Comments on: A closer look at the Saskatoon real estate statistics for July 2008 http://teamfisher.com/a-closer-look-at-the-saskatoon-real-estate-statistics-for-july-2008/ We're bringing Saskatoon real estate to life Sun, 20 May 2012 19:45:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: callum http://teamfisher.com/a-closer-look-at-the-saskatoon-real-estate-statistics-for-july-2008/#comment-12836 callum Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:40:09 +0000 http://normfisher.ca/?p=1360#comment-12836 FWIW: Landcor.com in BC estimate 'foreign' ownership by tracking where tax assessments are mailed to... FWIW: Landcor.com in BC estimate ‘foreign’ ownership by tracking where tax assessments are mailed to…

]]> By: Larry Yatkowsky http://teamfisher.com/a-closer-look-at-the-saskatoon-real-estate-statistics-for-july-2008/#comment-12835 Larry Yatkowsky Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:39:33 +0000 http://normfisher.ca/?p=1360#comment-12835 Norm, I'm going out on a limb here but I'm quite certain VIREB - Vancouver Island Real Estate Board, "requires" (used loosely), a survey form be completed with each sale/listing. I am not sure of the time frame but I think they compile the information annually. While not particularly relevant but as an aside and with some degree of irony, their EO used to be at your board. The results they get cover a wide spectrum of community from Duncan in the south to the north of the island. I have seen this report from time to time and it is an eye opener that fits into Colin's suggestion. I don't think it is published on their web site but you may know a realtor there who can help you out if it is of interest. Some of us wanted this done in Vancouver but we have a much bigger elephant to move so it never happened. The board did commission a report 1.5 years ago and while informative it really didn't give us a look at the speculator side. Norm,

I’m going out on a limb here but I’m quite certain VIREB – Vancouver Island Real Estate Board, “requires” (used loosely), a survey form be completed with each sale/listing. I am not sure of the time frame but I think they compile the information annually. While not particularly relevant but as an aside and with some degree of irony, their EO used to be at your board.

The results they get cover a wide spectrum of community from Duncan in the south to the north of the island. I have seen this report from time to time and it is an eye opener that fits into Colin’s suggestion. I don’t think it is published on their web site but you may know a realtor there who can help you out if it is of interest.

Some of us wanted this done in Vancouver but we have a much bigger elephant to move so it never happened. The board did commission a report 1.5 years ago and while informative it really didn’t give us a look at the speculator side.

]]> By: Norm Fisher http://teamfisher.com/a-closer-look-at-the-saskatoon-real-estate-statistics-for-july-2008/#comment-12834 Norm Fisher Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:39:14 +0000 http://normfisher.ca/?p=1360#comment-12834 Colin, Thank you. This would be interesting to know. The real estate industry in Saskatoon s made up of about 40 different companies. Our local association has tried in the past to gather information about buyers but so far, brokers have been fairly uncooperative in supplying details about their clients. I don't know of any other way that one could find that out. Colin,

Thank you.

This would be interesting to know. The real estate industry in Saskatoon s made up of about 40 different companies. Our local association has tried in the past to gather information about buyers but so far, brokers have been fairly uncooperative in supplying details about their clients. I don’t know of any other way that one could find that out.

]]> By: Colin http://teamfisher.com/a-closer-look-at-the-saskatoon-real-estate-statistics-for-july-2008/#comment-12833 Colin Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:38:47 +0000 http://normfisher.ca/?p=1360#comment-12833 A very impressive and interesting site Norm. You seem to advocate transparency for your vocation. Could you tell me with all of the statistics that the industry gathers and reports, can it also tell us how many properties have been purchased by the same people who moved in? It doesn't seem that it should be that difficult. In my view, what the industry or Municipalities seems not to want to report is just how many of the sales are by speculators from both inside and outside of the Sask marketplace. Wouldn't this be something of interest to most folks? A very impressive and interesting site Norm. You seem to advocate transparency for your vocation. Could you tell me with all of the statistics that the industry gathers and reports, can it also tell us how many properties have been purchased by the same people who moved in? It doesn’t seem that it should be that difficult. In my view, what the industry or Municipalities seems not to want to report is just how many of the sales are by speculators from both inside and outside of the Sask marketplace. Wouldn’t this be something of interest to most folks?

]]> By: Norm Fisher http://teamfisher.com/a-closer-look-at-the-saskatoon-real-estate-statistics-for-july-2008/#comment-12832 Norm Fisher Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:38:32 +0000 http://normfisher.ca/?p=1360#comment-12832 Last August, condos were up to $230 on average. I'm going to guess that we come in below that for August 2008. It will mark the first, "down from last year." Probably not by much, but by some I would guess. Last August, condos were up to $230 on average. I’m going to guess that we come in below that for August 2008. It will mark the first, “down from last year.” Probably not by much, but by some I would guess.

]]> By: Doug http://teamfisher.com/a-closer-look-at-the-saskatoon-real-estate-statistics-for-july-2008/#comment-12831 Doug Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:38:15 +0000 http://normfisher.ca/?p=1360#comment-12831 Wow, condos up just 6.5% from July 2007? That's surprising. Wonder how much they are off their peak. Actually very possible condo prices could fall another 6.5% or more because of huge supply and more conversions. To actually have condos worth less than last year would be a pretty be symbolic sign of a correction. And in upcoming months, condo prices will be competing against higher 2007 prices. Wow, condos up just 6.5% from July 2007?

That’s surprising. Wonder how much they are off their peak. Actually very possible condo prices could fall another 6.5% or more because of huge supply and more conversions.

To actually have condos worth less than last year would be a pretty be symbolic sign of a correction. And in upcoming months, condo prices will be competing against higher 2007 prices.

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