I don't make lawyer money but between my wife and I we do ok. In just about any other city in Canada we would have a very nice home and live quite comfortably but here it is a pipe dream. A friend just spent $585,000 on a townhouse in Maple Ridge, it's nice but nothing fancy. Factor in an hour plus drive each way to work and the whole thing just seems crazy to me. I am lucky that my rent is low but it reflects in the place we have.
My cousin's wife's brother just got appointed the superintendent of real estate, I think he has a big job a head of him.
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