City lot development dependent on housing market conditions
MEDICINE HAT – There’s been a large drop off in land sales for residential development in the past couple years in Medicine Hat.
Between 2012 and 2014, the city sold 85 lots a year on average for new home construction.
Between 2015 and 2016 that number dropped to an average of 33, with 2016 seeing only 25 lots sold. Because of that, sales expectations were adjusted for 2017 with a goal of 40 sales.