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How long does buying a home take from start to keys?

From mortgage pre-approval to receiving keys, a Saskatoon purchase typically runs 60 to 90 days once you have an accepted offer, though the search phase before that offer can run anywhere from a few weeks to several months depending on how quickly the right home turns up.

After an accepted offer, the condition period for financing and inspection generally runs 7 to 10 business days, followed by your lawyer's title and closing work through Information Services Corporation, which typically needs 30 days minimum to complete before possession.

Financing itself moves faster once you already hold a pre-approval, since the lender is confirming the specific property rather than starting your file from scratch, but an appraisal ordered late in the process can add a week or more if the lender requests one.

Buyers hunting near the Saskatoon benchmark of $444,700 in a market with 1.63 months of supply should budget for the search phase taking longer than the closing itself. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

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