Editor’s Note

BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS COMMUNITY

PEPPER RODRIGUEZ

EDITOR

New Home + Condo Guide Creating a community for the future seems like a daunting thing, but it’s unfolding right now in Edmonton. Blatchford, the site of the province’s first airport, is quickly fulfilling its vision as a world-class, sustainable community built for tomorrow. New showhomes are now open and more coming soon. Find out why it may be the future of urban development in Edmonton in our cover story.

Blatchford’s rise is indicative of the suddenly surging housing home market. According to the Alberta government, urban housing starts in the province totaled 2,760 in April 2021, a year-over-year increase of 43.8 per cent. Real estate market research website, wowa.ca, says Edmonton home sales reached 2,868 homes sold, a 282 per cent increase year-over-year and a 17 per cent increase compared to the previous month.

Our feature on laned homes – that is homes with parking space in the back accessed through a laneway – reveals its continued popularity among first-time homebuyers and even downsizers. They’ve been so popular that many homebuilders are struggling to keep inventory of this particular product right now.

Edmonton’s award-winning run at the CHBA National Awards continued with wins by Brookfield Residential’s Chapelle Gardens and Canada Land Co.’s Village at Griesbach. Also, check out our feature on how Edmonton developers continue to strive for perfection through architectural controls.

These are heady times in Edmonton, and it’s always exciting for us to see how the local new home industry responds. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and pick up the magazine every month for more.

+Loving life in the laned homes.

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