A lot can happen in 5 years. Yeah you need to keep the eventual sale of your home in mind, but it's not the be-all, end-all. What if you end up living there for 10 years? Or 2? You just never know.
Don't totally throw resale to the wind but buy a place you will enjoy living in for 5 (or so) long years. If it was me, I'd go older neighbourhood, smaller home, and shorter commute everytime.
But caveat that recommendation with the fact that I find new build neighbourhoods to be soulless, ugly, and completely overpriced for what you get. (A slapped together house in a former prairie field!! With a nearby highway! And no trees! And fake lakes.)
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