Archives for January, 2009
Posted by Norm Fisher on January 31, 2009
Some call it a report on the obvious, while others see it as big news.
No matter how you view the Frontier Centre for Public Policy’s International Housing Affordability Survey, you’d be hard pressed to make a convincing argument that housing affordability hasn’t suffered a serious blow in Saskatoon over the past couple of years. In [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on January 25, 2009
Eighty-five Saskatoon houses and condominiums were offered for sale this week, down eight units from the previous week, and up five from the same week last year. An additional seven properties (duplexes, apartment building, etc.) brought total listings for the Saskatoon real estate market to ninety-five this week. Presently, there are a total of 710 [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on January 17, 2009
The Saskatoon real estate market continued to show promising signs of life as the holiday season got further behind us and people continued to get back to the business of life. A total of 50 residential properties were reported as firmly sold this week including 48 single-family houses and condominiums, an increase of 7 homes [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on January 10, 2009
Following the two slowest weeks of 2008, the Saskatoon real estate market came out of the gate strong for the first full business week of the year as residential unit sales climbed to 45 units, up from just 16 the previous week. 34 single-family homes and 7 condominiums were reported as firm, topping sales for [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on January 8, 2009
The Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors recently reported December sales and prices for the entire residential category including single-family homes (houses), condominiums, semi-detached properties, duplexes, mobile homes and vacant lots. Unit sales totaled 162 properties across all of these property types, and an average sale price of $266,411. Let’s have a look at how houses [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on January 6, 2009
Found by way of Larry Yatkowski, author of the world renowned Yatter Matters blog in his recent post, “Is an anus a patent defectt?” Larry covers the Vancouver real estate market in a way you’ll appreciate. Thanks for this little gem Larry!
I’m always happy to answer your Saskatoon real estate questions. All of my contact [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on January 5, 2009
This media release was just received from the Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors regarding real estate activity for Saskatoon through December 2008.
The Saskatoon real estate market is stabilizing. Markets are cyclical and Saskatoon’s market is in a low of the cycle providing opportunity for buyers. Many home buyers that were previously out priced in the [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on January 4, 2009
Goodbye 2008! My best wishes for a happy New Year for each and every one of you Saskatoon real estate junkies.
Before I get started on this week’s review I just have a couple of comments about the graphs you’ll be seeing in this week’s post. Initially, they might be a tad bit confusing but I [...]