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There’s a bit of a debate occurring on another post about whether or not Saskatchewan needs to implement rent control legislation. Few would disagree that this market is extremely tough for renters and it would be difficult to make a case that Saskatoon
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Saskatoon home buyers may have been busy this week, but they definitely weren’t busy trying to buy a home. For the first time in a long time, activity fell flat and new listings were either not noticed or met with indifference. Sellers continued
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Justice Minister Frank Quennell told reporters at a press conference yesterday that the “issue of decreasing rent supply…is an emergency. By the time you realize that it’s a crisis and that you’ve significantly decreased the rental
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RED HOT HOUSING MARKET SEARING IN SASKATCHEWAN; CONDITIONS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO YEAR’S END – Significant price appreciations and strong demand will characterize the market through 2007 – SASKATCHEWAN, July 5, 2007 – Intense
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I read an article today written by commercial real estate/property management specialist, Don Sylvester of Saskatoon Real Estate Services which appeared in “The View,” the monthly newsletter of the Saskatoon and Region Association of REALTORS
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For the first time this year, active MLS® listings of condominiums and single-family homes within the city of Saskatoon broke the 300 mark. Since late December, we’ve been hovering between 236 and 292 active listings. At the close of business
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released their "2nd Quarter Housing Market Outlook" for Saskatoon real estate today. Once again, the publication proves to be a huge waste of tax payer dollars. I hate to be so damned sharp but
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Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert says that his government is “gearing up” for another advertising blitz in Alberta to promote our province as a great place to live, according to a front page story in today’s Star Phoenix . While it’s
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A total of 122 new residential listings hit the Saskatoon real estate market this past week, while 118 homes were reported sold on the Saskatoon MLS®. Close to 80% of those units sold at or above their list price. Properties which sold above list
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The front page of today’s Star Phoenix says, “ Tenants feel pinch: Heated market driving increases in rental charges .” The story references the predicament of a Saskatoon woman, Marilyn LePage who faces her third rent increase in the
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CHMC) is predicting that the price of resale homes in Saskatoon will continue to rise through 2008. Citing lower inventory levels, an increase in demand, and low mortgage rates CMHC expects to see the Saskatoon
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It was another exciting week in the Saskatoon real estate market, and breakfast today ranks as one of the highlights. It wasn’t the eggs, the bacon or those crispy little tater thingies, though they were all very good; it was the company. I had
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Cass poses a question in another post regarding the hot Saskatoon real estate market . By the time I finished my response I realized that I had written a whole new post so I brought it up front for the rest of you. If any of my real estate friends have
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What is up with the Saskatoon condo market? One and two bedroom apartment style condos have been flying off of the market at an unbelievable rate. The price change is almost mind boggling for a market that has become accustomed to annual price increases
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If you’ve visited my blog before, chances are you’ve caught on to the fact that I’m very concerned about a practice which is occurring regularly which I believe is deceptive and hurtful to both buyers and sellers. It goes like this;
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