Calgary or Edmonton in 2026? Choosing the Right City for Your Project
Calgary or Edmonton? For developers and investors looking at Alberta in 2026, it is one of the most common questions, and the honest answer is: it depends on what you are building and for whom. A year ago both cities were riding the same wave of record housing starts. Today they tell different stories, and..
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Alberta Housing Affordability 2026: Why Affordable Doesn’t Mean Feasible
Alberta remains one of the most affordable major housing markets in Canada. In RBC Economics’ latest affordability report, covering the second quarter of 2026, owning a home at market prices in Calgary required 41.3% of a typical household’s income and in Edmonton 36.8%. In Toronto the figure was 64.1% and in Vancouver 83.9%. For developers..
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Alberta Market Indicators Developers Should Track in 2026
Alberta’s construction and real estate market has changed from a market where almost everyone won to a selective one. In 2025 the province set a new housing starts record with 54,858 units. In 2026 starts are forecast to fall to about 45,000, inventory has grown in some segments, buyers have more negotiating power and builders..
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Missing Middle Housing in Alberta: 70% of 2025 Starts Were Multi-Unit
Alberta recorded 54,858 housing starts in 2025, a provincial record. Many people read that number as a single-family housing boom. It was not. According to ATB Financial’s analysis of CMHC data, 70% of the province’s 2025 starts were multi-unit dwellings: apartments, rowhouses, multiplexes and other attached forms. That is the highest share on record and..
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Alberta Continuing Care Construction: $400M for 1,100 New Spaces
On April 30, 2026, the Government of Alberta announced more than $400 million for 11 shovel-ready continuing care projects that will add over 1,100 net-new spaces. While much of the attention in Alberta’s construction market has focused on housing starts and condo inventory, continuing care has quietly become one of the most active and best-funded..
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Alberta’s Construction Pipeline Is Funded. Who Will Build It?
Alberta has one of the largest construction pipelines in Canada. ICBA’s Winter 2026 Construction Monitor estimates major projects at about $166 billion, with roughly $71 billion under construction, and other industry estimates of proposed and planned projects are higher still. The capital is largely committed. The crews are not. Most feasibility studies model land, costs,..
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