Plenty of affordable places, just not near Toronto or Vancouver. If I wanted a less exciting life I'd buy a two bedroom in Halifax or Quebec City. Take a look

Plenty of affordable places, just not near Toronto or Vancouver. If I wanted a less exciting life I'd buy a two bedroom in Halifax or Quebec City. Take a look at Saint-Roch in Quebec City, for example. Two bedroom hip condo is around $200k. No car necessary, just walk around to buy stuff. In Halifax it would be around $240k for something downtown and walkable. In Toronto you'd be paying around $800k for these types of places. I agree that there is a bubble, but it's mostly in BC and the GTA, everywhere else still seems like it hasn't jumped the shark.