

- Glenora
- Strathcona (#1 for the previous 5 years)
- Oliver
- Westmount
- Ritchie
- Highlands
- Garneau
- Downtown
- Crestwood
- Bonnie Doon
- Belgravia
- Laurier Heights
- Parkview
- Riverdale
- Windsor Park
- Cloverdale
- Strathearn
- Hazeldean
- North Glenora
- Parkallen
- Downtown St. Albert
- Oliver
- Strathcona
- West Meadowlark Park
- Pembina
- Pleasantview
- Royal Gardens
- Canora
- Westmount
- Inglewood
- Queen Mary Park
- Woodcroft
- Queen Alexandra
- Central McDougall
- Sweet Grass
- Garneau
- Montrose
- Brander Gardens
- Tawa
- Inglewood
- Ritchie
- Glenwood
- Lorelei
- King Edward Park
- Keheewin
Oliver

The University Area
Although not technically a neighbourhood the communities in the area have similar features, because of this many buyers look in "the University Area" as opposed to it's individual neighbourhoods, which, for the sake of this post include Strathcona, McKernan, Belgravia, Windsor Park, Garneau, and Queen Alexandra. Central to the area is Whyte Avenue, lined with shops and restaurants (as well as beautiful, mature Elm trees) is a destination for visitors and residents alike. Famous for its lively arts and culture scene, as well as stunning views of the North Saskatchewan River and the Mill Creek Ravine, residents also love living near the river valley. Obviously, the University of Alberta is nearby, as well as numerous hospitals and medical services, making it a popular location for Doctors and Professors.Here's a look at the HPI composite for each neighbourhood in the University area over the past 5 years:
Crestwood, Parkview and Laurier Heights



Riverbend


Ritchie & Hazeldean


Highlands

Aspen Gardens

Cloverdale

Windermere
Windermere is "outside the Henday" and is designed to be an "urban centre" of Edmonton suburbs. This newer development aspires to provide all the amenities residents need so they can leave their cars at home. There's a large shopping and entertainment area that includes Grocery Stores, a movie theatre, restaurants, big box stores and boutiques. Some of the neighbourhoods here have recreational facilities that are only open to residents including heated pools, tennis courts and more. Windermere gets by far the most traffic of any neighbourhood on our website. Cynthia Leal Chiang, with Liv Real Estate, loves Windermere: "It's quiet. Everything is here. You never have to leave if you don't want to. Plus, it's close to the airport to escape Edmonton winters in 20 minutes." The benchmark price for Windermere was $567,400 in March, up 5% from 5 years ago.
Magrath Heights, Mactaggart, Hodgson
There isn't really a name for this area, but the neighbourhoods in southwest Edmonton are mostly made up of larger homes and high-end condos bordering the Whitemud Creek Ravine. The neighbourhoods have plenty of parks, walkways and water features and residents enjoy quick access to plenty of amenities along 23rd Avenue, including Terwillegar Recreation Centre. Bill Bhamra with Liv Real Estate says: "It’s all about lifestyle. Walking trails, river valley, family oriented, proximity to everything. I've been enjoying the area for the past 30 years!"
Honourable Mentions
This is already one of the longest (if not the longest) blog post I've ever written, but I want to include a few other neighbourhoods that our agents love:- Tameka Ross - Quesnell Heights. River valley views, mature neighbourhood everyone looks after their yard, great schools
- Matt Walker - Gariepy (Lessard). Close to all amenities, Schools, Shopping, River Valley, walking and biking trails and close to Henday and Whitemud
- Nathan Mol - I think the university area gets enough praise so I am going to go with Forest Heights since I think it is often overlooked but has fantastic access to downtown, the river valley and some amazing biking trails, schools, and parks, plus a really nice city golf course. Prices are also much lower than the university area or Bonnie Doon so there is great value there.
- Sheldon Johnston - There are so many hoods here I could choose but I'm going to go with the awesome enclave of Dechene (phase 1). Like everything its got excellent transportation access and is walking distance to lots of amenities. Close to river valley trails and in city trails. Most importantly its small with a variety of unique home styles, with modern enough floor plans they don't require structural overhaul and they are mostly well built (you actually had to build a pretty good home when these were built to get them sold). Bottom line It's an affordable community with lots of cul de sacs and the homes are on decent size lots before the developers really started to squeeze the lot sizes.
I am curious about something. Generally speaking when experts like Don mention a city as a good long term investment what is the timeline they mean? Is it over 5 years, 10, 15, 20 or more?
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