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[dino_martini]

Evergreen Ridge just south of Fish Creek Park - Starting in the low 220's.

Copperfield has a few homes in the 270's, not really sure though..just what the book thing tells me.

Pillars Of Royal Oak begins in the mid 200's, pretty far NW though.

Saddlebrook in the NE has homes starting in the $170's

[benyl]

Dude, you can't get into royal oak for less than 300. I just bought a house in the cascades and spent way more than that.

[sputnik]

Starter homes (1000-1400 sq ft) with decent upgrades are selling for $260-275k.

You will be hard pressed to find a bigger house for under $300k unless you plan to go with zero upgrades.

Check out Heartland Homes in Auburn Bay. Its a private lake community and should have excellent resale value in the future.

http://heartland-homes.com/auburn_bay_home_styles.html

[JordanLotoski]

^^^^ the wait list for those homes is now over 200 people!!! good luck

[sputnik]

Originally posted by MIWYFSHOT
^^^^ the wait list for those homes is now over 200 people!!! good luck

I dont doubt that for a minute, it seems like anything with good access to Deerfoot is hot right now.

I heard that Heartland was running a "lottery system" when lots are released. Basically put your name in a hat, and when lots are released they pick names and call the "winners". If you "win" you have to rush down as fast as you can to pick one of the remaining lots.

[leec001]

"http://www.prominentcustomhomes.ca/prominent.htm"

They might sell you a 1400 sq. ft new home for $300k.

[CLiVE]

Originally posted by turbotrip


sherwood is definitely a good choice, and its a brand new community which is about to jump in price quite substantially soon, so now would be a good time to get in on the market there

A year + ago was the time to get in on Sherwood.
Too late now IMO. I bought there late summer 2004...

[jdmakkord]

Originally posted by CLiVE


A year + ago was the time to get in on Sherwood.
Too late now IMO. I bought there late summer 2004...

The same can be said about kincora. Prices have shot up way to quick in those two neighborhoods.

[69cougar]

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[dino_martini]

Originally posted by benyl
Dude, you can't get into royal oak for less than 300. I just bought a house in the cascades and spent way more than that.

Dude, its not "Royal Oak" its "The Pillars Of Royal Oak"..differant

[C4S]

Better buy fast ..

we are talking like $10K more every 3 month for new house ..

Base price of my house I started to build app. 1 yr ago ... went up $82K ! ( well, the builder rised my price for $12K too .. ) and similiar are, but 1/4 smaller size lots .. up $70K already .. and totoally sold out .. they only put people in waiting list now ...

If you would like to build a brand new house .. I guess .. 1 yr is probaby min time .. and expect the builder will jet up your price in the mean time ..

[D. Dub]

Are you really set on new?

Wait time for a new build is 8-10 months and the quality will be questionable!

[turbotrip]

Originally posted by CLiVE


A year + ago was the time to get in on Sherwood.
Too late now IMO. I bought there late summer 2004...

ya thats true the earlier the better, but since theyre gonna be doing a lot of development on that side now i think that if there are still lots for sale it wouldnt be a bad idea to grab one


and koopkoop2 if u can increase ur range to around 3-4, we have 2-3 houses in sherwood and royal oak that are just about done and were gonna be selling them quite soon

oh and i would definitely suggest taking a look at Royal Oak, my brother's starter house just sold for 270,000 so you can definitely still find some in your range in royal oak

[JC Civic]

Originally posted by sputnik

I heard that Heartland was running a "lottery system" when lots are released. Basically put your name in a hat, and when lots are released they pick names and call the "winners". If you "win" you have to rush down as fast as you can to pick one of the remaining lots.

Nope. What they are doing is when you go in, you put your name on the wait list and it is in order. When they find out they are allowed to release lots for sale they call people in that order.

[JordanLotoski]

This is the way to do it...pick up a pre-owned in say anywhere right now, then when u take possession of that start building a new one...you now have 2 homes that are gaining in value..sell the pre-owned for alot more then you paid for it, use the money to put down on the new home. pretty simple..and i know a great realtor that can help u ALL hehehe

[turbotrip]

^thats a really good idea, but some people might have enough trouble getting 1 mortgage, while ur talking about 2

[JordanLotoski]

no man u dont need 2..they will condition the second on you selling your per-owned

[benyl]

some builders aren't doing that anymore. They have enough buyers that they want condition free mortgage letters.

[JordanLotoski]

yes, but most banks will give you a letter, aim doing that right now with no problems..most people who build new homes stay in there home till the end..its done everyday.

[redblack]

do you guys think it will get any better in the spring/summer to find a used home. Ive been looking for a while now and it doesnt seem like there's any new listings.