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where do you live?

where do you live?


greater vancouver or whistler
6.3%
fraser valley, squamish, pemberton
7.4%
vancouver island, sunshine coast
4.2%
kamloops or kelowna
5.3%
central bc
2.1%
northern bc
0%
kootenays
3.2%
other parts of canada
10.5%
united states
13.7%
outside north america
47.4%
Total votes: 95
Dec. 22, 2014, 12:13 p.m.
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Joined: Nov. 23, 2002

well, where do you call home?

doing this out of curiosity due to a post in the thread about financial independence

http://bb.nsmb.com/showthread.php?p=2851987#post2851987

ps - some of the region grouping in bc may seem weird but this is mostly due to tryign to keep group similarly priced single family homes together.

We don't know what our limits are, so to start something with the idea of being limited actually ends up limiting us.
Ellen Langer

Dec. 22, 2014, 12:21 p.m.
Posts: 763
Joined: March 12, 2004

Live on the east coast now, but used to live in Whistler.

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Dec. 22, 2014, 12:27 p.m.
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Joined: June 29, 2006

Squamish here.

Now, it's your poll Syncro so you are free to do as you wish, but shouldn't the first 2 options go like this?

Greater Vancouver or the Valley
Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton

And don't get me started on lumping the SSC with the Island.

Dec. 22, 2014, 12:44 p.m.
Posts: 3155
Joined: Nov. 23, 2002

Squamish here.

Now, it's your poll Syncro so you are free to do as you wish, but shouldn't the first 2 options go like this?

Greater Vancouver or the Valley
Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton

And don't get me started on lumping the SSC with the Island.

i did it that way more to reflect the state of single detached home prices vs geographic regions. there is going to be some variability and outliers in any region, but current housing prices would seem to suggest that this is a reasonable distribution.

We don't know what our limits are, so to start something with the idea of being limited actually ends up limiting us.
Ellen Langer

Dec. 22, 2014, 12:49 p.m.
Posts: 8848
Joined: Nov. 19, 2002

Might want to include a sentence or two why you have this poll up.

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Another interesting poll would be, where would you live if you could find work?

Dec. 22, 2014, 12:52 p.m.
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Joined: Feb. 2, 2004

I moved to Whis to get out of the city. Now you're telling me it's just the same?

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Dec. 22, 2014, 1:47 p.m.
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Joined: June 29, 2006

i did it that way more to reflect the state of single detached home prices vs geographic regions. there is going to be some variability and outliers in any region, but current housing prices would seem to suggest that this is a reasonable distribution.

OK, that makes sense then.

Dec. 22, 2014, 2:06 p.m.
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Joined: May 27, 2008

SoCal since the summer, from Comox previously. Probably Cold Lake next summer although Florida or Halifax are possibilities.

Being cheap is OK. Being a clueless sanctimonious condescending douchebag is just Vlad's MO.

Dec. 22, 2014, 2:18 p.m.
Posts: 632
Joined: Jan. 27, 2010

Squamish here.

Now, it's your poll Syncro so you are free to do as you wish, but shouldn't the first 2 options go like this?

Greater Vancouver or the Valley
Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton

And don't get me started on lumping the SSC with the Island.

to further this , I would suggest that the average home in squamish is closer to the value / cost of north vancouver . whistler is a strange one due to the fact that IMO most of the people i know from whistler own a price controlled whistler housing style place .
The Valley defiantly belongs in its current grouping

regardless of my thoughts the results will intrigue me enough to return and check up on the poll

Dec. 22, 2014, 2:23 p.m.
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Joined: Feb. 19, 2003

to further this , I would suggest that the average home in squamish is closer to the value / cost of north vancouver .

Been doing a little light research into that and you can get into some things in Squamish that are in the low 700s that would be a million plus in N.Van.

Dec. 22, 2014, 2:28 p.m.
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Joined: Nov. 20, 2002

Been doing a little light research into that and you can get into some things in Squamish that are in the low 700s that would be a million plus in N.Van.

Do tell … so when ya moving?

When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity.

When many people suffer from a delusion, it is called religion.

Dec. 22, 2014, 2:41 p.m.
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Joined: Feb. 19, 2003

Do tell … so when ya moving?

After all of HardTickle's selling of all things outside Vancouver, and XXX'ers tales of 200K hourses. I was expecting Shangri-la for the cost of a couple of Humvees.

Dec. 22, 2014, 2:44 p.m.
Posts: 632
Joined: Jan. 27, 2010

Been doing a little light research into that and you can get into some things in Squamish that are in the low 700s that would be a million plus in N.Van.

My wife and I were fortunate to find a home in Lynn Valley in the low 700's. The equivalent home in similar neighborhood (G Highlands ) in squamish was within 30 grand .
there is lots of over priced crap in North Van , and Squamish too . But generally there is a much smaller gap in pricing between the two areas than most people think.
Now the real gap is in townhomes and attached homes. Money to be saved for sure in Squamish

Dec. 22, 2014, 2:46 p.m.
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After all of HardTickle's selling of all things outside Vancouver, and XXX'ers tales of 200K hourses. I was expecting Shangri-la for the cost of a couple of Humvees.

How about $1?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cheapest-b-c-home-1-buys-you-boston-bar-heritage-house-1.2514794

Dec. 22, 2014, 2:51 p.m.
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Joined: Nov. 19, 2002

After all of HardTickle's selling of all things outside Vancouver, and XXX'ers tales of 200K hourses. I was expecting Shangri-la for the cost of a couple of Humvees.

The most expensive and cheapest places to buy a home in B.C., ranked
http://www.theprovince.com/sports/most+expensive+cheapest+places+home+ranked/10311292/story.html

If you didn't need a job, some of these places would be decent places to live.

Here is the average price for a home in B.C.’s 36 most affordable communities:

Granisle: $49,222

Port Clements: $67,592

Stewart: $69,925

New Hazelton: $73,689

Wells: $74,683

Zeballos: $80,222

Masset: $86,777

Tahsis: $87,588

Clinton: $96,323

Mackenzie: $111,634

Port Edward: $113,761

Greenwood: $113,980

Gold River: $114,236

Hazelton: $114,953

Burns Lake: $116,945

McBride: $118,989

Lytton: $120,379

Houston: $123,254

Cache Creek: $131,390

Slocan: $137,979l

Sayward: $141,155

Port Alice: $143,959

Fraser Lake: $147,662

Fort St. James: $150,658

Queen Charlotte: $152,378

Hudson’s Hope: $152,700

Salmo: $155,467

Lillooet: $158,698

Alert Bay: $161,127

Quesnel: $164,120

Port Hardy: $164,333

100 Mile House: $169,314

Midway: $170,787

Kitimat: $174,189

Prince Rupert: $175,489

Barriere: $178,272

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