The neighbourhood sits on the east bank south of Nutana, near Diefenbaker Park and the Meewasin trail system along the South Saskatchewan River, and it was developed mostly in the 1950s and 1960s. Housing there is dominated by well built bungalows on generous lots with mature elms, and proximity to the river valley and to Lorne Avenue is part of what buyers pay for.
Within one neighbourhood the spread is wide. A home backing green space or within a short walk of the river prices differently from one on a busier collector street. Bungalows with a developed basement and a functional second bathroom outsell the same footprint with one bathroom by more than the renovation would cost. Garage, lane access and lot depth close the rest of the gap.
The number an algorithm produces for a mid century home is generally a guess dressed up as data. It cannot see a basement developed in the 1990s, a kitchen taken back to the studs, new windows or a foundation properly repaired. Joel Dyck values Queen Elizabeth homes from sold comparables in the immediate area and then adds the improvements the records never captured.
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