Hamilton’s most expensive home sold in April cost its buyers $2.85 million
While the real estate market has slowed since the onslaught of COVID-19, houses are still selling, and some for big bucks. The most expensive sale in the Hamilton area in April was in Ancaster, for $2.85 million. Two homes in Burlington were the next highest home purchases that month, according to data from sales made by members of the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington.
The organization says the top three sales in its coverage area last month ranged from $1.9 million to $2.85 million, with one located in Ancaster and two in Burlington. RAHB also says the top three sales in Hamilton proper were in Ancaster, Hamilton Mountain and Hamilton East, and ranged from $1.2 million to $2.85 million.
On the low end, the area's most affordable homes sold in April ranged between $35,000 and just below $180,000, with two in Flamborough and one in Ancaster. RAHB president Kathy Della-Nebbia says all three were likely modular homes."
She adds that, for now, prices are holding steady, even as fewer listings and sales take place.
Many agents, such as Greg de Denus at ReMax Real Estate Centre, are limiting showings to people who are in a real bind" and are very likely to purchase, he recently told The Spectator. He says most of his work is done remotely, including signatures, and that he only shows homes where no one is living.
You unlock the lockbox with gloves and a mask, wipe down and go into your car. Then the clients go inside, and you FaceTime with them," he explained.
Here's a look at a couple houses that sold locally in March, and what the sellers got.
LANDSDALE: $612,500
Location: 97 Tisdale St. N.
Cross Street: Wilson and Victoria
Asking Price: $599,000
Selling Price: $612,500
Previous Selling Price: $404,400 (2019)
Size: 1,659 square feet
Lot: 5,133 square feet
Taxes: $2,415 (2019)
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Sold: April 17
Closes: May 20
Main Floor: living room, dining room, kitchen, two-piece bathroom
Second floor: three bedrooms, four-piece bathroom, laundry room
Listing agent: Carly Weir, Apex Results Realty
This Victorian home not far from Hamilton General Hospital has a mix of old and new. Its listing boasted several remaining original accents, including pocket doors, flooring, ceiling plaster medallions, door hardware and ornate vent grates. On the new side of the equation: electrical, plumbing, the kitchen, two new bathrooms, all-new appliances and new windows.
The outdoor space includes a side porch and a fenced-in backyard with flower gardens and a pear tree. The roof was redone in 2015 and the furnace and air-conditioning systems were updated in 2011.
STIPLEY SOUTH: $600,000
Location: 44 Garfield Ave. S.
Asking Price: $599,000
Selling Price: $600,000
Previous Selling Price: $415,000 (2016)
Size: 1,911 square feet
Lot: 3,209 square feet
Taxes: $3,883 (2019)
Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 2
Sold: April 23
Closes: June 30
Main Floor: living room, dining room, kitchen, two-piece bathroom
Second Floor: three bedrooms, four-piece bathroom, laundry room
Third floor: Large room plus walk-in closet/workout space
Listing agent: Greg de Denus, RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.
This large home with high ceilings throughout features bamboo hardwood, an original fireplace and bay windows on the main floor. There's a Juliette balcony off the second floor, and a well-insulated master retreat" on floor three. The basement is waterproofed with a lifetime warranty.
The house is walking distance from Tim Hortons field, Gage Park and Ottawa Street North.
Compiled from information that is publicly available. Send recent home sales to home.sales.hamilton@gmail.com. Not all submissions can be used.