Saskatoon Real Estate

The city of Saskatoon along with the Meewasin Valley Authority are facing the same challenge that many people interested in getting involved into the Saskatoon real estate market are.  Due to the rising costs of construction materials and the shortage of labourers and contractors, the completion of the Saskatoon river landing project will probably be delayed.  In a recent article from the Star Phoenix, it states that the Meewasin’s chair recently sent a letter to provincial government outlining the challenges they are currently facing.  Many of the tenders for the project have come back way over original estimates and in some cases they are 50% – 100% more.

Hopefully the provincial government will be able to provide some sort of additional funding for this project.  The river landing project will be a great addition to the city of Saskatoon and ensure that our river front maintains it’s beauty and attraction to both residents and visitors of the city.

Kari Calder
Saskatoon Real Estate Agent
Century 21 Conexus Realty Ltd.

The city of Saskatoon in conjunction with the federal and provincial government announced an immigration project that will assist new people relocating to Saskatoon.  The program is aimed at helping immigrants succeed in their new life in the city of Saskatoon.  This is an extremely important program as the increase of new potential workers will help off-set the high rate of job vacancies.  The city of Saskatoon is growing through a huge growth phase rate now and as a result we are seeing smaller companies or else businesses that pay lower salaries being affected the most.

From a Saskatoon real estate perspective this is also great news for people that currently own older homes in less appealing Saskatoon neighborhoods.  The demand for low cost housing will increase throughout our city, more than it has already.  Many of this people will receive government assistance in purchasing a home in Saskatoon and starting their new life.  If you are interested in investing in Saskatoon real estate be sure to contact me and I will be more than happy to help you anyway I can!

Kari Calder
Saskatoon Real Estate Agent
Century 21 Conexus Realty Ltd.

If you are a Saskatoon home owner or will be looking at getting into the Saskatoon real estate market in the near future you will want to be sure to sign up for a great program the city of Saskatoon offers.  The city offers a grass and leave collection program targeted towards Saskatoon residents that helps keep leaves and grass from the city landfill.  Unfortunately this program is only available to 800 total subscribers which is double the amount of subscribers allowed last year.  If you are one of the lucky people that sign up early and get on this program the city will provide your Saskatoon home with a green front street roll-out cart that you can put in your unbagged leaves, grass clippings and non-woody vegetation.  The city will empty the carts every two weeks starting on May 5th until October.  The cost of the program is only $40 and the registration deadline is April 18th.  You can signup on www.saskatoon.ca or else by calling 975-2486.   This is a great program for Saskatoon home owners looking for an alternative to dispose of their leaves and grass clippings.  Spring is right around the corner and with that comes an abundance of yard work.  Be sure to sign up and get on the list!

Kari Calder
Saskatoon Real Estate Agent
Century 21 Conexus Realty Ltd.

It looks like all new buses in the Saskatoon transit system will be going ahead and getting cameras installed in them.  Since the summer of 2006, there has been a pilot project in place with cameras on buses.  The purpose of this, is to curb inappropriate behaviour and violence on the transit systems.  Personally I have only occasionally used the public transit system in Saskatoon but was surprised to hear some of the things that go on in it from a friend who is a bus driver.  He said that several times over the past couple of years people have tried to physically assault him as well there is an abundance of inappropriate behaviour.

In major cities like London, they have an extensive network of camera’s throughout the city as well as on all public transportation.  This has played a huge role in the reduction of crime in their city.  I definitely believe that this is a step in the right direction for the safety and security of our city.  Saskatoon is experiencing a huge amount of growth right now and what that means is that there is an abundance of people relocating to our city.  To help foster the growth of our city we need to be sure it is as safe as possible.  With the recent increases in the Saskatoon real estate market many people are starting to looking in more affordable areas as well.  These areas traditionally have had a higher crime rate.  Many of these people are young families just getting in the Saskatoon real estate market for the first time.  We need to be sure these areas are safe for these new families moving to these Saskatoon neighborhoods.

Read the entire article at the Star Phoenix.

Kari Calder
Saskatoon Real Estate Agent
Century 21 Conexus Realty Ltd.