Edmonton leads Canada in housing-price jump

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

  ]) k' N" h4 O! h! zEDMONTON - 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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Home 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.

A home's average price in Alberta's capital rose to $338,636 in 2007 from $111,587 a decade ago.

' v, O. p1 t( I0 [$ uBooming 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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First-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.
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( O% M  A4 J, ]% R/ ?7 _  `"While 2007 was a roller-coaster year for real estate activity in Edmonton, 2008 holds more promise," the report said.
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" @9 M0 a* A( n! ~It points to falling numbers of homes for sale, predicted lower interest rates and continued strength in the oilpatch.

. U6 K- ~& T/ a' v2 ^& \In Calgary, housing values nearly tripled, climbing to $414,066 from $143,305 in the same period.

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