What's new

Recent product updates and improvements at SaveOnHouse.

  1. Major Data Expansion: Historical Sales Coverage Extended from 9 to 14 Years

    • Winnipeg historical sold database expanded from 89,966 records (~9 years) to 162,464 records — now covering January 2010 through April 2025, a full 14-year span.
    • Approximately 72,000 new records added, including 2010–2016 market data, enabling longer-range price trend and neighbourhood analysis.
    • Property detail pages, community market pulse charts, and price trend analytics have all been updated to reflect the richer dataset.

  2. New Tool: Winnipeg Property Sale Price Lookup

    • Launched the Winnipeg Property Sale Price Lookup tool (/winnipeg-real-estate-sold-price) — enter any address to instantly view government assessment value and historical sale price range.
    • Powered by 162,464 official City of Winnipeg public records across 203 neighbourhoods. Free, no signup required.
    • Sale records are explained in two parts: government public data (queryable online) and MLS complete data (available via email or text).

  3. New Tool: Winnipeg Waste Collection Schedule

    • Launched the Waste Collection Schedule tool (/waste-collection) — enter any Winnipeg address to instantly find garbage, recycling, and yard waste pickup days.
    • Result page shows the next collection date for each type: garbage and recycling are weekly; yard waste follows the City of Winnipeg A/B alternating schedule (Area A from May 4, Area B from May 11, every two weeks).
    • Result pages are shareable with family and friends, with a direct link to the full property listing.
    • House detail pages now include a Waste Collection Schedule section showing the pickup schedule and next collection date.
    • Added to the Market Insights navigation dropdown.

  4. New: Compare Winnipeg Neighbourhoods

    • Launched the new Compare Winnipeg Neighbourhoods page (/neighbourhood-compare) — compare up to 3 neighbourhoods side by side.
    • Covers housing stock (residential homes, condos, vacant lots, assessed value range and distribution chart), crime & safety (total incidents, vs. city average, year-over-year trend), and 2021 Census demographics (household income, owner-occupancy rate, average age, top mother tongues).
    • Two-neighbourhood mode uses a mirrored layout with a winner indicator per row so differences are immediately obvious.
    • Popular comparison pairs are auto-generated from the neighbourhoods with the most residential homes.

  5. Listing detail: nearby amenities & neighbourhood crime stats

    • Added nearby amenities section showing parks, schools, hospitals, shops, supermarkets, restaurants and more within walking distance.
    • Added Winnipeg neighbourhood crime statistics — annual incident count, year-over-year change, and dominant crime category.
    • Crime data links to /crime-overview for full city-wide neighbourhood comparisons and historical trends.

  6. UI overhaul: wide-screen layout, compare upgrades & nav improvements

    • Site-wide content width upgraded to 1440px with 20px side padding for a better large-screen experience.
    • House compare page adds 2021 Census data and property scores, and auto-loads editor's picks when empty.

  7. Listing detail upgrade: 2021 Census neighbourhood analytics (DA level)

    • Listing pages now include a Statistics Canada 2021 Census Dissemination Area (DA) neighbourhood profile.
    • New Winnipeg DA overview at /census-area: city-wide DA map, highlights, and cross-neighbourhood stats.
    • Area characteristics across multiple dimensions:
    • Population & labour force
    • Household structure & income levels
    • Housing types & living patterns
    • Multicultural mix & education background
    • Employment & commuting
    • Optional map of the DA boundary and listing location so users can see the real-world block behind the stats.
    • Finer-grained community context to help assess:
    • Fit for family living
    • Investment & rental potential
    • How local incomes align with home prices

  8. FAQ and neighbourhood sales stats on listing pages

    • Added a new FAQ section to address common user questions (visit /faq).
    • Added Winnipeg neighbourhood sales statistics to listing detail pages, including yearly average price, price trends, age distribution of sold homes, and price per square foot.
    • Added a Winnipeg MLS area map to clearly show the relationship between MLS areas and neighbourhoods (visit /mlsarea-map).

  9. Social sharing & Google sign-in

    • Share listings and more via Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and WhatsApp.
    • Sign in with Google—one-click login; your name or email prefix is shown after sign-in.
    • Added a condo map to explore and analyze Winnipeg condos at a glance.

  10. Major redesign, map colours & sold prices

    • Major site redesign with updated layout and information architecture.
    • Clearer colour coding for sold data on the map.
    • Sold prices: signed-in users can view accurate sold prices where available.
    SaveOnHouse homepage before the redesign: map, editor’s picks, market weekly, trending
    Before redesign · Home
    Listing detail before the redesign: street, neighbourhood, and city-wide rankings
    Before redesign · Listing

  11. Market trends data

    • Market trends: 30+ years of monthly Manitoba data, updated monthly—includes average price, unit sales, new listings, and dollar volume.

  12. House comparison & languages

    • Compare up to four houses side by side to support purchase decisions.
    • More languages: English, Chinese, Punjabi, Filipino, and Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong & Taiwan).

  13. Weekly report, rankings & new home page

    • Winnipeg market weekly: weekly listings, sale premia, and commentary.
    • Listing pages: rankings on the same street, same neighbourhood, and city-wide.
    • Home page: richer overview instead of map-only, plus contact entry points.

  14. Live support, AI & community stats

    • Live support shortcut: reach us for selling or viewing homes in Winnipeg.
    • AI home price lookup (beta).
    • Community statistics for 200+ Winnipeg neighbourhoods.

  15. First launch

    • SaveOnHouse launches.
    • First release: map browse and search.