Regina home prices see biggest jump in February

Posted: April 12, 2012

Regina led the nation with the largest year-over-year and monthly increases in new home prices in February, according to Statistics Canada’s new housing price index released Thursday. The largest year-over-year percentage increase was Regina’s 5.9 per cent, followed closely by Toronto and Oshawa at 5.8 per cent and Winnipeg at 3.8 per cent. From January to February, Regina also posted the posted the largest monthly price advance at...

Regina housing starts soar in March

Posted: April 11, 2012

Housing starts in the Regina area totalled 243 units in March, a whopping fourfold increase from 61 units during the same period in 2011, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Increased production of both single-detached and multiple-family dwellings fuelled the gain in Regina, CMHC said in its monthly survey of residential construction released Wednesday. Single-family unit starts totalled 89 in March, up nearly...

Harvard announces new office tower for downtown Regina

Posted: April 10, 2012

With the first new office tower in downtown Regina in 20 years nearing completion, Harvard Developments announced Tuesday that will build another office tower at the other end of 1800 block Hamilton Street, starting in late 2013 for occupancy in 2015. Called Agriculture Place, the new office tower will be built along side the existing Harvard Developments-owned building at 1800 Hamilton St., which currently houses the head office of...

March sets records for Regina home sales, price and dollar volume

Posted: April 3, 2012

It’s sounding like a broken record, but records were broken again in March for home sales, average prices and dollar volume on the multiple listing service (MLS) operated by the Association of Regina Realtors Inc. There were 374 sales reported during the month, up 18 per cent over 317 during the same period last year, and a new high for March, with the previous high of 351 sales recorded in 2007. The average sales price in the Regina area...