Real estate prices have been coming down from their highs in most areas. So have mortgage rates ...That can be a winning combination for homebuyers, especially those taking the fist-time plunge".
Remember these are Canadian stats. Regina and Saskatchewan are not mentioned at all.
http://www.leaderpost.com/Business/buyer+market/1329708/story.html
Posted by Pauline Relkey
on March 2, 2009
This report is not the most positive, but it does not mention Regina or Saskatchewan specifically.
Keep one thing in mind when reading this - this is the same magazine that reported that Regina had the "worst neighbourhood in Canada" a year or two ago.
http://blog.macleans.ca/2009/02/23/the-shocking-truth-about-the-value-of-your-home
Posted by Pauline Relkey
on March 2, 2009
By Chris Kaucnik
RISMEDIA, Sept. 15, 2008-Yes, a home is a large asset-not a coffee maker or an impulse purchase-but employing the innovative techniques we discuss here, adapted from retail strategies, can help you achieve the goals of selling your property.
See through your prospects' eyes and consider these 3 factors about them:
1) Visual judgments are made in a second in today's environment ...
Posted by Pauline Relkey
on March 2, 2009
Regina home sales expected to decline
Leader-Post and Financial Post February 10, 2009
REGINA -- Home sales in Regina will decline slightly in 2009, but average prices will remain around the $240,000 level, says the Association of Regina Realtors.
The association was responding to a forecast by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) predicting a 13-per-cent decline ...
Posted by Pauline Relkey
on March 2, 2009