{"id":1421,"date":"2026-10-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/johnbraconnier-com\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2026-10-10T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:00:00","slug":"oxford-economics-names-edmonton-a-city-to-watch-in-2026-global-cities-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/10\/oxford-economics-names-edmonton-a-city-to-watch-in-2026-global-cities-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Economics Names Edmonton a &#8216;City to Watch&#8217; in 2026 Global Cities Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Exciting news for our city: Edmonton has been highlighted as a North American &#039;City to Watch&#039; in the 2026 Oxford Economics Global Cities Index! While Calgary ranked 69th and Edmonton 125th globally, our city stands out thanks to a 3% population growth, a strong economy, and solid governance. Of course, there are challenges ahead\u2014rising housing costs and environmental concerns are on the horizon. As someone who calls Edmonton home and is dedicated to guiding clients through every stage of their real estate journey, I know how important it is to stay informed about these shifts. Whether you\u2019re thinking about your next move or just want to understand how Edmonton\u2019s growth could impact you, I\u2019m always here to provide honest advice and support.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.culturealberta.com\/articles\/oxford-economics-names-edmonton-a-city-to-watch-in-2026-global-cities-index\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exciting news for our city: Edmonton has been highlighted as a North American &#039;City to Watch&#039; in the 2026 Oxford Economics Global Cities Index! While Calgary ranked 69th and Edmonton 125th globally, our city stands out thanks to a 3% population growth, a strong economy, and solid governance. Of course, there are challenges ahead\u2014rising housing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":1422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1495,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421\/revisions\/1495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnbraconnier.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}