No kidding.
These days, there is no way you can get anything with a real roof for less than $100K grands, not even under the rock !
I am serious … Even rotten shacks inĀ New Brunswick will burn you an average of $157,124.
Honestly, a $200K – $300K home can never be classified as “cheap” (as the author below suggests …). That’s a lot of money. Just imagine, even ultra luxury toy like Ferrari costs only $100K – $200K a pop.
Homes in the middle of nowhere such as those quoted below can be bought for practically nothing (starting from a few grands) down south in the United States. You can actually get a good size, real family home (with lawn) in an okay location just across the water from Windsor for as little as $50K. And in Windsor ? Well, the author suggests at least $300K for something liveable for you dogs …
5 of the cheapest places in Canada to buy a home
According to appraisal division of Government Canada, this classic thing should be valued at $1,000,000.00, minimum Ā ?
ByĀ Gail JohnsonĀ |Ā Pay DayĀ
Would you describe yourself as house-poor? Are you scraping together money for aĀ down payment on a homeĀ the size of your parentsā tool shed? Thereās a solution to all this house-price madness: move to Moncton.
The New Brunswick city is the cheapest one in Canada to buy property, with the average price in June being $157,124, according to theĀ Canadian Real Estate Association. That makesĀ Vancouverās average price of $772,569Ā and Torontoās of $542,174 look even more absurd.
Across the country, the actual (not seasonally adjusted) national average price for homesĀ sold in May was $388,910, an increase of 3.7 per cent from the same month last year.
Hereās a look at five of the cheapest cities to buy a house in Canada. Start packing.
1. Moncton, N.B.
Built on the site of an Acadian settlement known as Le Coude (The Bend) on the Petitcodiac River, this city of 69,000 is a major sports tourism hub that also has short commutes and beautiful nearby beaches. Moncton was named one of the best places to live and work in Canada byĀ Chatelaine, andReaders DigestĀ recently called it the most polite city in Canada.
2. Windsor-Essex, Ont.
Average house price: $174,396. Here youāll find quaint waterfront villages, lush farmlands, fragrant vineyards, an outdoor sculpture garden, the largestĀ concentration of greenhouses in North America, and the Colosseum at Caesars Windsor, the biggest venue of its kind in the Caesars chain.
As the southernmost point in all of Canada, Windsor-Essex ā which is at the same latitude as northern California and some of Europeās finest wine regions ā is one of the most agriculturally productive areas in the entire country.
3. Saint John, N.B.
Average house price: $182,129. Situated on the Bay of Fundy, the home of Moosehead beer was Canadaās first city, incorporated in 1785. With a population of about 70,000, the city has preserved many of its heritage buildings in its uptown core, giving it a unique and charming feel. A couple of years back, St. Johnās citizens were described as the happiest in the country by theĀ Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.
Information technology, advanced manufacturing, energy, healthcare and tourism sectors form the bulk of Saint Johnās economic base.
4. Thunder Bay, Ont.
Average house price: $199,642. Located on the north shore of Lake Superior ā the worldās largest freshwater lake — Thunder Bay is theĀ sunniest city in Eastern Canada. With a population of about 109,000, the āforest capitalā of Canada is increasingly becoming a hub for knowledge-based industries, primarily in the fields of molecular medicine and genomics.
Itās ranked as the sixth most-culturally diverse community of its size in North America, with Finnish, Italian, Scottish, Ukrainian, Polish, French, Aboriginal, Chinese and Croatian being some of the most common ethnic backgrounds
5.Ā Lethbridge, Alta.
Average house price: 239,097
Small-town charm and warm Chinook winds characterize this sunny Southern Alberta spot, which has a population of about 90,000. Itās home to two post-secondary institutions. Intersected by the Oldman River, the city has one of the largest systems of urban parks in North America. Besides agriculture, the cityās economy is based in health, education, retail, hospitality sectors.
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