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What Boardwalk’s $105M Apartment Sale Tells Us About Today’s Rental Market

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Thursday, April 9, 2026

Recent activity by Boardwalk REIT offers an important window into how sophisticated institutional investors are thinking about the Canadian rental housing market—particularly in Alberta.Boardwalk has completed the sale of four apartment properties located in Quebec City and...

Understanding Communal Living Properties in Alberta: A Practical Guide for Owners and Investors

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Wednesday, April 8, 2026

As Calgary continues to densify and evolve, communal living arrangements are becoming increasingly common. From high-rise condominiums to cooperative housing and community-driven neighbourhood associations, these ownership and governance structures play a critical role in how pro...

Understanding Property Ownership in Alberta: Freehold, Leasehold, and Condominium Structures

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Tuesday, April 7, 2026

In Alberta’s real estate landscape, understanding how property ownership is structured is fundamental—not only for buyers and investors, but also for condominium boards, developers, and property managers. Each ownership model carries its own legal framework, operation...

The Growing Role of Secondary Suites in Calgary’s Housing Landscape

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Thursday, April 2, 2026

Calgary’s housing market is evolving quickly, and with that evolution comes a shift in how people think about homeownership, affordability, and density. One of the most important—and often underestimated—pieces of this shift is the rise of secondary suites.What ...

Calgary Property Taxes Are Rising — What It Means for Rental Property Owners in 2026

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Calgary property owners are entering 2026 facing a new reality: rising costs that are no longer incremental, but material. The recent confirmation of an average 8.1% property tax increase is not just a headline—it is a shift that will directly impact rental property perform...

A Food Lover’s Guide to Calgary This Spring: 5 Must-Attend Culinary Events (and What They Say Abou...

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Spring in Calgary brings more than warmer weather and longer days—it signals a shift in energy across the city. Patios begin to open, neighbourhoods come alive, and perhaps most notably, the culinary scene hits its stride.For residents, these events are an opportunity to ex...

Beyond Policy: What Ontario’s Housing Strategy Signals for Investors and Property Owners Across Ca...

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Canada’s housing landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, and recent policy direction out of Ontario provides important signals—not just for that province, but for investors, landlords, and property managers nationwide.While headlines focus on tax adjustm...

Why You Still Haven’t Purchased Your Next Investment Property — And What’s Really Holding You ...

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Monday, March 30, 2026

In today’s real estate environment, many investors believe the biggest obstacle to acquiring their next property is external—interest rates, lack of inventory, or financing challenges.In reality, the constraint is often far less obvious—and far more within your ...

Calgary Industrial Growth Is Surging — What Glenmore Yards Means for Property Owners and Investors

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Friday, March 27, 2026

Calgary’s real estate market continues to demonstrate resilience and evolution, and one of the clearest indicators of this momentum is the rapid expansion of the city’s industrial sector. A newly launched development in southeast Calgary is not only significant in sca...

Calgary’s Office Market Reality Check: What the Imperial Oil Campus Sale Tells Us About Value, Ris...

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Thursday, March 26, 2026

The recent sale of the former Imperial Oil campus in Calgary’s Quarry Park has quietly become one of the most telling commercial real estate transactions in Western Canada. While on the surface it appears to be a straightforward disposition of a corporate headquarters, a de...