The man offering to build laneway suites in people's backyards for free, as long as he gets to collect the rents for the next decade, is actually a pretty creative thinker.Want a free laneway house in Vancouver? There's a catch
A Vancouver entrepreneur is offering to build prefabricated laneway houses free of charge for homeowners with space in their backyards, as long as they let him collect rent from the tenants for 12 years.www.ctvnews.ca
March 8, 2024
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These Canadian cities are selling property for as low as $1 to get you to move there
Cochrane, Ont.
Brandon, Man.
Saskatchewan
Reston, Man.
Pipestone, Man.
Mundare, Alta.
Cape Breton Island, N.S.
McAdam, N.B.
And others,
These Canadian cities are selling property for as low as $1 to get you to move there
Here's a look at Canadian towns, cities and even entire provinces that have offered incentives to entice future residents, ranging from grants to land listed for only $1.www.ctvnews.ca
A condo for your car in Toronto.
Starting from the low $400,000
ToyBx - Park Your Passion
www.toybx.ca
Can you guys just imagine...$3,695,000 for a semi-detached. No parking.
I'm on a few of these facebook pages for people moving from Ontario to Nova Scotia.
Ontario | $873,207 |
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The national benchmark home price, which measures the price of a “typical” home, was $720,500 in February 2024
Imagine paying $3.7 million for a house, but it doesn't even come with a parking spot or garage...
Toronto had 230 active cranes in the third quarter of 2022, five times more than second place Los Angeles, according to RLB’s biannual Crane Index of 14 North American cities.
76.6% of households are car-free
charging drivers to enter a large swath of Manhattan.
The Gardiner Expressway is a slow drive at the best of times, but starting Monday lane restrictions along the western portion of the raised expressway, between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue, are expected to cause commuters traffic pain until 2027.
Yeah, but then you have to live in Yorkton, SK....
Yeah, but then you have to live in Yorkton, SK....
Saskatchewan | $306,067 |
Nova Scotia | $423,664 |
SK looks like an even sweeter bargain than Nova Scotia....
Saskatchewan $306,067
Nova Scotia $423,664
My sister lives in Alberta, on the SK border. Owns a quarter-section.
Never asked what she paid for it, but looks like the Ponderosa to me.
I have the same opinion about Toronto. Or worse.Yeah, but then you have to live in Yorkton, SK....
I had my car broken into in Yorkton on the move from Edmo to Kingston.
Crime rates in Saskatchewan are around twice the national average, and the rates for Yorkton are close to the provincial averages.
That ought to please locals.I'm on a few of these facebook pages for people moving from Ontario to Nova Scotia. There is a lot of people moving here and buying everything they can get their hands on.
Not least being if he's a sh!t landlord, it's still the property owners who are going to have liabilities.There are some wrinkles that would need to be addressed, but I commend him for trying to come up with creative solutions!
I'm on a few of these facebook pages for people moving from Ontario to Nova Scotia.
That ought to please locals.
Nova Scotia is aiming to double its population to two million by 2060 with a goal to attract 25,000 newcomers per year.
and then you go to the link and see that it is old programs that have for the most part been completed, have waiting lists or individuals looking for a family home don't qualify for.March 8, 2024
CTV News
These Canadian cities are selling property for as low as $1 to get you to move there
Cochrane, Ont.
Brandon, Man.
Saskatchewan
Reston, Man.
Pipestone, Man.
Mundare, Alta.
Cape Breton Island, N.S.
McAdam, N.B.
And others,
These Canadian cities are selling property for as low as $1 to get you to move there
Here's a look at Canadian towns, cities and even entire provinces that have offered incentives to entice future residents, ranging from grants to land listed for only $1.www.ctvnews.ca
A condo for your car in Toronto.
Starting from the low $400,000
ToyBx - Park Your Passion
www.toybx.ca
and then you go to the link and see that it is old programs that have for the most part been completed, have waiting lists or individuals looking for a family home don't qualify for.
What would the $16k be in 2024 costs, compared to salaries/buying power?This is an ad for a new fully detached house in Toronto in the 1960's.
$16,745
The average detached home price in that area was $2,161,835 in Feb. 2024.
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That's a great return on an investment.