Mary Deros Re-Elected Fumagalli Final Results Came out After Midnight Elected VSP’S New Borough Mayor 47-Year-Old Canada Post Employee Defeated Anie Samson
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Edmonton, AB 3.5 In fact, luxury has become the norm in this Essentially, the higher this ratio is, the more Canadian city, where 76% of homes fall in time it takes to pay off your house, and the wider Ottawa, ON 3.5 the $1-million-plus category. By comparison, the affordability gap in the housing market. Toronto is the second most unaffordable market The Housing affordability study found that Winnipeg, MB 3.4 in Canada with a median home sale price of Vancouver is North America’s most unafford- $471,600 and a median income of $62,624. able real estate market. With its insane afford- This means Toronto’s affordability ratio is 7.5, ability gap, Vancouver exceeds even notoriously 0246810121416considerably less than Vancouver’s 17.3. To inaccessible Manhattan, and all other North put it simply, it would take you 10 years longer leads the way as the most unaffordable hous- American markets. 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The median income is $81,496 in and 5 times less than that in Canada. This makes Edmonton and $83,256 in Ottawa. With equally the median multiple in Mexico 3.3, which is The annual median family income in Canada advantageous home sale prices, $287,960 and considered moderately unaffordable. is $64,752, slightly above the American bench- $291,120, respectively, these two cities have the mark of $56,516. However, a Canadian home Affordability in Canada second lowest affordability index in Canada, 3.5. sells for the median price of $485,680 – almost Calgary comes close to Ottawa and Edmonton twice as much as the median sale price in the Vancouver Is in a League of Its Own in terms of median income. But with a slightly United States, currently standing at $258,300. In terms of home values, Vancouver boasts higher median home sale price, $340,000 USD, With a median multiple of 7.5, Canada the highest median selling price in Canada. the median multiple rises to 4.1. 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Charmante maison She also wants to focus on the economy, unifamiliale and “give oxygen” to business owners. • Isolée (CBC) On Sunday night, Plante beat incum- Monday, will be to sit down with provincial A new look for city council • 3 chambres bent Denis Coderre to become the 45th mayor partners and the STM — Montreal’s transit Plante wasn’t the only member of her party to of the city. She garnered about 51 per cent of authority — to tackle transit problems. score a big win — in 2013, the party elected • entièrement the vote. She said her 14-year-old son pointed out to borough mayors in the Plateau–Mont Royal and rénovée The 43-year-old appears to have won over her last night that one day her name will appear Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie neighbourhoods. voters with her promise to improve public tran- in a history book. 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