Vicki Pantelopoulos

Fear of a National Housing Bubble Ignores Local Realities

Written by SRA Economist, Chris Gbekobu Last week, BNN Bloomberg released an interview with David Rosenberg where he suggested that the current Canadian real estate market “[may] be one of the biggest bubbles of all time”. Citing rising housing prices with little to no income growth and an increased unemployment rate due to COVID, Rosenberg feels that the recent run-up in housing prices has been pushed beyond sustainable levels.   There are two...

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HIDDEN GEMS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Saskatchewan has been on an amazing path to prosperity since 2008. The strong growth inspired a large number of investors from across the globe to consider our beloved province as the next epicentre for the world’s development in Natural Resources, Agriculture and Research Innovation. This sleeping giant that is Saskatchewan has slowly awakened and has produced prosperity, especially for homeowners, who even in this pandemic, have...

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Check Your Roof Vents!

IMPORTANT TO CHECK: In the past few weeks, I have made posts about how important it is to check your exhaust outlets on the exterior of you home, like a furnace vent, but what we often don’t check is the Main Vent STACK that exhausts from the roof. If it is frost/snow/ice plugged, what happens is your home starts to smell like rotten egg and sewage.  Bad...

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Your SAFETY NET will always be YOUR HOME

Looking past our local economy and into a broader view of how the national and world economies affect us locally in regard to the housing market, I put together some thoughts to think about, and why it very well might be a good time to really get invested in your future.   ** Disclaimer, this is not meant as investment advice or as instruction to invest, simply...

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For 1st Time Home Buyers!

Here are 5 Programs Available for 1st Time Home Buyers. This is a MUST Read. I recommend becoming familiar with these programs if you are thinking about getting into the market and start investing in your future, especially now when interest rates are so low. Click on the link below and Let's Talk about making your move! I am always here to help. https://www.realtor.ca/blog/postpage/14596/1361/five-programs-available-to-first-time-home-buyers-in-canada?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social-organic&utm_campaign=socialsharenonlisting&fbclid=IwAR1SygE1B8miKfN183AAYYT7aaSuVPXPJz_zvUnZF1DjihLOtDSp2z47Fq8 ...

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