Saskatoon Real Estate News A new kind of recycling As affordability remains an issue in Saskatoon, a vacant building in Riversdale is set to be transformed into residential housing that also has come up with a way to help subsidize costs. 525 20th Street West has notoriously held a bad reputation in Saskatoon. It previously held suites that had shared accommodation and attracted a […]
Saskatoon News Affordable housing in need Affordable housing is in demand in Saskatoon and developers are taking note. Another new project is underway in the Riversdale area which will see the addition of several two storey condos, each with a garage. Layouts include studio, 1, or 2 bedroom units ranging up to 1,446 sq ft in size. The project is called […]
Saskatoon News New schools set to be built in Saskatoon An announcement recently came that Saskatchewan will see the addition of 9 new joint use schools. Because of the provinces’ remarkable growth and to meet the challenges initiated by this growth, the government is ensuring that adequate infrastructure is in place. The schools will be built in four cities across the province with four being built […]
School enrolment is at an all time high Now that Saskatoon elementary schools are back in full session, the numbers are in and show that enrolment numbers are at a record high. After years of seeing growing numbers, the number of students has increased by almost 1,000 students across the city. The new numbers show that Saskatoon Public Schools show a record number […]
Kari's Corner Happy Halloween Today is Halloween and I thought I’d share with you some of the most haunted places discovered across the Canadian prairies.  Read on, if you dare! Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta Legend has it that a family was brutally murdered in room 873 many years ago. The room has been since covered in but if […]
More blue than P!nk It’s just a day before the P!nk concert was scheduled to take place in Saskatoon, and it was announced late yesterday that it has now been postponed. I have to say I’m bummed about her not making an appearance on her original October 24th show date. It’s been announced that doctors have forced her to […]
Saskatoon’s 10 year plan The City has released a 10 year plan to help aid with traffic congestion in some of the growing Saskatoon neighbourhoods. They’ve narrowed down the priority list to include a North Commuter Bridge and arterial roads and interchanges in new suburbs to help people move easily into the rest of the city. The target is […]
Saskatoon News Saskatoon’s skyline is about to change The corner of 22nd Street and 3rd Avenue is changing very soon.  It has been announced that North Prairie Developments has purchased the lot of the Affinity Credit Union and is planning on building a 27 storey tower in it’s place.  This City Centre Tower will possibly become Saskatchewan’s largest building. The Tower will be […]
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Saskatoon Real Estate News Saskatoon Real Estate Market Update for September 2013 The September Saskatoon real estate market is in full swing and with an increase of 9.1 per cent  359 houses for sale in Saskatoon sold. This year we saw the market acheive it’s sales with 329 houses in Saskatoon selling for the month of September. The average home price in Saskatoon didn’t see significant changes with the […]
Saskatoon News Welcome to The Banks   The Riversdale area has been undergoing some rejuvenation recently and there’s an exciting new condo and commercial project underway.  The Banks project, constructed by the Le Fevre Group,  is offering affordable, quality constructed residential condominiums as well as commercial space in the River Landing area – also known as Parcel A.  There will be […]
What will $165,000 get you in Toronto?   Have you ever wondered what $165,000 get you in Toronto, ON?  This week, a house sold in the inner city for just that.  It’s walking distance to the subway and close to some of the best neighborhoods in the city.  The catch?  It’s 210 sq ft and situated on a whopping 20 ft x […]
Searching for a job? Your best bet is in Saskatoon. If you are a new graduate or considering switching jobs, it may benefit you to look outside your city in Canada. Not surprisingly, the best cities to find employment are out west, not in the east.  According to a recent study by job search site Adzuna.ca, areas in Ontario see almost 100 candidates for every […]
Top Producer for the Month of August August usually proves to be a busy month for most; vacation time, trips to the lake, summer barbeques, and enjoying the heat.  August was especially busy for me as I was doing all of those fun things plus I was busy selling Saskatoon real estate!  For the month of August I was able to achieve […]
Saskatoon Real Estate News Saskatoon Real Estate Market Update for August 2013 The August Saskatoon real estate market held steady from 2012 where 375 houses for sale in Saskatoon sold. This year we saw the market maintain it’s sales with 376 houses in Saskatoon selling for the month of August. The average home price in Saskatoon didn’t see significant changes with the average house price at $343,594 for 2013.  […]
Saskatoon Real Estate Market Update For July The Saskatoon real estate market was busy in July this year, busier than the past few years. Sales were up 8% from the same month last year and the number of active houses for sale in Saskatoon and surrounding area is up 12% with 3062 in total and 1338 houses for sale in Saskatoon. The […]
Next Place To Invest? Maybe Dundurn? Megamall! Dundurn, Saskatchewan. Dundurn Megamall? Who would have thought that our little military town in Saskatchewan could be home to a massive megamall. Dundurn is located approximately 20 minutes from Saskatoon and only 5 minutes to Blackstrap Provincial Park and has less than 700 residents yet it appears it will be home to a 1,000,000 square foot […]
Maybe Lulu Should Have Kept CANADA in a Canadian Company? This is unfortunate for what used to be a company that Canada could be proud of but I can’t say I was surprised to read about the news that Lululemon faces more legal action in the US relating to the recall of ‘too sheer’ black yoga pants. I had to laugh at one of my Saskatoon real […]
June Saskatoon Real Estate Market Update The Saskatoon real estate market was busy in the month of June. We saw an increase in Saskatoon home buyers by 8% compared to 2013. We are still down a moderate 3% in overall sales in 2013 from 2012. One of the busiest price ranges of houses for sale in Saskatoon continues to be over $450,000 […]
Kari's Corner PROUD TO ANNOUNCE! I am super excited to announce a new project that I will be working on along with two other awesome Saskatoon REALTORS ®. We will be working with reputable Saskatoon home builder North Prairie on a 100+ unit townhouse project in Martensville called Chaparral Ridge. The two agents who I have working with me on […]
Saskatoon News Saskatchewan Continues to Grow Despite Net Loss Saskatchewan continues to grow, despite a net loss to Alberta. We have gained over 4000 people in Saskatchewan since January 2013 as by the end of April we had 1, 093, 880 residents in Saskatchewan. We did have a net interprovincial loss though as data shows that during our first quarter we had 4690 people […]