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Jacob Dawang

Jacob Dawang

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2026 Q3 Edmonton building permit report

Fiveplex to eightplex rowhomes are now Edmonton's largest category of new homes, even as overall permits fell 27% through Q3 2026, mostly because of fewer large apartments. With the province eyeing the zoning bylaw, a four-unit cap would have cost up to 22% of this year's homes. Plus: a new interactive infill dashboard.

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Edmonton's $15M infill property tax dividend

Every single-detached home that becomes a rowhome, plex, or backyard home multiplies its assessed value. Matching 2024–2026 building permits to City assessment data, I measure that uplift directly, along with its effect on property tax revenue.

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2026 H1 Edmonton building permit report

Edmonton building permits slowed through the first half of 2026, but the RS Zone rowhome keeps setting records.

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Visualizing Alberta's shift to permanent daylight time

Alberta is switching to permanent daylight time. People generally get the vibe of what this means: more sunlight in the evenings, more darkness in the mornings. But, I don't think we understand exactly what this looks like concretely.

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MLI Select and ZBR sitting in a tree, b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g

Edmonton's 2024 Zoning Bylaw Renewal unlocked federal affordable housing financing. An analysis of CMHC MLI Select data shows Edmonton's rezoning has already generated hundreds of mandated-affordable units.

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2026 Q1 Edmonton building permit report

A first look at 2026 building permits through Q1, tracking whether Edmonton will continue the record-breaking momentum of 2025.

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The nodes and corridors deception

In their report for the February 9 Urban Planning Committee, Administration claim that they expected a majority of redevelopment to occur in nodes and corridors. Is this moving the goalposts?

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Lot size per unit: a potentially dangerous regulation

Lot area per home has been suggested as a potential replacement for the eight-home hardcap in the RS zone. Looking at the data suggests this comes with some danger if tinkered with too much.

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2025: The year Edmonton built the missing middle

Edmonton's zoning reform is working. In 2025, newly legalized eight-home rowhomes drove a record increase in homebuilding, achieved by redeveloping only 0.39% of properties in mature neighbourhoods.

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A quick look at infill's effect on property values

A few graphs and tables for preliminary work on infill construction's effects on property values.

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Building briefing for new councillors

As new councillors take seats in four wards across Edmonton, here is a briefing about infill in the RS zone in their wards.

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7-8plexes in the RS zone and location near transit

A quick, but deeper look at 7-8 unit multiplexes in the RS zone and where they are located in relation to transit.

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