Wednesday, January 30, 2008

The price of a House

Apparently, buying a house in Canada is much more affordable than other countries.

BUT, three BC cities are in the top 25 least affordable housing markets - Kelowna, Vancouver, and Victoria.
The median multiple refers to how long it would take you to pay for your house if you put 100% of your income towards your home(neglecting infla.

Here are the most affordable cities:

Source: http://www.demographia.com/dhi.pdf

3 comments:

Talena said...

I'm kinda shocked that Calgary is not in the "top 25 least affordable" list. It must be #26.

Hope your winter is treating you okay! Have some hot chocolate on me! :-)

Talena

Anonymous said...

Calgary is actually 91st. Even though housing costs in Calgary are as high as Kelowna, the average income is much much higher. That is why Calgary is only 4.8 while Kelowna is 8.5.

Talena said...

Ah.