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scrubbedexpat091 Jul 14th 2013 6:50 pm
Re: Considering a move to Vancouver
 
Originally Posted by tmwnn (Post 10800437)
I'm not really looking to buy a house at this point so the crazy prices don't affect me too much, also I'm an Australian so I'm well used to stupid house prices :)

Looking online I see a fair few places in the 2-2.5k a month ballpark that I think would be acceptable to me.

As for commuting I'm pretty reluctant to do it by car I don't mind sitting on a bus or train but driving in peak hour is not a relaxing way to start your day.

How is North Vancouver for getting a bus into the CBD?
North Vancouver isn't too bad, best to take the bus down to the sea bus and hop over on the sea bus which drops you off right downtown, where you can walk, catch the sky train or the Canada Line to get further into downtown.

The sea bus takes about 15 minutes to cross, and runs every 15 minutes or so, and the sea bus terminal on both sides are major transit hubs.

Mikeypm Jul 14th 2013 9:57 pm
Re: Considering a move to Vancouver
 
East van heading over towards Burnaby might be an idea, good public transport links. good area and not too far from downtown.

dbd33 Jul 15th 2013 12:11 am
Re: Considering a move to Vancouver
 
Originally Posted by Rosanna (Post 10800062)
http://www.ey.com/CA/en/Services/Tax...3-Personal-Tax

$120k with wife and 3 kids won't get you a 3 bed detatched house in Vancouver unfortunately. You are going to have to look at suburbs east of vAncouver that are on commuter routes such as Burnaby, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. There are some great new housing under construction in the upper 700s in these areas and Vancouver under 1 hour drive.

Average homes in Vancover top over a million dollars and they are often old and need of repair. 2million would get you a renovated detached property!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/...ticle12436288/

Good luck with your decision.

PM me if you have any other questions
Upper $700,000s is six times gross income. How do you get that past the bank?

januarymix Jul 15th 2013 12:17 am
Re: Considering a move to Vancouver
 
From one of the comments in the posted article

1.1 million dollar average homes and 33-44 K median incomes are not sustainable!
What the XXX

dbd33 Jul 15th 2013 12:40 am
Re: Considering a move to Vancouver
 
Originally Posted by floatsy (Post 10800840)
From one of the comments in the posted article



What the XXX
They are, of course. If we look at say, Kensington and Chelsea, we find that the few people who live there earn peanuts and yet the houses cost tens of millions of pounds. It's been like that since I've been alive.

ExKiwilass Jul 15th 2013 2:21 am
Re: Considering a move to Vancouver
 
Originally Posted by tmwnn (Post 10800437)
I'm not really looking to buy a house at this point so the crazy prices don't affect me too much, also I'm an Australian so I'm well used to stupid house prices :)

Looking online I see a fair few places in the 2-2.5k a month ballpark that I think would be acceptable to me.

As for commuting I'm pretty reluctant to do it by car I don't mind sitting on a bus or train but driving in peak hour is not a relaxing way to start your day.

How is North Vancouver for getting a bus into the CBD?
It's okay. You could take a bus down to the seabus terminal - seabus across - that's probably the easiest.

ExKiwilass Jul 15th 2013 2:23 am
Re: Considering a move to Vancouver
 
Originally Posted by Rosanna (Post 10800062)
http://www.ey.com/CA/en/Services/Tax...3-Personal-Tax

$120k with wife and 3 kids won't get you a 3 bed detatched house in Vancouver unfortunately. You are going to have to look at suburbs east of vAncouver that are on commuter routes such as Burnaby, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. There are some great new housing under construction in the upper 700s in these areas and Vancouver under 1 hour drive.

Average homes in Vancover top over a million dollars and they are often old and need of repair. 2million would get you a renovated detached property!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/...ticle12436288/

Good luck with your decision.

PM me if you have any other questions
There's no new construction in BBY for upper 700s, unless you're talking a townhouse or duplex. Try 900k plus. Coquitlam is a different story though.

Also, good transit links in burnaby - better than Coquitlam or Poco. It's around 15 minutes drive from where we live to the CBD, around 25 mins by bus.

JonboyE Jul 15th 2013 3:01 am
Re: Considering a move to Vancouver
 
Originally Posted by floatsy (Post 10800840)
From one of the comments in the posted article



What the XXX
Retirees, overseas investors, wealthy people with good accountants. The "affordability" ratio is a meaningless statistic in an international city.

Patricia Parker Jul 1st 2014 3:59 am
Re: Considering a move to Vancouver
 
I would rent in Vancouver..I lived in Richmond which is by the airport. Was it fantastic, no, but the rents were lower than Van or North Van and about 30 mins by express bus to downtown ...had a car, but traffic is bad. North Vancouver is very pleasant but bridges to cross, but on the other hand North Van is near Blackcomb and Whistler for skiing. Abbotsford and all those outlying..outside of the city and nothing there to give merit.


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