Comments on: People Are Fleeing Ontario For A Better Quality of Life In Atlantic Canada: RBC

By: Kayhan Arslan

Kayhan Arslan — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 21:01:58 +0000

So long as “quality of life” discounts access to medical specialists in a timely fashion ( in this regard Toronto is far superior) and more moderate weather ( summer in the Atlantic region is surprisingly short) . Great people though and it’s nice to be near the ocean for sure

By: Sunny Leon

Sunny Leon — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 19:17:34 +0000

How about leaving Canada altogether for a better life.

By: Wyatt Morash

Wyatt Morash — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:01:43 +0000

It would be nice if when moving from “have“ provinces to “have not” provinces, they left the “have attitude” in Ontario, and not bring it with them.

By: Van YIMBY

Van YIMBY — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:42:00 +0000

In reply to Tony. Most of the sales in BC are outside of the City of Vancouver, where prices are lower than most of Ontario. So yes.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:42:49 +0000

How do you “explain” migration to BC? is it affordable there?

By: Ian Brown

Ian Brown — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:28:53 +0000

Maritimes is the way to go, but seriously what’s happening with Newfoundland? It’s ridiculous to see prices rising in a place where over 1 in 10 working aged adults are unemployed.

By: Giulia Chow

Giulia Chow — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:27:39 +0000

In reply to Trader Jim. That makes it more likely to suffer from a correction in a collapse of prices. Vancouver is overpriced, but there is strong support if it drops from local incomes due to the higher rents.

By: Trader Jim

Trader Jim — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:25:06 +0000

What does Atlantic Canada do when price are based on Toronto salaries, but it’s still Atlantic Canada though? If I’m willing to pay 50% of my home’s value in Toronto, that’s still almost double what locals can afford (assuming the median).

They’re going to be stuck in the same situation as Ontario soon, where homes are only for the top 10%.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:22:36 +0000

Sold in Toronto and moved to Halifax before the rush. Best decisions I ever made, and I’m sitting on an extra million made tax free. I don’t know if I’d buy right now after the increase (prices are almost double around the Arm these days), but in hindsight it was ridiculous to be scared of moving because it seemed too “remote.”

Good luck to everyone, and I hope things work out for all. Don’t get greedy with the gift you were just given by the pandemic though.