Edmonton leads Canada in housing-price jump

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Home values up more than 200 per cent between 1997 and 2007

  q9 D4 F" d) M, w1 @0 |5 OEDMONTON - Homes in Edmonton jumped more in average price than anywhere in Canada over the past decade, says a new report by Re/max.
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' H: J3 b5 c( n9 [6 ZHome values soared 203 per cent between 1997 and 2007 - "making Edmonton the best return on investment in the country at an annually compounded rate of 11.7 per cent," said the report.

5 Y' Y6 Q2 x0 D0 K9 U( n9 NA home's average price in Alberta's capital rose to $338,636 in 2007 from $111,587 a decade ago.

3 M8 C  R# h0 e+ S& R, g* g. `Booming population, limited inventory of homes and a hot economy are behind some of the tightest market conditions in the country, the report said.
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& y. y! O$ c$ \- H8 J+ j$ [! p4 y* b3 rFirst-time homebuyers sparked the explosion in 1996-97 and have powered the market since then, Re/max said. Buyers trading up, meanwhile, have stimulated sales at the high end of the market.
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In recent years, the report suggests move-down buyers, aging baby boomers, are driving the condo market.

. S% b: }2 K/ ]5 `# ]0 J% m"While 2007 was a roller-coaster year for real estate activity in Edmonton, 2008 holds more promise," the report said.

( @) {- W4 V5 qIt points to falling numbers of homes for sale, predicted lower interest rates and continued strength in the oilpatch.
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In Calgary, housing values nearly tripled, climbing to $414,066 from $143,305 in the same period.

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