Lee Starks Coldwell Banker Signature

03/08/2024

487 Hassard CLOSE, Saskatoon, SK S7L 4Z8 just hit the market!
Take a look at this awesome space: https://leestarks.coldwellbankersignature.ca/d8qz9vbp

02/01/2024

274 Waterloo Cres. Open House Saturday February 3rd 2:00-4:00PM Listing Price: $399,900 for more information Contact me at 306-221-5521 or leestarks.ca

01/12/2023

08/28/2022

I have exciting news to share; I started my real estate career November 1, 2011 with Hallmark Realty that then became Royal Lepage Hallmark. I had the opportunity to make a big change with a move to a new brokerage Coldwell Banker Signature. This move allows me multiple new technologies and services that I can better service client needs. Many friends, family and clients know me for providing services above and beyond. With this move I can now offer an even higher quality of service.

If you don't already know, my services include:
* Real Estate Sales
* Real Estate Purchases
* Local Real Estate Market Reports
* Local Real Estate Market experience and guidance
* Real Estate professional referrals for those leaving the province or country
* Any unique real estate issues that you need assistance with? I am happy to work with you to find solutions.

I greatly value the business and personal relationships I have with you and hope that you will consider contacting me for any of your future real estate needs. I am never too busy to help you, your friends or family with their real estate needs.

Sincerely,
Lee

08/10/2021

July Market Stats

Sales were down 11% in Saskatoon (going from 539 to 480), up 67% in Martensville (going from 15 to 25), and down 42% in Warman (going from 43 to 25). Sales in Saskatoon were 23% above the 5-year average (and 18% above the 10-year average), 76% above the 5-year average (and 32% above the 10-year average) in Martensville, and 3% below the 5-year average (and 6% below the 10-year average) in Warman, while in the larger region, sales were 21% above the 5-year average (and 17% above the 10-year average). Year-to-Date (YTD) sales in Saskatoon rose 47% over last year (increasing from 2,317 to 3,407), rose 56% in Martensville (increasing from 106 to 165), and rose 48% in Warman (increasing from 143 to 211), while YTD sales in the larger region rose 46% (going from 3,208 to 4,686).

Sales volume was down 10% in the Saskatoon, going from $191.5M to $172.5M in 2021 (27% above the 5-year average, and 23% above the 10-year average). In Martensville, sales volume was up 86%, going from $4.8M to $8.9M (94% above the 5-year average, and 47% above the 10-year average) and in Warman, sales volume was down 44%, going from $17.1M to $8.9M (7% below the 5-year average, and 7% below the 10-year average). YTD sales volume in Saskatoon was $1,247.6M (an increase of 57% from last year), $56.2M in Martensville (an increase of 94% from last year), and $54.0M in Warman (an increase of 52% from last year).

07/10/2021

Saskatoon and Region (including Martensville, Warman, and Humboldt)

Sales were up 18.3% in Saskatoon (going from 513 to 607), up 36.0% in Martensville (going from 25 to 34), and up 23.5% in Warman (going from 34 to 42). In Humboldt, sales were up 16.7% (going from 12 to 14), while in the larger region, sales were up 15.8% (going from 716 to 829). Sales in Saskatoon were 35.8% above the 5-year average (and 33.3% above the 10-year average), 47.8% above the 5-year average (and 61.1% above the 10-year average) in Martensville, and 62.8% above the 5-year average (and 50.5% above the 10-year average) in Warman. In Humboldt, sales were 34.6% above the 5-year average (and 38.6% above the 10-year average), while in the larger region, sales were 35.1% above the 5-year average (and 34.2% above the 10-year average). Year-to-Date (YTD) sales in Saskatoon rose 65.3% over last year (increasing from 1,774 to 2,933), rose 51.1% in Martensville (increasing from 92 to 139), and rose 91.8% in Warman (increasing from 98 to 188). Year-to-Date (YTD) sales in Humboldt rose 97.5% over last year (increasing from 40 to 79), while YTD sales in the larger region rose 64.6%
(going from 2,453 to 4,038).

Sales volume was up 28.8% in the Saskatoon, going from $171.8M to $221.3M in 2021 (42.9% above the 5-year average, and 39.5% above the 10-year average). In Martensville, sales volume was up 48.6%, going from $7.3M to $10.9M (50.4% above the 5-year average, and 62.0% above the 10-year average) and in Warman, sales volume was up 29.9%, going from $12.4M to $16.1M (67.2% above the 5-year average, and 57.2% above the 10-year average). Sales volume was down 22.4% in Humboldt, going from $3.1M to $2.4M (9.0% above the 5-year average, and 1.0% below the 10-year average), while in the region, sales volume was up 26.2%, going from $231.1M to $291.7M (43.6% above the 5-year average, and 42.2% above the 10-year average). YTD sales volume in Saskatoon was $1,076.7M (an increase of 79.3% from last year), $46.9M in Martensville (an increase of 70.7% from last year), and $73.3M in Warman (an increase of 102.4% from last year). YTD sales volume in Humboldt was $18.0M (an increase of 103.6% from last year), while in the region, YTD sales volume was $1,413.0M (an increase of 79.7% from last year).

06/11/2021

May Market Stats
Saskatoon Martensville and Warman

Sales were up 76.7% in Saskatoon (going from 326 to 576), up 28.6% in Martensville (going from 21 to 27), and up 88.9% in Warman (going from 18 to 34). Sales in Saskatoon were 36.4% above the 5-year average (and 33.8% above the 10-year average), 33.7% above the 5-year average (and 18.9% above the 10-year average) in Martensville, and 27.8% above the 5-year average (and 8.3% above the 10-year average) in Warman. Year-to-Date (YTD) sales in Saskatoon rose 84.5% over last year (increasing from 1,261 to 2,326), rose 56.7% in Martensville (increasing from 67 to 105), and rose 128.1% in Warman (increasing from 64 to 146).

The Saskatchewan real estate market remains strong. Across the province, there were 1,853 homes sold (up over 67% from last May and up 88.9% year-to-date, going from 3,978 to 7,513), new listings were up over 14% (and up 26.7% year-to-date, going from 2,019 to 2,556,) and the MLS® Home Price Index composite was up 11.2% (up 8.4% year-to-date, going from $265,800 to $288,300).

If you would like a current market value of your home Text "Home value" to 306-802-4297

06/03/2021

What changes have been made? What is a stress test? Will this affect my mortgage? These are probably some of the questions you might have right now!

The mortgage stress test requires lenders to check that you can still make your payment at a rate that's higher than you actually pay - HUH?

Here's how it works. ... This means that your income needs to be high enough, and your existing debt low enough, to be able to pay down your mortgage at that higher rate, also known as the "qualifying rate" which just increased from 4.79% to 5.25%.

But remember this is not the rate you are going to making your monthly payments on, these rates are still at historical lows!

If you have questions, I am always happy to help 😊