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'Great for the market': Mortgage broker celebrates interest rate cut
Some financial relief is on the way for Canadians after the Bank of Canada announced a cut to its key interest rate. The central bank made the announcement on Wednesday, reducing the rate from five pe...
Jun 06, 2024 “I believe that this is going to be the start of what we hope will be a slow and steady decrease,” said broker Carrie Cardinal. (650 CKOM file photo)
'Incredibly challenging': Sask. housing inventory at lowest levels since 2008
Buying a home in Saskatchewan is getting more and more difficult due to above-average sales and very low inventory numbers. According to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, inventory levels are at ...
May 08, 2024 Saskatchewan saw 1,642 sales last month, up 32 per cent year-over-year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. Realtors Association calls Saskatoon a 'tense market'
As home sales in Saskatoon heat up this spring, the CEO of the Saskatchewan Realtors Association said it's a "tense market" right now, and it's not expected to let up anytime soon. "I say tense becaus...
Apr 10, 2024 New duplexes under construction in Saskatoon's Brighton neighbourhood. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
SaskEnergy offering new incentives on construction of energy-efficient homes
SaskEnergy is offering incentives on the construction of new, energy-efficient homes. On Friday, the Crown corporation announced its Homes Beyond Code Program. The program includes new rebate will mak...
Mar 15, 2024 A series of housing related bylaw changes have been passed by Saskatoon City Council. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Sask. Housing Corp. partners with Lung Saskatchewan to test radon levels
The Saskatchewan Housing Corporation will test radon levels in its units over the next 10 years through a new partnership with Lung Saskatchewan. According to the provincial government, Saskatchewan h...
Mar 01, 2024 A diagram showing of how radon can enter a home. (Family Action Network)
Feds invest more than $40 million in Saskatoon housing plan
Over the next three years, 940 housing units are to be built in Saskatoon through an agreement with the federal government and the city. On Wednesday, Randy Boissonnault -- the federal minister of emp...
Feb 28, 2024 Randy Boissonnault, the federal government’s minister of employment, workforce development and official languages, announces more than $40 million in funding for housing in Saskatoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Rent reject: Low rental vacancy in Sask. pushing people out
Tammy Remando has until August to find a new place for her and her two cats to live -- preferably for $800 a month or less. Remando, 54, can't afford much else. She can't work because of various healt...
Feb 20, 2024 Tammy Remando lives on Confederation Drive but says she will have to move this year because her rent is increasing more than what she can afford. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Sask. unemployment rate drops to 4.7 per cent as province adds jobs
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 per cent in January. The province's unemployment rate dropped from five per cent in December thanks to the addition of 12,900 new jobs last month, compa...
Feb 09, 2024 Saskatchewan's unemployment rate was a full point below the national rate in January. (650 CKOM file photo)
Poaching health-care workers, travel nurses among topics at premiers' meeting
One of Saskatchewan's moves to bring more health-care workers into the province is being put to an end by an agreement between premiers. Premier Scott Moe and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston spoke wit...
Nov 07, 2023
Saskatoon, Regina rank lowest on national rent report
Rent in Canada is climbing, but Saskatoon and Regina are still among the cheapest cities for renters. In the National Rent Report, released by Rentals.ca and the real estate research firm Urbannation,...
Sep 14, 2023 Saskatoon and Regina are still among the cheapest cities for renters, according to a national report. (650 CKOM file photo)
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