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Old 05-26-2011, 10:53 AM   #30
The Yen Man
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Originally Posted by squiggs96 View Post
As much as I love watching HGTV shows about buying property, they also depress me. I saw one where a couple in Alabama were buying their first home and were shocked that their $195,000 wouldn't buy them a 3,000 sq ft home with a few acres of land. They ended up settling on a place with only 2,500 sq ft. for $180,000.

There is no way you could even build a home for that price in Calgary or Vancouver, never mind the cost of the land.
I feel exactly the same as you when I watch shows like Property Virgins and House Hunters when they show the houses in the States. $300K down there gets you something that would cost almost $1M here in Calgary. It's insane.
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