Kendall Collins
Kendall Collins is a staff writer at Daily Hive who covers real estate and urban development with a focus on clear, report-driven coverage of housing trends and neighbourhoods. Her work stands out for turning market data and local project news into concise service stories that show where prices are moving, which areas are hot, and how new developments fit into the broader urban landscape.
Calgary housing market is cooling compared to last year
Collins regularly reports on the state of the housing market, using data from industry reports to explain shifts in prices and demand.
In one piece she breaks down how Calgary’s housing market is cooling compared to the previous year, noting that overall prices and activity have eased and putting those figures in context for buyers and sellers. She has highlighted that detached homes were the only major housing type to see price growth in a recent period, while condos saw a year-over-year price drop tied to increased supply. Her coverage of property types includes identifying which home category is seeing the largest price decline in Calgary at the moment, making clear which segment of the market is under the most pressure.
Across these stories, she links specific median prices and percentage changes to named reports, giving readers a straightforward picture of how the market is shifting rather than just general commentary.
Fastest-selling and most expensive neighbourhoods
A core strand of Collins’ work is neighbourhood-level reporting that shows how quickly homes are selling and where prices sit across the city. She has authored lists of the fastest-selling neighbourhoods in Calgary, drawing on digital real estate platform data to show areas where homes are selling in as little as eight days and contrasting them with the slowest-selling districts that can take more than two months.
Her coverage also includes recurring rundowns of the most expensive neighbourhoods, with pieces identifying the 10 priciest areas at a given moment and noting median sold prices that exceed seven figures. Collins frequently spotlights individual high-end listings, such as multi-million-dollar homes that resemble castles, European-inspired properties, and luxury houses near Calgary with standout backyards and amenities. She extends this lens beyond single properties to identify the most in-demand neighbourhoods, where homes can sell in under two weeks, helping readers understand not just prices but the speed and intensity of local demand.
The through-line in these stories is practical: she ties price points, days-on-market figures, and listing details together so that the relative attractiveness of each area is obvious.
New communities, projects, and major amenities
Collins’ real estate beat also covers new communities and built infrastructure that will shape how and where people live.
She has reported on a large 153-acre community in the works on the east side of Calgary, describing the scale of the project and the kind of neighbourhood it is expected to become. Her Urbanized coverage includes news of a new residential project with retail space coming to the northwest, positioning it within the city’s growth and noting the addition of new condos.
She tracks major amenities tied to community life, such as a 69,000-square-foot recreation centre and library planned in one area, explaining what facilities are coming and how big they are. Beyond housing, Collins has written about new playgrounds and park projects after long waits, as well as significant retail milestones in growing neighbourhoods, showing how these developments change day-to-day life in those districts.
She also covers key transportation and commercial infrastructure, including planned highway bypass studies and new big-box retail openings, connecting mobility and shopping options back to the broader story of urban growth. Together, these pieces show an interest in the full ecosystem around homes: not just the properties themselves, but the services, roads, and community spaces that make an area desirable.
Things to do, travel, and local getaways
Alongside her housing and development coverage, Collins writes regular service pieces on things to do and places to visit that complement her urban beat. She produces recurring guides to “things to do” in Calgary for specific weeks and months, curating local events and activities that reflect what is happening around the city at a given time.
Her travel and lifestyle work highlights nearby destinations, such as rugged Alberta hotels ranked among the most romantic in the world, serene boating towns considered among the best in Canada, and Rockies towns billed as perfect long weekend spots. Some of these stories are republished on other lifestyle platforms, reinforcing her role in creating accessible trip-planning content for families and leisure travellers. She has also covered a spot in Alberta that ranked among the best for a summer family trip and a new mini-golf course at a regional adventure park, showing a consistent interest in short-trip getaways tied to the same geography as her real estate coverage.
Even in lighter pieces on local bylaws, neighbour disputes, or seasonal weather swings, Collins keeps the focus on how these factors affect everyday living in the communities she covers.
Business, insurance, and real estate technology
Collins’ bylines extend into business and consumer coverage that touches real estate from adjacent angles.
She has written about auto insurance changes that could lead to savings for Alberta drivers, translating regulatory and market shifts into practical implications for household budgets. Her business reporting includes coverage of layoffs at a Calgary-based financial technology company, where she quantifies the scale of job cuts and situates them within the company’s growth and challenges. Within the real estate sector, she has engaged with technology trends by covering the rise of AI staging in Canadian real estate, examining how digital tools are changing the way properties are presented to buyers.
Across these stories, Collins’ approach is consistent with her housing work: she takes complex or technical developments and distills them into clear explanations, anchored in concrete numbers and named changes.
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