Guess who’s runnin’ back to Saskatoon
I suspect by now you’ve heard that people are returning to Saskatchewan in a fairly big way. Stats Canada recently reported that some 3,700 families moved to Saskatchewan from Alberta between July and September of last year. The most recent labour figures tell a bigger story. There were 9,800 more people employed in the city of Saskatoon in November, 2006 as compared to the previous year.
While we’ve assisted families from pretty much every province with a move there’s no question that the majority of those who are returning to Saskatoon are coming from Alberta. Escalating housing costs, quality of life and increasing crime rates seem to be the primary motivators which are causing them to feel homesick.
Lori Coolican writes an interesting story in today’s Star Phoenix and speaks with a number of families who’ve decided to make Saskatoon their home base again.
Read Running Back to Saskatoon here
Expect to see continued pressure on housing inventory levels and prices in the Saskatoon real estate market.
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Norm Fisher
Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
2 comments so far. We'd love to hear your thoughts.
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:30 PM
I wouldn’t mind moving there except I fear that it is as cold as it is here in Minnesota. Instead you betcha I could just say eh, eh?
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Hey Teresa, according to my weather site it’s actually 18 degrees colder where you are today. Our cold snap broke today and we reached a balmy 23F. You think we really say that down here, eh?