Edmonton leads Canada in housing-price jump

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Home values up more than 200 per cent between 1997 and 2007
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5 m/ }7 U% H5 Z3 T1 E4 P: c: K6 jEDMONTON - Homes in Edmonton jumped more in average price than anywhere in Canada over the past decade, says a new report by Re/max.

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

1 U: v0 r2 r' Z3 nBooming 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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) s4 [  h$ k+ P. YFirst-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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3 S6 ^8 K5 }8 \* y- B4 L1 rIn recent years, the report suggests move-down buyers, aging baby boomers, are driving the condo market.
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- a% U; Q* L" ^* r$ ^7 J4 f: Y"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 h2 y6 s  X. v# ?It points to falling numbers of homes for sale, predicted lower interest rates and continued strength in the oilpatch.

. k+ V. p0 w+ D2 L3 U# n9 XIn Calgary, housing values nearly tripled, climbing to $414,066 from $143,305 in the same period.

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