Ellison Landing vs Predator Ridge resale

Costs people forget on each side

A Vale example

At the top of the range the gap widens. A Vale home at $1,995,000 plus GST carries about $99,750 in GST and $37,900 in transfer tax, for roughly $2,132,650 before legal fees. A golf-front resale at the same list price would carry the same transfer tax but usually no GST, so the new home costs about $100,000 more for the same headline price. What that premium buys is a new home, a full warranty, modern systems and, per the developer, the last new golf frontage the resort will sell. Whether that is worth $100,000 is a personal call, and it’s the right question to ask.

When Ellison Landing is the better buy

• You want single-level living with modern systems. Rancher plans with no interior stairs, heat pumps, radon mitigation and MERV 15 air filtration are hard to find together in older homes.
• You’d renovate a resale home anyway. Once a resale home needs a new kitchen, flooring and mechanical work, the GST gap narrows quickly, and renovations at Predator Ridge also mean design approvals and contractor schedules.
• You value the warranty. Five years of building-envelope coverage and ten years structural are worth real money on a house in the $1.5 million range.
• You want the last golf frontage. If Vale really is the final golf-front release, no future new supply will compete with your home on that feature.
• Your timing fits a build. A Spring 2027 completion gives you time to sell your current home without rushing.

When resale is the better buy

• You’d rather keep GST in your pocket. On a $1.5 million home, 5% is $75,000 you don’t pay on most resales.
• You need to move soon. Resale possession dates are negotiated with you, not set by a construction schedule.
• Your budget is under $1.4 million. Most of Predator Ridge’s townhomes, condos and many houses sit below Ellison Landing’s entry price.
• You want a finished street. No construction traffic, mature trees and established neighbours.
• You want a view Ellison Landing doesn’t offer. Some older neighbourhoods have big Okanagan Lake views.

Sean represents buyers on both sides of this decision, so he has no reason to steer you to either one. Browse current Predator Ridge resale homes and neighbourhood profiles, or ask him to set up a saved search that covers both.