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🇨🇦 | he/him, bi i like urbanism 📸 from tawatinâ bridge, by me! 📍Edmonton Metropolitan Region

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Andrew Knack @andrewknack.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Edmonton didn't become Canada's most affordable major city by accident. Over the past decade, Council streamlined permitting, updated zoning, enabled mixed-use builds, and cut parking minimums. As we grow toward 2 million, affordability ensures Edmonton remains a city where we can all thrive.
The image shows a map of Canada, blue against a cream background. Dark purple text reads: Statistics Canada confirms Edmonton has the lowest two-bedroom asking rents among major Canadian cities. Source: Statistics Canada,
Quarterly Rent Statistics, Q2 2026. Across the map, different colours identify cities, along with the price of 2-bedroom apartments in each. Vancouver: $3030, Calgary: $1890, Edmonton: $1570, Winnipeg: $1660, Toronto: $2.650, Montreal: $1820, Ottowa-Gatineau - Ontario Part: $2360 and Halifax $2400.
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The amazing march of the missing middle in Edmonton continues. The city is permitting more 5-to-8-unit townhouses than ever before. A high number in central neighbourhoods or close to transit. After the city decided *against* reducing the maximum allowed units from 8 to 6!
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Chronos @chronos.blog · 11/07/2026
saw a comment on r/canadianconservatives complaining about the liberal government, and asking why we “don’t have high speed rail like china” and it just reminded me of how simply out of touch the conservative movement is in this country at the moment.
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Chronos @chronos.blog · 20/04/2026
Nearly a quarter of Canada’s population are francophone, so good on him for making sure they were represented in space.
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Chronos @chronos.blog · 16/04/2026
yk what else is massive
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Chronos @chronos.blog · 13/04/2026
EDMONTON REFERENCE 🔥🔥🔥🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
YIMBY Edmonton councillor reading landlord Facebook groups about the effect of new housing supply on the housing market: “I don’t think anyone expected this many units to hit the market at the same time”, “tenants have options”, “you have to be realistic about pricing”, “free months of rent”.
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Chronos @chronos.blog · 30/03/2026
Great video!
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Our inability to think about housing mainly in terms of “how can we meet demand?” (instead of “neighbourhood character”, “investment goes up”, etc.) played a fundamental role in Canadians turning against immigration.
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Grow Together Edmonton @growtogetheryeg.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Turns out building more homes makes housing more affordable. Edmonton real estate investors are realizing that because so many options are on the market for tenants, they need to be sweetening the pot with incentives - and being "realistic" with rent. #yeg #yegcc
Not only is February brutal in Edmonton... the leasing market feels like this snowstorm too. The absorption rate has completely shifted.

Many of us predicted that Spring 2026 leasing would be different, but I don't think anyone expected this many units to hit the market at the same time.

Right now, tenants have options - lots of them.

They walk into a showing, and if the unit isn't exactly what they want...there is similar one just across a street.

What we're seeing right now is something we haven't seen in a while - a real competition between landlords.

free months of rent

gift cards

parking incentives

flexible move-in dates

upgraded appliances

utility credits

Everyone is trying to lease asap as the lender is coming at you and if you don't achieve proforma - you get to buy the rate down ouch!

For investors this means a few things: You need to be strategic, flexible, and realistic (!!!) with pricing and incentives.
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Chronos @chronos.blog · 07/03/2026
I love this. Tennants should always have options.
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Chronos @chronos.blog · 02/03/2026
my two favourite mla’s in one pic
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Chronos @chronos.blog · 22/02/2026
Amazing!! Our city has made so much progress and it’s great that it isn’t being thrown away. Kudos to council, and all the people who made their voices heard on this issue. I love our city! #yeg #edmonton
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Chronos @chronos.blog · 08/01/2026
omg wait these are sick
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Chronos @chronos.blog · 22/11/2025
the new hoi4 dlc is so goated
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Chronos @chronos.blog · 06/10/2025
Deer.
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Chronos @chronos.blog · 28/08/2025
Thank you for honouring my beloved dog Luna with this amazing piece! Anyone looking to commission someone for a piece, I encourage you to consider my friend Skyrii!! She puts so much care into her work.
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