Saskatoon News Saskatoon’s Farmer’s Market-New Local Kitchen A new local kitchen in Saskatoon! One more reason to head out to the Saskatoon Farmer’s Market, the Agrium Market Kitchen opened up in December, 2011. Given its name as the Agrium Vanscoy Potash mine donated $25,000 to the Saskatoon Farmer’s Market which was used to construct this new commercial kitchen and outdoor patio. The […]
Current Exhibits at Mendel Art Gallery – Until March 18 We have 5 new winter exhibits at the Mendel Art Gallery located at 950 Spadina Crescent East until March 18. Among the featured artists are Jamelie Hassan and Kai Chan, both from Ontario. Hassan’s exhibit, “At the Far Edge of Words” includes more than 24 paintings, photographs, drawings and multi-media installations as well as a […]
Saskatoon Real Estate News Saskatoon Real Estate Market Update – January 2012 January was a very busy month in the Saskatoon real estate market with a decrease of 4% for number of houses listed for sale in Saskatoon from this time last year but an increase of 20% for actual sales. We had 805 listings for sale in January 2012 and 301 home sales in the same […]
2011 Century 21 Fusion Saskatoon Real Estate Awards I am proud to say that Century 21 Saskatoon was the #10 firm in all of Canada for production in 2011 and #4 in Canada for units sold. We were also in the top 5 companies across Canada for Easter Seals Fundraising and #13 internationally. We had 4 Century 21 agents in Saskatoon who achieved […]
Target Opening Saskatoon Store in 2013 The massive US retail store giant Target, will be opening it’s first store in Saskatoon 2013. The Mall at Lawson Heights will be the first Target location in Saskatchewan. In 2011 Target announced that it had purchased the lease rights of over 200 Zeller stores across Canada. Overall Target will be spending 1.8 billion to […]
2012 Saskatoon Corporate Challenge For anyone that owns or works for a company in Saskatoon, you have to check out Saskatoon’s next big event for the business community. The Saskatoon Corporate Challenge is a week long event taking place in September focused on friendly competition within the business community while raising money for the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan. […]
Saskatoon Real Estate News Century 21 Fusion December Top Producer Since September I have actually been in the top 10 three times which is great for a fall market for me. In October I was the #9 Top Producing real estate agent in Century 21, November I was #10 and in December I was the #1 Top Producing Agent in Century 21 Saskatoon which was […]
Saskatoon Planning for 500,000 Population It is not news to anyone living in Saskatoon that our city is growing but it may surprise people how fast it is growing. The city of Saskatoon has already started planning to accommodate for a population of over 500,000 people within the next 30 years. Some people are thinking this could even happen within […]
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Real Estate Safety Violence is a problem in the field of real estate, even in Saskatoon real estate market. As Saskatoon REALTORS® we make our living by meeting strangers and sometimes in empty homes. It can be scary for a woman but even for a man as some of the crimes are against men. About 42 percent of […]
Saskatoon News New Saskatoon Businesses – Griffen Takeway – Lube Shop – Serenity Apparel It was nice to see in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix that we have a few new businesses up and running in the city and they have unique things to offer people. As our city grows it is good to see that businesses are growing with it. The first new business in Saskatoon that caught my […]
Saskatoon News Ending Homelessness in Saskatoon Calgary Homeless Foundation executive, Tim Richter, believes Saskatoon’s homelessness could end within 5 years. He is the head of an innovative housing program that has helped 2600 homeless people off the streets in Calgary and the idea is moving to Saskatoon as well as other major centres across Canada. His belief and approach is that […]
Saskatoon Real Estate News Saskatoon River Landing Project Update For a few years Saskatoon was talking about River Landing which was the project that was meant to take off in downtown Saskatoon with condos and office space and some people still aren’t quite aware that Calgary’s Lake Placid developments failed to get the project off the ground therefore it was purchased by Karim Nasser’s Victory Majors […]
Operations Hands Free in Saskatchewan This story hits home with me as I have been one of the offenders who got my $280 ticket and 4 points off my otherwise perfect driving record. As a real estate agent in Saskatoon I spend a lot of time on my smart phone. Whether I am emailing Saskatoon real estate clients, responding to […]
Saskatoon News Saskatoon Airport Expansion Approved Our airport is getting bigger! With Saskatoon being one of the fastest growing cities in the world it is great to hear that our infrastructure is attempting to keep up. We will be getting a $53-million airport expansion which will increase retail and restaurant space and that will hopefully help attract more international flights to […]
Kari's Corner Saskatchewan Weekly Average Third Highest In Canada Did you know that the average weekly wage in Saskatchewan was the third highest in Canada? In August the average weekly wage increased 3.5% to $878.07 which is above the national average. The employment force also grew by 2.5 per cent which is also above the national average of 1.6%. This means an increase of […]
Saskatoon News Another Reason Not To Buy Real Estate Privately There are many reasons it can be dangerous to buy a house for sale in Saskatoon from a for sale by owner but this headline illustrates yet another. Sometimes people think it is easy to go it alone and buy a house without a Saskatoon real estate agent but why would they want to? Do […]
Kari's Corner Another Reason To Go To Full Serve Pumps I consider myself a mild germaphobe. I keep a bottle of hand sanitizer in my car so that I can, at least once a week, sanitize everything I touch in my car as well as my hands whenever I am in a house that makes me squirm. When showing houses for sale in Saskatoon I […]
Saskatoon Restaurant Guide Hole in the Wall Restaurant [custom_frame_left] [/custom_frame_left]Over the past few years I have heard about the Hole in the Wall and always with good reviews so I was anxious for an opportunity to eventually go out there. I was pleasantly surprised by friends and family on my birthday this year when a group of us headed out to Blackstrap Shields […]
Kari's Corner Century 21 Wins Lawsuit Over Zoocasa I am proud to say that, not only are Century 21 industry leaders in technology, but we are also industry leaders in ensuring our real estate data is used only when appropriate. Zoocasa, a subsidiary of Rogers Communications, breached contract and this led to copyright infringement for collecting and reproducing data from our Century 21 Canada website […]
Saskatoon Restaurant Guide Saboroso Brazilian Steakhouse [custom_frame_left] [/custom_frame_left]Recently I had the opportunity to visit the new Saboroso Brazilian Steakhouse in Saskatoon that opened in September, 2011 and I can say the name is very fitting. Saboroso – In Brazil, saboroso (adj.) meaning: alluring, attractive, enticing, inviting, luscious, mouth-watering, palatable, savory, savoury, tasteful, tasty, tempting, toothsome. Normally going to a “steakhouse” isn’t […]