House with lucky address sells for $550K over asking in less than 48 hours

A house in Ontario with an auspicious address sold for significantly more than its listing price after only being on the market for two days.

A house in Ontario with an auspicious address sold for significantly more than its listing price after only being on the market for two days.

18 Bruce Thomson Drive, a Markham home in the Victoria Square Neighbourhood, was listed on May 11 for $1.79 million and had a "very short lifespan," listing agent Hiu Yan Bow told CTV News Toronto in an interview Friday.

“It sold firm in two days,” Bow said.

The four-bedroom, four-bathroom home features wood flooring, granite countertops, wainscotting in its formal dining room, and a gas fireplace. The sale price broke the previous record for similar property types and sizes in the north Markham area, Bow said.

The quick and successful sale can be attributed to a number of factors, Bow explained – starting, in part, with the home’s address.

“Eighteen is a very lucky number in Chinese culture,” Bow said, “That means, basically, promised wealth.”