Saskatoon Real Estate (Saskatoon, SK)
By John Pearce
(Royal Lepage Saskatoon Real Estate)
2011 Residential Sales Market Begins on a Positive Note The 2011 residential resale market started on a positive note with Saskatoon REALTORS® assisting 195 home buyers with the purchase of their dream home. This number was up 10 % from January 2010 when 178 homes were sold. The $300,000 to $350,000 price range continues to be the most active. The average number of days to sell in the month of January was 43 days. The average residential selling price in January was $300,353.00 this number up 11 % from January 2010 when the average selling price was $270,265.00. The average residential price is derived by taking the month's dollar volume of homes sold and dividing that number by the unit sales number. The percentage of change should not be used unilaterally as prices vary from area to ...
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By John Pearce
(Royal Lepage Saskatoon Real Estate)
Saskatoon Region Association of REALTORS® Inc   Residential Resale Market Maintains Momentum Saskatoon's real estate market maintained its momentum throughout the first quarter. Unit sales were up 28% from March 2009 with 361 homes being sold as compared to March 2009 when 282 units were sold. Year to date 775 properties have exchanged hands that number up 10% from 2009 when 704 properties exchanged hands. The average days on market has dropped to 30 days with some areas having as low as 22 days to sell on average. The average residential selling price in March was $282,615.00 up 6% from March 2009 when the average selling price was $266,620.00. The average selling price year to date is $282,270.00 up 3% from 2009 when the average price was $274,555.00. The highest number of sales year...
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By Shah Ahmed
(REMAX Saskatoon)
Saskatchewan is expected to lead the country with an economic growth rate of 2.9 per cent in 2010, according to the average of nine leading economic forecasters.     After ending 2009 with a new record population and the lowest unemployment rate in Canada, Saskatchewan is forecast to start the next decade with the strongest economic growth record in the country in 2010.   Saskatchewan Enterprise Minister Ken Cheveldayoff says while Saskatchewan was not immune from the economic downturn in 2009, it came through the recession very well compared to other provinces.   Cheveldayoff noted that Saskatchewan had positive job creation in 2009 while most other provinces were losing jobs. Saskatoon and Regina had the two lowest unemployment rates among Canadian cities. Saskatchewan's population h...
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