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Saskatoon Housing Market – January 2016 Update

February 10, 2016 | By Matt Miller

The first month of 2016 was pretty much what we expected. Sales were 174 units which is in-line with January of 2015. We expect this trend will continue for the…

Category: Market Update, Saskatoon Real Estate Market

Saskatoon at Half a Million Residents?

January 26, 2016 | By Matt Miller

If you haven’t already reviewed the City of Saskatoon’s long term growth plan, then it’s worth taking a look. It’s hard to imagine our city with 500,000 residents, but their…

Category: Saskatoon Real Estate Market

Saskatoon Housing Market – Royal LePage Home Price Survey

January 14, 2016 | By Matt Miller

There have been two recent reports on the Saskatoon housing market, and home prices in 2015. SRAR, and Royal LePage have both released their data and comments. Royal LePage’s fourth quarter…

Category: Buying, Market Update, Saskatoon Real Estate Market, Selling

Saskatoon Real Estate Market – 2015 Year in Review

January 6, 2016 | By Matt Miller

We have officially drawn 2015 to a close for the Saskatoon Real Estate Market. At Royal LePage, we felt that the biggest challenge in our market was the historically high…

Category: Buying, Market Update, Saskatoon Real Estate Market, Selling, Uncategorized

New CMHC Down Payment Rules

December 14, 2015 | By Matt Miller

CMHC recently announced some changes in down payment requirements for homes purchased above $500,000. CMHC insurance is only required for high-ratio loans, or mortgages where the buyer is putting up less than…

Category: Buying, Saskatoon Real Estate Market, Selling, Uncategorized

Saskatoon Housing Market – November 2015 Update

December 3, 2015 | By Matt Miller

The November MLS stats are in and the Saskatoon Real Estate market showed some modest tightening of inventory. Inventories of homes for sale decreased by 6.5%, and sales were in…