What’s the population now?

What was it 50 years?

How many more people is that?

What percentage growth is that?

How much is that annually? (remember reverse compound)

Everyone knows what a great place it is…

It seems your economic outlook and doom and gloom would be welcome in Russia since some of ur ideas seem to fall in line with socialist ideals. Maybe you should go over there and go preach how the world is gonna end over there. As for Sask most people know it is a great place to live and resources are what the world lives on asking people not to use them is idiotic and ignorant. If your so against using our resources turn off your power and stop driving your cars but in the meanwhile lets keep it Sask real estate and use the blog for what it is created for please.

I don’t think that prices are still rising here. I can’t say that they’ve dropped but all indications point to “pretty much flat.”

My husband was born in Uranium city and his family had to uproot leaving their house, furniture, LIFE behind when those mines closed down – then had to start ALL over again. Very sad.

Alex,

I was unfamiliar with that piece of history – and haven’t seen The Emporer’s Club. (I think I’ll go rent it now!) There’s a great quote in there:

“great ambition and conquest without contribution is without significance.” :’)

Who says any of that?! Ontario’s economy is likely one of the most diverse in our country. To boot, they have perhaps even hoped to make steps towards stability and civility towards all income brackets.

It’s this subset of false trends that some isolated people get stuck with in the west, and get their heads spun!

Realistically, the sentiment isn’t circulated amongst people involved in the procurement, purchase, processing, providing and what ever other “P” you can think of to do with it. It’s just a term speculative investment sharks use the same way cereal boxes proclaim “NEW!”

It’s just a load of undeliverable crap and red herrings. When will people stop all this greed and start looking at society building?!

Oh, I’m sorry if you want your boat, new truck, cabin or other status wealth symbol. But if that’s your measure of self worth…movie lovers will like this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutruk-Nahhunte

Just because SK has all these resources I don’t believe it’s directly proportionate to our real estate market. It has already had it’s “boom”. Just because SK’s economy may be strong it doesn’t mean housing prices will continue rising despite the rest of Canada cooling. I guess time will tell.

I also don’t think raping our land of ALL it’s non-renewable resources is a good idea. When will we stop throwing money into oil drilling, etc., and instead use that money to research and develop REAL solutions?

I think you hit a nerve!

There are SO many people who are SO focused on financial gains – it’s the only way they know how to define themselves. It’s terribly sad, and not a good example for younger generations. North Americans are heading in the wrong direction! Maybe an economic collapse would straighten us out?

I’m definitely the furthest thing from Conservative, but I must admit Harper hasn’t majorly screwed up yet, has he? He pleased all the right-wing voters with all these promises (ie. stopping gay marriages), but then hasn’t delivered on any of those right-wing views. (He delivered on lowering taxes which I didn’t think was a good idea, but what’s done is done) Maybe he’s really a Liberal attempting to take the Conservative party DOWN from the inside!?!? LOL

If I’m not being flown out to Calgary to cover for the stark inability of that city to harbor actual working human beings, I’m at home working on a side project or if I have the guts, my basement.

In a lot of ways, I feel run out of this blog. Being called disingenuous for making observations days later (or even days before!) popular media supports kinda takes it out of you eventually.

People are so intent on not observing the situation correctly, it’s no wonder our country is going to hell in a conservative hand basket. We’ve allowed a generation of greedy 40somethings to use my naive generation to line their pockets.

Coming on here to talk about it only draws the boosters out in packs to shoot you down for challenging their cash cow. I know where all the problems are and we unfortunately happen to live in a time where you can be called “extreme” (or more politely – unmoderate) for wanting the best for yourself and others.

Doesn’t stop me from doing it, but a real estate blog is a good way to get a sampling of people only interested in money-and-nothing-else.

Gotta be aware of your audience

Funny how comments on here are precisely directed at me or my views (while some hide behind their so-called “generalized” posts) and you act like I’m just reading into it? You must be a bit dense if you honestly think they aren’t aimed (at least in part) at me. (Don’t worry, I felt no need to restrain myself there) Could you at least give me any insight as to why you even care?

