Regina housing starts best in 30 years

Posted: February 8, 2012

Driven largely by the boom in multi-family construction, housing starts in the Regina area reached 277 units in January, more than double the 127 starts during the same period last year, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said in its monthly survey of residential construction Wednesday,” “It’s the strongest start to the year since 1982,’’ said Michael Fabiyi, CMHC’s senior market analyst in Saskatchewan...

January a hot month for Regina home sales

Posted: February 3, 2011

The temperature wasn’t the only thing that was above normal in January, as home sales and prices were at or near record highs in the normally quiet month for the real estate market. There were 249 sales reported during the month in the Regina area, up 14 per cent from 218 sales in January 2011 — the second-highest number of sales for the month and just behind the record of 250 posted in January 2008, the Association of Regina Realtors said Thursday...