In a report titled, “Migration Drives Saskatchewan Housing Market and Economy,” RBC is predicting that Saskatchewan’s economy will grow...
Saskatoon real estate: Week in review (June 18-22 2007)
The Saskatoon real estate market continued its hectic pace through yet another week with buyers showing few signs that they’re willing to let up anytime...
Saskatoon real estate: Week in review (June 11-15 2007)
Last week, and the week before we saw the percentage of Saskatoon homes which were selling above the asking price drop to levels than we hadn’t seen...
Housing affordability deteriorates nationally, but most sharply in Saskatoon
Housing affordability deteriorated across Canada during the first quarter of 2007, and most sharply in Saskatchewan according to RBC’s Housing Af...
Saskatoon real estate: Week in review (June 4-8 2007)
“Do you think it’s slowing down?” This is a question which is being asked by many Saskatoon real estate agents lately.
There’s no...
The homeless all have bicycles: Divergent views on quality of life in Saskatoon
The CanadaWest Foundation just released a report titled, “Urban Quality of Life and Urban Growth” which is based on survey responses gathered...
TD predicts interest rate hikes for July and September
“While the Bank of Canada elected to leave its key lending rate unchanged at 4.25%, it will likely be the last time the central bank does so for a...
Watch for prices of Saskatoon condos to stabilize
I read an article today written by commercial real estate/property management specialist, Don Sylvester of Saskatoon Real Estate Services which appeared...
Saskatoon real estate: Week in review (May 28 - June 1 2007)
It was another big week for reported sales with a total of 146 units and while the “average overbid” across all Saskatoon real estate areas...
The ethics of “bidding” for Saskatoon real estate
I came across an interesting “Letter to the Editor” in yesterday’s Star Phoenix which I wanted to touch on. The letter was submitted by...
Year over year increases in average Saskatoon real estate prices
I thought it would be interesting to compare the average selling price of Saskatoon homes during the month of May 2007 to those recorded in May 2006 in...
A closer look at the Saskatoon real estate statistics for May 2007
The average selling price of a Saskatoon home increased close to $12,000 during the month of May to a record $233,013. The average was just shy of $221,000...