tell her to make do and you will sort it out in a bit. Should take no longer than 5 years to plan out a fab new kitchen for her.

Anyway that is the poshest kitchen in town.

The problem is that whatever your subjective opinion on the matter is, you are in the minority because houses are cheap. If lots of people thought Moncton was great they would be more expensive. It's not rocket science.

Moncton covers all his needs/wants and it is cheap. Therefore in Bristols case it is great. Can't see a problem with this.

this is the cheapest 3-bed detached I can find in Oakville - a hundred bucks change from 400 grand.
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetail...ey=-1865300009

I don't have a problem with Bristol liking Moncton either. But his responses so far always contain an element of "I can do this, so why can't you?". The answer (which is blindingly obvious) is that almost nobody wants to.

ha ha, true

Well there is that. Although walking to 15 different supermarkets to make best use of the fliers would be the biggest downer for me.

I thought making up quotes was against forum rules

Of course I'm in a minority. I think you are too. I notice you ignored the point that houses here are increasing in value because the area is on the up.

If you got to hear of some shares that were going to increase in value would you not bother buying them on the basis that they were always valued low so they wouldn't be worth it?

That was, of course, Alan's misquote of me. But it covers more than just my needs.

The only time I've said that was in reference to my low pension and my low cost terraced house in Bristol. Why you continue to ignore that very many people come to Canada with far more than that I don't know.

What I'm saying in this thread is something totally different but as usual you misrepresent me or just ignore those points that don't suit you.

No, that is precisely what you are doing. Poster wants to live in Ontario near skiing. Another poster points out that housing isn't cheap. You come in and say that it is cheap - if you live in Moncton where hardly anyone wants to live and then tell everyone (again) about how you've bought two houses and have change. It's dishonest and slightly patronizing.

My Nan's best friend Estelle wants to go on holiday in Canada in July, where would you recommend? Moncton NB or Vancouver BC?

Just stick her on the ferry to Calais with a big bag of Werther's and tell her she's booked on the QE2 bound for Montreal.

This one is the cheapest I can find around here....

http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetail...ey=-1975778359

Richmond Hill is clearly superior to Oakville.

$445? Pfft, that's a 2 bed condo where I live

http://www.realtor.ca/PropertyDetail...Key=1612486572

At $342k, one of the cheapest places in MR. It might not be that great to live in or in a nice area, but it

What more do people want?

Of course your right Moncton is cheap because demand for housing there is low and the pricing reflects the economic reality there.

Vancouver is expensive as demand for housing there is high, however its very doubtful that pricing reflects the sustainable economic reality there but rather foreign money coming in. No doubt if other more desirable countries relaxed their rules for purchasing residency/citizenship then the demand for Vancouver would drop off with a corresponding effect on house prices.

I'm sure that Moncton is fine if thats what somebody wants but there are cheap backwaters to live in the UK also.