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What kind of house can $500,000 buy you?

We searched real estate listings in 20 Canadian cities to see what half-a-million dollars gets you these days

by macleans.ca on Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:53pm - 72 Comments

Tags: housing, housing market, real estate, recession

banlieue

A chacun son goût.
Emily Rose

What about a house in YellowKnife
Tony

I’m from Quebec and i wouldn’t pay more than a couple of grand for that house.Prices anywhere these days are outrageous to say the least.More power to the rich.Rip off in mho.
http://meadowbrookvilla.com Lawton Apartments

i would have to say that in about 9 months, even these prices will be much lower than they are now. my suggestion is to wait.
me

Ha, ha, ha! Just wait a while everyone, because things are really going to go down, down, down.
wayne moores

Well, from the look of things to come, it’s going to be buying more and more house every day. That is if there will be anyone left out there with a job. I see where they cust shut down Hamilton, bet ya can get a lot of house there.
http://www.realestatevalley.ca/ Vancouver Homes

I n Vancouver, you can buy a small 2 bedroom house that is about 30 years old and needs major updates :)