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Archives for September, 2009

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How to take advantage of the Home Renovation Tax Credit

Part of “Canada’s Economic Action Plan” includes a Home Renovation Tax Credit that could help you save up to $1,350 on eligible home improvements when goods are purchased or professional services are performed after January 27, 2009 and before February 1, 2010. The Home Renovation Tax Credit is a federal non-refundable tax credit based on [...]

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City council caves on Grover’s demand for more money

In a five up, five down decision, Mayor Don Atchison broke the tie between Saskatoon city councillors to move forward with a purchase contract for one of Jack Grover’s properties at a higher price than the two parties originally agreed to. Approximately six weeks ago Jack Grover agreed to accept $104,000 for the house at [...]

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Sutherland residents push council for area traffic solutions

Some Rutherford Crescent residents are pushing city council for a solution to what they call “a recipe for tragedy,” claiming that the high density development on this Sutherland street is creating a dangerous situation for children playing in the area. They contend that a number of illegal suites are contributing to a problem caused by [...]

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Saskatoon real estate week in review – Sept 21-25 2009

Saskatoon real estate sales retreated again falling to just sixty-seven properties, down eighteen units from last week, and just slightly short of production for the same week last year when seventy Saskatoon homes were reported sold. This is the first week that failed to beat last year’s numbers since the week of June 12. New [...]

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Tell us what you love about your Saskatoon neighbourhood

I’m feeling pretty good about completing the first phase of a project that I’ve wanted to get at for the past three years. It wasn’t a lack of enthusiasm for the project that kept me from completing the work before now, but rather, the scale of the work involved. At every given moment over the [...]

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Saskatoon real estate week in review for Sept 14-18 2009

Saskatoon real estate sales took an upward turn again but stayed well below the peak numbers that we hit just four weeks ago. Eighty-five houses and condominiums were reported sold last week, up from fifty-seven the week before, and doubling production compared to the same week last year when just forty-two Saskatoon homes were sold. [...]

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Saskatoon real estate week in review – Sept 7-11 2009

Like a bouncing ball on its way back down Saskatoon real estate activity fell off big following one of our strongest weeks for the year. It was short week, and sales reports almost always drop off after a long weekend but with just fifty-seven house and condo sales reported, this past week is the slowest [...]

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Tips for staying safe in your community and in your home

Perhaps you’ve already heard that it’s Realtor® Community Safety Week in Saskatoon. If you haven’t, let it be known that His Worship Mayor Donald Atchison has declared it so, and so it is. You’ll be reminded that it’s Realtor® Community Safety Week by a series of safety tips airing on C95FM and Rock102. I’ve also [...]

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Saskatchewan shows considerable housing affordability improvement: RBC

RBC Economics just released their fall Housing Trends and Affordability study that shows house prices having returned to “pre-boom” levels nationally with Saskatchewan showing considerable affordability improvements, but remaining above long-term historical averages. At the same time, the graph on page eight of the report suggests that affordability improvements may level off as Saskatoon seems [...]

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Saskatoon real estate week in review – Aug 31-Sept 4 2009

Following one of the quieter weeks we’ve seen since late spring (65 units) Saskatoon real estate sales bounced back with a total of one hundred and two detached single-family home and condominium sales reported. This week is one of about six that managed to crack that one hundred-unit barrier in the past couple of years. [...]

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A closer look at the Saskatoon real estate statistics for August 2009

The Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors recently reported August 2009 results for the entire residential category of Saskatoon real estate, which includes single-family homes, condominiums, semi-detached properties, duplexes, mobile homes and vacant lots. Unit sales totaled 393 properties across all of these property types, at an average selling price of $281,871. Let’s have a look [...]

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