Houses for sale in Winnipeg: Assiniboine Landing

Houses for sale in Assiniboine Landing, Breezy Bend, Headingley South, and Marston Meadows, near Winnipeg form the MLS® area 1W. They have communities that are within the greater city area, considered Assiniboine South, studded with stately houses situated on even larger plots of land, all just 10 minutes from downtown. Tuxedo would lay top billing to these homes, particularly along Park Boulevard and in the blocks surrounding the iconic Assiniboine Park. There’s no shortage of amenities including golf, tennis and the like, along with all the splendour of Assiniboine Park – with its summer and winter trails. The area also has Charleswood, one of the city’s original suburbs where housing prices are more modest, riverside houses being an exception, and often located in forested areas where deer and other wildlife are abundant. Charleswood also has a continually growing culinary scene.

New homes at Assiniboine Landing

Assiniboine Landing is a newer master-planned community just west of Winnipeg, and it is worth knowing up front that it sits in Headingley, not the city. The homes are new, and they run large. Mostly detached, on generous lots, with the modern layouts and attached garages you would expect from recent builds. The community was planned around keeping the prairie and natural landscape intact, so there is a lot of green space threaded through it.

It is in Headingley, so check the details

Because Assiniboine Landing sits in the Rural Municipality of Headingley rather than Winnipeg, a few things work differently. Your property taxes are set by Headingley, not the city. Services can differ too, so find out whether a home is on municipal water and sewer or a private well and septic. None of this is a dealbreaker. It is just the kind of thing you want to know before you write an offer, not after.

Buying a bigger, newer home

Most of what sells here is new or close to it, so you are often dealing with a builder rather than a past owner. Ask the builder questions. What is standard, and what is an upgrade? What is the premium on that bigger lot? What does the Manitoba New Home Warranty cover, and did anyone flag that GST comes with a new build? A larger house also means more to keep up, so factor in the roof, the mechanicals, the yard. If it is a resale, ask what has been finished since the build, and whether it was permitted.

Who buys out here, and selling

This suits people who want space and a new home without driving halfway to the next town for it. Move-up families, mostly. Buyers who like the quieter, semi-rural edge of things. If you are selling, lead with the lot, the size and finish of the house, and be straight about the services and taxes, because that Headingley detail comes up with every buyer.

Is Assiniboine Landing in Winnipeg?
No. It is in the Rural Municipality of Headingley, just west of the city, so it has its own property taxes and services.

What are the homes like?
Mostly newer, larger detached houses on generous lots.

Are homes on city services or a well and septic?
It varies out here, so confirm it for the specific home.

Anything to check when buying new?
What is included versus an upgrade, the lot premium, what the New Home Warranty covers, and that GST applies on new construction.