If you think houses are expensive here....check this out.

[hollydolly]

Below is the correct meaning of Duplex here. It’s one building divided into two units, like this. This particular unit is divided up so part of it can be rented out for extra income but they aren’t all like that.
https://www.rew.ca/properties/E4383...rch_id=toronto-on&search_type=property_browse

A condo is either an apartment that you purchase instead of rent OR a row house that is purchased. The lawn , gardens and all other maintenance is inclusive in its price so you don’t have this responsibility but in the end you do pay for it.

They are called leasehold properties here..they can be flats, (apartments) or houses, but you don't own the land only the house... or apartment.. and you pay extra for maintenance, ( does that sound the same)?

 

[Keesha]

They are called leasehold properties here..they can be flats, (apartments) or houses, but you don't own the land only the house... or apartment.. and you pay extra for maintenance, ( does that sound the same)?

[/B]

Yes indeed. That sounds the same. :yes: :thumbsup:

 

[Keesha]

We have a lot cheaper places in Ontario but they are much further north.
The further north you go, the cheaper the pricing. We also have town houses: a row of houses stuck together.


https://www.point2homes.com/CA/Home-For-Sale/ON/Moonbeam/139-LEFEBVRE-PENINSULA-RD/64615505.html


https://www.royallepage.ca/en/property/ontario/moonbeam/13-damours-rd/8721018/mlstm182576/


https://www.royallepage.ca/en/property/ontario/moonbeam/9-pelletier-ave/8869367/mlstm182804/

 

[hollydolly]

We have a lot cheaper places in Ontario but they are much further north.
The further north you go, the cheaper the pricing. We also have town houses: a row of houses stuck together.


https://www.point2homes.com/CA/Home-For-Sale/ON/Moonbeam/139-LEFEBVRE-PENINSULA-RD/64615505.html


https://www.royallepage.ca/en/property/ontario/moonbeam/13-damours-rd/8721018/mlstm182576/


https://www.royallepage.ca/en/property/ontario/moonbeam/9-pelletier-ave/8869367/mlstm182804/

Exactly the same here..the further North, the cheaper the properties.. The property here in the south is the most expensive in the whole of the country ..I could buy an 8-10 bed house with a lot more land up North ( especially Scotland ) for what mine costs here...

 

[moviequeen1]

Man! Things must be very different in your part of the country. I'm in the midwest. We have duplexes everywhere, including the area I live in. They are simply a single building, with two separate residences, with a wall separating the two residences. That is, one building, constituting 2 'houses', with a single shared wall. The duplexes are separately bought and sold, and there is no owner on site. Each person living in each house is the 'owner'. I have a few cousins living in duplexes. They are less expensive than a stand-alone house and are often build in higher priced areas.

Retiredtraveler,I was just explaining to HollyDolly the meaning of a duplex.Here in WNY,there are a lot of co-ops{where I live} condos,regular apartment building Sue

 

[WhatInThe]

hgtv-uh oh

We watch House Hunters on HGTV and it amazes us what houses cost around the globe!!

A strong local economy and demand help keep those prices high, not just in touristy spots.

But HGTV-eek. In North America I partly blame HGTV for housing inflation in many areas and/or neighborhood around the country. Everyone wants the wow factor when they buy now. If they can afford it they'll get it. And sometimes the seller will give it/pay for it. BUT trying to keep up with HGTV standards can break someone's piggy bank pretty fast. People have to realize alot of those people/home owners chosen for most of those shows in effect won a prize of 50-100K in renovations sometime. The average home owner can't put that much in their home prior to selling. Nor can alot of buyers pay for it in price either. The latest trend in our area quick as-is cash sales, many are starting to forgo the popular selling practices of the past because of cost. Sadly many actual home buyers are beaten out by flippers and investors before they can get bargain pricing on a house which also adds to the housing inflation.

I've also heard Vancouver is pretty expensive. I never though I'd see the day where I would see homes change hands like baseball cards or stamps.

 

[Keesha]

Exactly the same here..the further North, the cheaper the properties.. The property here in the south is the most expensive in the whole of the country ..I could buy an 8-10 bed house with a lot more land up North ( especially Scotland ) for what mine costs here...

Is it colder and in a different growing zone?
We are a zone 4/5 here but up at the place is a zone 3 so many of the plants that I’m used to growing as perennials would be annuals but I once considered moving that far away but then considered that Seasonal Affective Disorder would be far worse also.