Alberta Real Estate Feasibility: Where Projects Lose Money
Most Alberta developers aren’t losing money on site. They’re losing it 18 months earlier — and don’t know it yet. Twelve months ago, every developer in Alberta was pointing at the same number. 54,900 housing starts. +18% versus Q1 2024. Best performance in the country. The market looked bulletproof. It isn’t. Here’s what the data..
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Alberta construction market 2026
Alberta housing starts are cooling. The developers still closing deals have 1 thing in common. I added a new line to my 2026 project assessment framework this week: – Condition: Alberta housing starts slowing – Probability: Confirmed – Impact: High – Owner: Every PM and developer in the province – Status: Misread by most –..
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The Drawing Was Perfect.
The drawing was perfect. The site was a different story. Here’s where the handoff breaks. In the meeting room, the project was solid. Clear drawings. Approved plans. Everyone aligned. Week 3 on site: trades working off different versions. RFIs stacking up. The PM firefighting instead of managing. The drawing didn’t change. The execution did. Here’s..
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Alberta Real Estate Market 2026
Six months ago, every conversation in Alberta construction started the same way: groundbreaks, cranes, record pipelines. This week, the same people are asking different questions. The conversation has shifted. Here’s what the data is showing right now: → Condo presales are down → Unsold inventory is rising → Builder confidence is at its lowest point..
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Calgary or Edmonton in 2026?
Calgary or Edmonton in 2026? The answer depends on what you’re building — and for whom. Twelve months ago, every developer in Alberta was pointing at the same number. 54,900 housing starts. Best performance in the country. Every city looked like an opportunity. Today, Calgary and Edmonton are telling two very different stories. The market..
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Alberta is the most affordable major market in Canada in 2026.
Alberta is the most affordable major market in Canada in 2026. And yet, half the projects being evaluated here don’t survive a real feasibility check. Ontario and B.C. are slowing down on affordability. Alberta is holding — stronger demographics, lower entry point, more room to move. The headlines are positive. The detail is where it..
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The developers who will win in Alberta 2026 are already reading the market differently.
The developers who will win in Alberta 2026 are already reading the market differently. Here’s what they see. Not a crisis. Not a collapse. More like a filter. In 2025, Alberta broke its housing starts record for the second year in a row — 53,000+ units, +14% year over year. And now in 2026, the..
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40% of renovation projects in Alberta go over budget. 95% of the time, it’s not the contractor’s fault.
40% of renovation projects in Alberta go over budget. 95% of the time, it’s not the contractor’s fault. The real cause was decided before the project started. The conversation never caught up. Here’s what the data actually shows: → 40% of renovation projects in Canada run over budget or behind schedule → 95% of those..
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170 millones para reformar el estadio de Las Palmas
170 millones para reformar el estadio de Las Palmas. La pregunta que casi nadie hace todavía: ¿quién está redactando las especificaciones? Un proyecto de esta escala exige pliegos a la altura: estándares FIFA, accesibilidad, tecnología integrada, normativa canaria. Cada paquete — estructura, instalaciones, cubierta, acabados — debe quedar definido con un nivel de detalle que..
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65% of permit delays in Alberta are avoidable. Most people find out after they’ve already waited two months.
65% of permit delays in Alberta are avoidable. Most people find out after they’ve already waited two months. Not because of the municipality. The story changed. The process didn’t. Here’s what the data actually shows: → 65% of delays come from incomplete submissions — not from city backlogs → Custom builds in rural Alberta: 8–14..
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Eros Belotti 01.
Eros belotti
Construction project manager with over 15 years of experience in Europe and the Canary Islands. Specialized in modular housing, container construction, real estate development and international project management. Founder of Reforma Vivienda Tenerife and Donkey Lab.
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