that are considering renovating to net zero energy, and who are registered for the Canada Greener Homes Grant, should reach out and register as soon as possible,” said Lynne Strickland, Director, Initiatives, Net Zero Energy Housing for the CHBA. Homeowners can register their interest in participating in a net zero renovation by contacting changeforclimate@edmonton.ca. Contractors can Register now for Free Training Contractors will take an intensive training program consisting of a live, online introductory course and two-day bootcamp to learn the ins and outs of net zero building. Contractors interested in participating in these free courses can find more details and registration links at https://changeforclimate.ca/story/towards-net-zero-renovations.​

For more information: Toward Net Zero Renovations Media contact: Jim Stang Communications Advisor Communications and Engagement 780-446-6551​

 

[IanO]

Monthly Housing Starts and Other Construction Data Tables

Download this data to learn more about actual and seasonally adjusted housing starts by geography and dwelling types. tivity.

www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca

 

[MacLac]

Monthly Housing Starts and Other Construction Data Tables

Download this data to learn more about actual and seasonally adjusted housing starts by geography and dwelling types. tivity.

www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca

Uh oh….not this terrible metric again. Once again, this is merely extrapolated data off of “expected” housing starts. Due to the fact that it is Impossible to predict that YEG will only have 7000 hosing starts for the entire year based on how many foundations have been dug in Jan so far