Buyer adds $50,000 to secure Canmore townhouse
1080 Cougar Creek Dr., #508B, Canmore, Alta.
Ask for a price: $600,000 (April 2022)
Sale price: $650,000 (April 2022)
Taxes: $2,161 (2021)
Days on the market: Four
Listing agents: Christopher Vincent and Laura Wright, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
The action
This two-story townhouse is such a rare commodity in Canmore that requests for personal viewings started coming in almost as soon as the listing went live in April. Two offers were presented even before a weekend rich in screenings. Within four days, the seller accepted an offer of $50,000 more than the request.
“Back then – and even now – there aren’t many entry-level townhouse products, so I imagine someone had been looking for a while and needed a place to live , so he put his best foot forward,” said officer Christopher Vincent.
In the nearly 30 year old complex, this townhouse is one of the few with outdoor parking compared to larger units with integral garages.
“The old townhouse [sold] was a garage unit listed in October, and before that there was a listing for a garage unit in September, but one with this floor plan was over a year ago,” Mr. Vincent said. .
“They usually sell for a little less, between $500,000 and $700,000. »
what they have
Part of two Cougar Ridge Villas buildings, this two-bedroom unit has 1,327 square feet of living space, including a family room with a gas fireplace on the lower level.
The ground floor has a living room and a kitchen with access to the patio, as well as one of the three bathrooms.
Monthly fee of $341 includes use of hot tub.
Officer taking
“Cougar Creek has traditionally been more of a community of full-time residents, so there aren’t as many secondary owners, although that’s changing,” Vincent said.
“One of the elementary schools in town is about a block and a half away, so there are a lot of young families in the neighborhood, and at the same time, it’s a reasonable walk to Elevation Place, which is our big recreation center.”
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