And thanks for complimenting me on my wit. :’)

Alex,

You’ve been absent! Enjoying the summer? (I hear it’s finally going to arrive there soon)

There’s a huge problem here with people skimming a post and opposing it based on political bias rather than practical observation.

Good example:

“It is like they want Saskatchewan to go back in the toilet so they can smugly proclaim “ha! I told you so!”.”

I’m sorry, what’s the basis for this assumption? The statement is completely off even based on figuring Saskatchewan was ever “in the toilet”. Saskatchewan up until 2006 may very well have been one of Canada’s top three provinces.

Now the province is defined by guileless greed and reckless status-wealth built on a philosophy of debt. How unabashedly right wing!

I can’t wait until the next rounds of elections across the country. Provincial, federal and municipal. Get rid of all these greedy thieves rigging our economy for their friends.

Eyes to the South. While Canada subjects itself to a greed revolution, the United States make steps away from it. I guess people are getting sick of being told to anticipate the trickle down.

What makes you think by the real estate market cooling in SK that it will “go back in the toilet”? Seeing overpriced properties correct themselves isn’t going to change SK’s prospects. I find your posting weird and presumptuous. :’)

I love SK and would never wish anything bad for it. However, what I’m seeing it morph into IS bad and I certainly don’t want us to become the next AB.

BTW, I WILL smugly proclaim “I told yah so” because any decency that remained in me about this whole Saskatoon real estate topic has been stomped out by EVERY SINGLE PERSON saying to my face “it’s just going to get worse, buy in now or you’ll lose out!”.

http://stockbullz.com/What-Garth-Turner-Wrote-In-1999

Interesting read. Posted it here as some here take what he has to say as gospel.

I just find it weird.

I don’t recall what your story is. If you bought a property with intentions to flip then I won’t feel sorry if you lose money on your it. However, if you bought in because you NEEDED a place to live, and are now moving I DO have sympathy for your plight. The real estate in Saskatoon should have NEVER gone this high in the first place, unfortunately some innocent bystanders may end up losing out.

Jason,

Oh my, that guy is insanely over-confident:

“If I had money I wanted to invest with an almost sure-fire guarantee of a good return, I would invest in this province”

Those are strong words – NOTHING in the real-estate game is “sure-fire”, as we’ve ALL learned by now!

“all sources point to housing prices going much, much, MUCH higher”

That IS comic gold! He must be an investor… or a dreamer. ;’)

For May we have 9 sales in Willowgrove, 6 in Hampton Village and 1 in Stonebridge.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/6d8nrb

With this news it sounds like some speculators are already starting to get desperate to unload their properties. This one post over at Garth’s site trying to convince people to buy further investment properties in Saskatchewan is one of the funniest I have read for a long while.

“I tend to disagree with this article. While I agree that others markets are showing signs of peaking, others like Saskatoon and Regina, are just beginning to hit their stride. From everything I have heard and read, the stage is set for the former have not province of Saskatchewan to become one of the main economic hubs of Canada. Wages are increasingly at prevously unheard of rates, their economy is booming, and people around the world have their eyes on what is being called the Paris of the prairies. If I had money I wanted to invest with an almost sure-fire guarantee of a good return, I would invest in this province. Home ownership cost are still a relative bargain with prices only starting to catch up to with rest of Canada, and all sources point to housing prices going much, much, MUCH higher. From the people I have talked to, in the next couple of years prices are likely to appreciate in the range of $100,000 for even a meagre starter bungalow property!!! Like their slogan says, the sky is wide open to the opportunity this previously overlooked jewel of a province offers. If you are looking to invest in a near sure thing, Saskatchewan is your best bet.”

Comedy gold I tell you! I hope guys like this lose their shirts.

You mentioned no sales in Specubridge. How about Willowgrove and Hampton Village? Are these areas selling or is there a pull back also?

No I bought in exhibition. I wish we were able to put it on the market a month and a half ago but what can you do. I might be burnt and make Heather happy!

Hopefully my house in MJ will increase in equity comparible to what I might loose in Stoon.