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Real Estate Intelligence

Where should you be prospecting this week? Live data from Edmonton, Calgary, Strathcona County, St. Albert, and 20+ municipalities.

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How to Use This Page for Prospecting

New Construction Zones

Neighbourhoods with high unit counts mean buyers are actively entering. New homeowners need agents for their next move. Door-knock or mail these areas.

Redeveloping Areas

Infill and teardowns signal neighbourhood transformation. Existing owners may sell to developers. These are listing opportunities.

High-Value Assessments

Owners in top-assessed areas are sitting on equity. Life events (retirement, divorce, upsizing) turn them into sellers. Farm these areas consistently.

Renovation Hotspots

Heavy renovation activity can signal owners preparing to sell, or investing in long-term holds. Either way, they're engaged with their home's value.

Dev Permit Feed

Fresh development permits are real-time signals. A new multi-unit project means future buyers. A teardown means a seller. Act fast on these.

Metro CMA Trends

StatsCan data covers the entire Edmonton metro — Parkland County, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, St. Albert, Strathcona all included. Shows the big picture.

Edmonton Metro (CMA) — All Municipalities

Covers Edmonton, Parkland County, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, St. Albert, Strathcona County, Leduc, and all other CMA municipalities.

Housing Market (CMHC via StatsCan)

Housing starts, completions, and units under construction for Edmonton and Calgary CMAs, plus national mortgage rates.

Rental Market (CMHC Survey)

Annual October survey — vacancy rates and average rents for the Edmonton CMA. Low vacancy (<3%) means strong rental demand; rising vacancy signals softening.

Property Tax Rates — Mill Rate Comparison

Compare property tax rates across Edmonton metro municipalities. Lower mill rate = lower tax for same assessed value.

Edmonton — Road & Infrastructure Construction

Active on-street construction permits. Infrastructure spend precedes property value increases — new roads and LRT lines drive demand in adjacent areas.

Edmonton Metro — Major Projects ($5M+)

Alberta's inventory of major capital projects. New hospitals, schools, LRT lines, and industrial facilities drive local housing demand — a new project announcement signals future area growth.

Edmonton — Hot Zones

Edmonton — Listing Signals

Edmonton — Renovation Activity

Edmonton — Development Permit Feed

Strathcona County (Sherwood Park)

St. Albert

Data Coverage Notes

Edmonton — Permits, assessments, dev permits, road construction via SODA API
Strathcona County — Building permits + assessments via ArcGIS
St. Albert — Dev permits (weekly) + assessments via ArcGIS
CMHC Rental — Vacancy rates + avg rents (annual Oct survey) via StatsCan
CMHC Housing — Starts, completions, under construction via StatsCan
Mill Rates — 12 Edmonton metro municipalities via Alberta Municipal Affairs
Major Projects — $5M+ projects via Alberta Major Projects API
Road Construction — Active permits via Edmonton SODA