Saskatoon Real Estate News New Mortgage Changes-How Will This Affect Saskatoon Real Estate? If you aren’t already aware there was a major change that occurred regarding amortization periods for government-backed mortgages (CMHC or Genworth). We have had as high as 40 year amortizations in the past 5 years and now we are going back to how things were prior to 2004 with a maximum amortization of 25 years. […]
Saskatoon Real Estate Market Update for May The Saskatoon real estate market remains strong this spring. We had 1240 properties for sale in Saskatoon at the end of May which is down 11% from 2011. We had 634 sales in May which is up 16% from 2011. The average price for a house for sale in Saskatoon is currently at $335, 178 which […]
Saskatoon News Warman Real Estate Should Further Improve With New Shopping Centre Real estate in Warman will see an advantage with a major shopping centre in Warman planned to create up to 300 jobs and serve this quickly growing community. Warman is seeing major growth with the much needed construction of Warman Middle School (meant for 700 students and supposed to be complete in 2013). The creation […]
April Saskatoon Real Estate Market Update April was a busy in the Saskatoon real estate market.  The number of houses for sale in Saskatoon increased by 4% from the same month in 2011 but we also saw an increase of 20% from 2011 in the number of houses in Saskatoon that sold in the same month. It is normal to see […]
Saskatoon REALTOR Newest Member of Trusted Saskatoon I am proud to announce that I am the newest trusted Saskatoon real estate agent to be part of Trusted Saskatoon. Trusted Saskatoon was started by Sara Wheelwright after moving to Canada from the UK in 2006 and her struggle to find good providers for all of her needs. Google can provide you with names […]
New School in Warman-Good News for Warman Real Estate Warman is one of the fastest growing communities in Saskatchewan and they have just announced a new school to open in 2013 which will help alleviate a lot of the stress and overcrowding of the current schools in Warman. It was announced in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix on the weekend that there will be a […]
New Listing-Saskatoon Condo Steps from Broadway Looking for a condo for sale in Saskatoon that has it all? This could be the Saskatoon condo for you. Located in Nutana, this top floor condo is literally steps from popular Broadway Avenue where you can find amenities such as groceries, restaurants, coffee shops, clothing shops, pubs, art, etc. Broadway is the most happening […]
Saskatoon Real Estate Market Update for March The Saskatoon real estate market continued to be hot in March. When looking at the entire first quarter of 2012 there was an increase of 14% from the same period in 2011 and combined with this the amount of houses for sale that were listed were down 2% from the same period. At the end of March we […]
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Economy is Red Hot In Saskatoon Saskatoon is forecast to lead the nation in GDP growth in 2012 with 3.6%, closely followed by Calgary at 3.5% and Edmonton at 3.2%.  Regina was the leader in 2011 with gross domestic product growth of 6.1% followed by Saskatoon and Edmonton. Saskatchewan’s economy keeps on growing. The forecast shows that from 2013-2016 Calgary should […]
Willowgrove Commercial Project Now Under Way As a Willowgrove resident I am looking forward to seeing our newest project come to fruition. I have been walking my dog past the ‘mixed-use development’ area for the past 2 years wondering what will be going here and when this will be started, so the Star Phoenix article today made me happy. Baydo Development Corp, […]
Canadian Real Estate Agents Are Hopefully Now Aware of Real Estate Scam It is hard to believe it has been about a month since my name was used in a Saskatoon real estate fraud. I am glad that REM Online has posted an article to bring further awareness to Canadian REALTORS about the frauds taking place right under our noses. About 2 weeks ago I had a […]
Go See Your Saskatoon Mortgage Broker-RBC Stops Record Low Interest By March 29 According to the Star Phoenix today RBC will be ending the ongoing mortgage rate war on Thursday, March 29th. They are currently offering a 2.99% special on a 4 year fixed closed mortgage but this will jump to 3.49% effective March 29th. RBC will also be raising its five-year closed rate to 5.44% and its […]
Saskatoon Commmercial Real Estate Changes on 20th Street If you have driven down Idylwyld lately in Saskatoon towards downtown you will notice some changes on the corner of 20th Street as well as changes up the block. Riversdale in Saskatoon is changing as at least four new tenants have been confirmed for the first block of 20th Street. It sounds like one of […]
Saskatoon Real Estate News Current Saskatoon Real Estate Market-February Update The Saskatoon real estate market is showing no signs of slowing down. The current year to date residential sales volume is up a huge 30% over 2011. The total sales volume for the year is already $180,802,565.00 Buyers continued to be active this past month with unit sales up 21% and listings were only up […]
Saskatoon News SASKATOON REAL ESTATE SCAM-Update + News Coverage First of all I want to thank everyone for their support and for helping to get the word out there about this scam that has been using my name. These scams are nothing new but using REALTORS names attached to them is new and disturbing. Below is an update of media coverage but also an […]
KIJIJI Saskatoon Real Estate Rental Scam There is a rental scam that has been dominating my time since Thursday as my phone has been ringing with questions about a house that I apparently have for rent. My emails have been going crazy as well regarding emails I have been apparently sending. I am also apparently in Africa doing missionary work which […]
Kari's Corner 5 Reasons The Real Estate Market Is NOT Going To Crash-an editorial Finally, some good news about the real estate market in Canada. While some media sources predict that the housing market in Canada will crash, others don’t agree. This editorial by Larry MacDonald, former economist, is one that does not agree.  I say this time and time again but it is not safe to generalize  a country […]
Canada’s Growing-So Is The Saskatoon Real Estate Market! According to the 2011 Census data, Canada is growing faster than any other G8 Nation. This is mainly fuelled by immigration and the booming western provinces are reshaping Canada’s demographics. Canada’s open-arms/open-doors approach to immigration is what is driving our population upwards as this ha become twice as important as the natural increase of life vs […]
Welcome Home Orthodontic Grads-New Clinic in Saskatoon It is wonderful to see that Saskatchewan has not lost 2 very talented dentists but more so Orthodontists. Both Dr. Mike Wagner and Dr. Ryan Lacoursiere, Saskatchewan born and raised, graduated from the U of S College of Dentistry but both went in separate directions to attend grad school and master their passion. Wagner went to […]
Saskatoon News Co-Op is Open for Business in Stonebridge The City of Saskatoon continues to grow and expand like crazy. Stonebridge is one of the communities that seems to be growing leaps and bounds, both in residential real estate in Saskatoon as well in commercial space. We welcome the newest member of the Saskatoon Co-Op family to occupy some commercial space in Stonebridge. This will […]