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Interest in ‘The Clifton’ multi-million dollar condos a reflection of Edmonton real estate

If you've ever wanted to own a multi-million-dollar condo, some of the most expensive ones ever in Edmonton are now available. Construction is underway on a project in central Edmonton and it’s one developer’s hope can become a new landmark in the city. Jasmine King has more.

Percolating Perspectives with Dr. Murtaza Haider

Join Murtaza Haider, professor & executive director at Cities Institute at the University of Alberta, to hear about the future of cities.

Canada's housing productivity problem

Murtaza Haider, professor & executive director at Cities Institute at the University of Alberta, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss housing affordability.

The Productivity Puzzle: Why Canada Struggles to Build Its Way Out of the Housing Crisis

Along with other experts, Murtaza Haider explores why total construction times and productivity have stalled and how better policy, smarter regulation, and modern building methods can help break through the bottlenecks.

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Edmonton is building more homes than ever. Here's where

Murtaza Haider discusses new homes being built in Edmonton

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Supply skepticism makes tackling the housing crisis even harder

Murtaza Haider (Business) co-writes that overcoming a shortfall of millions of homes requires trillions of dollars.

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Will employers' return-to-office mandates boost productivity?

A company's decision to allow employees to work remotely or in designated workspaces should be based on what maximizes productivity

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No Highway 407 buyback talks have taken place with Ontario, company says

Murtaza Haider (Business) says in the decades since its sale, Ontario’s Highway 407 toll expressway has become a very valuable asset

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Real estate regulator proves ineffective in case involving $10.5 million in missing trust deposits

Murtaza Haider (Business) co-writes article on the Real Estate Council of Ontario taking a credibility hit.

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U of A establishes new Cities Institute and new master’s program

The U of A announced a new institute as part of the Alberta School of Business for interdisciplinary research about city building.

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Edmonton: The Next Dubai? (Hear Us Out.)

Alberta's capital city has the potential to boom just like Dubai. So says Dr. Murtaza Haider, the newly-installed Radhe Krishna Gupta Executive Chair in the Cities Institute at the University of Alberta. The new executive chair is made possible by a $5M gift from Rohit Gupta, president of the Rohit Group, who joins Dr. Haider and BILD Edmonton Metro CEO Kalen Anderson in a smart and inspiring edition of the Real Talk Round Table

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New city-building institute at University of Alberta names its first executive director

Murtaza Haider is the executive director of the newly established Cities Institute and its first Radhe Krishna Gupta Executive Chair.

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Building Cities, Honouring Legacy

With a $5M gift, Rohit Gupta is shaping the future of Edmonton — and honouring the past.

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Building the city of tomorrow

U of A business school taps leading expert to envision new solutions to urban challenges — starting with Edmonton.

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