Comments on: A house or an apartment? I prefer a house http://hummingbird604.com/2010/03/18/a-house-or-an-apartment-i-prefer-a-house/ The personal blog of a Vancouver-based educator in environmental issues Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: unclespeedo http://hummingbird604.com/2010/03/18/a-house-or-an-apartment-i-prefer-a-house/comment-page-1/#comment-8300 unclespeedo Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:16:34 +0000 http://hummingbird604.com/?p=6708#comment-8300 We opted for a house here in Victoria which is another tough market to crack. I personally value the private space and not sharing walls with strangers/neighbours and I'm a much more grounded person when I've got the option to tend to our garden (in peace) whenever I please. We opted for a house here in Victoria which is another tough market to crack. I personally value the private space and not sharing walls with strangers/neighbours and I’m a much more grounded person when I’ve got the option to tend to our garden (in peace) whenever I please.

]]> By: Michael Kwan http://hummingbird604.com/2010/03/18/a-house-or-an-apartment-i-prefer-a-house/comment-page-1/#comment-8260 Michael Kwan Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:10:26 +0000 http://hummingbird604.com/?p=6708#comment-8260 Vancouver is a very expensive city. Even a relatively modest single detached house in East Vancouver will easily run you $700,000. Move to the West Side or, *gasp*, West Vancouver and you're well into the seven figure range. Although housing *can* be cheaper in some of the suburbs, the savings are minimal at best in places like Burnaby and Richmond. You don't really get into the mildly more affordable houses until you get into Coquitlam and Surrey. Even then, a modest single detached house will fetch $500,000 or more. Vancouver is a very expensive city. Even a relatively modest single detached house in East Vancouver will easily run you $700,000. Move to the West Side or, *gasp*, West Vancouver and you’re well into the seven figure range.

Although housing *can* be cheaper in some of the suburbs, the savings are minimal at best in places like Burnaby and Richmond. You don’t really get into the mildly more affordable houses until you get into Coquitlam and Surrey. Even then, a modest single detached house will fetch $500,000 or more.

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