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Regina's housing market is *something else* right now.

Your housing market just keeps us talking, eh?

This is Regina — yeah, we know what it sounds like, and we've heard your joke. Now sit down and listen.

*Tânisi* Regina. Darlene Chicken-Lawson here, giving you the rundown of what we’ve been chatting about this week from City Hall. It's been a lot about housing, eh? Seems like that's the only thing on folks' minds these days, and honestly, can you blame 'em?

We've been digging into the numbers, and what we're seeing is a market that's just... *something else*. It's not just the prices, though *oh for sure* those are eye-popping, it's the whole dance of it.

* Affordability: Still a big concern, especially for young families and folks looking for their first home.

* Rental Market: Tight as a drum, with vacancy rates that make you wonder where everyone's supposed to live.

* Development: City Council is trying to balance new builds with keeping that prairie charm, and *oh boy* that's a tough line to walk.

It's a conversation that touches every corner of our city, from the Cathedral neighbourhood to the new developments out east. How we house our people, that's fundamental, *iskotew*. We gotta keep an eye on this, Regina.

Darlene Chicken-Lawson, MiTL Sports Desk, Regina.

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