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14810 51 Ave., NW., No. 311, Edmonton

Asking price: $229,000 (December, 2022)

Previous asking price: $249,900 (July, 2022) *under previous agent

Selling price: $221,000 (December, 2022)

Previous selling price: $135,000 (2020)

Taxes: $1,778 (2022)

Property days on market: 179

Listing agents: Clare Packer and Judy Clare-Packer, Re/Max Excellence

The action

This two-bedroom-plus-den suite in a residential suburb near Fort Edmonton Park, went without an offer for roughly five months last year. A new team of agents was brought in and made some subtle changes, including new listing photography and a slimmed-down price tag. Over the next two weeks there were five showings and one visitor made an accepted offer at $8,000 under the asking price.

“Condos are inherently very difficult to sell in Edmonton, the main reason being that there is a lot of new development, therefore you’re competing with brand new