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Does the Block by Block plan affect Saskatoon homeowners?

Saskatoon has no program by that name, so there is no direct effect to describe here; the name comes from another city's zoning reform. What does affect Saskatoon homeowners is the City of Saskatoon's own infill and density bylaw, which can change what is allowed on the lot next door as much as on your own.

For an existing owner, that cuts two ways. Being allowed to add a legal secondary suite can add real value and rental income to your own property, while a neighbouring lot being redeveloped into something denser can change a street's character faster than in an area with no zoning change at all. Saskatoon's benchmark price rose 2.8 percent year over year in the latest Saskatchewan REALTORS Association report, and shifts like this are part of what feeds into that number over time.

The effect on any one property depends entirely on its own zoning, lot size and location, not on a citywide average, so a blanket answer is not a responsible one.

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