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December 12, 2014 10:41
"Thank you so much for making such a big decision so much easier for us. We could not have done this big step in our lives without you, Shawna."
John & Leanne Plaksy, December 2014
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December 11, 2014 09:26
Sask. employment up from 2013
Article by Ethan Stein, Leader-Post, December 6, 2014
"Saskatchewan has the country's strongest rate of job creation, according to Statistics Canada's latest labour force report.
The study found 15,300 more people working in Saskatchewan last month compared to November 2013. The 2.8 per cent growth eclipsed the national job growth rate of 0.9 per cent.
The province also posted Canada's lowest unemployment rate for the 24th consecutive month. Saskatchewan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4 per cent in November - about half the national rate of 6.6 per cent."
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December 10, 2014 08:54
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December 9, 2014 09:13
Shawna and her assistant were incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. Made the process and experience effortless! Highly recommend Shawna for future endeavors.
Nathan Persson-Riess, December 2014
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December 8, 2014 08:23
The price war in home equity lines of credit
The Globe and Mail, October 20, 2014
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December 4, 2014 09:00
Saskatoon home sales surpass $2 billion
Article by Scott Larson, The StarPhoenix, December 2, 2014
"MLS home sales in Saskatoon and area have surpassed the $2 billion mark for the first time.
“We had expectation that we would reach this milestone by year’s end, but it was a pleasant surprise to see it at the end of November,” said Jason Yochim, CEO with the Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors.
“We are $200 million ahead of the same point last year,” he said. “That’s essentially 200 $1 million homes selling. That’s a pretty big deal.”
There will likely also be a record number of sales as 5,859 MLS homes have been sold so far this year with a month to go."
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December 2, 2014 09:17
Housing market 'modestly' overvalued, CMHC says
Article by Richard Blackwell, The Globe and Mail, November 24, 2014
"House prices in parts of Canada may appear to be increasingly out of reach for many Canadians, but lofty prices aren’t about to sink any time soon.
In fact, Canada’s homes are only “modestly” overvalued on average, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says in an analysis, and there is no evidence that any dramatic reversal is in the cards."
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November 28, 2014 14:45
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November 27, 2014 08:52
The Bank of Mom and Dad: confessions of a propped up generation
Article by Leah McLaren, Toronto Life, November 4, 2014
"It seems like every 30-something couple has an embarassing financial secret: their boomer parents are covering their mortgages, child-care costs and other expenses."
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November 25, 2014 08:15
Down Payment Help
The Exchange with Amanda Lang Featuring Jim Murphy, November 18, 2014, CBC News
"Jim Murphy on what the Canadian Association of Mortgage Professionals discovered about first-timers in the mortgage market."
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