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Originally Posted by Fading Isle
I really don’t want to have this kind of experience on this board and may need to step away for a while. Why the need to be so dismissive and condescending about someone telling you their experience with buying a home in Ottawa?
What part of we rented in central neighbourhoods for all our adult lives and couldn’t afford to buy in any of these neighbourhoods is confusing to you? We’re not the only first time homebuyers in the same situation, but okay we all just suddenly want that suburban lifestyle now despite never wanting it before. Looking past you assuming our price range, I have no idea where you found a two bedroom condo selling in a central neighbourhood for $400,000 in late 2021-early 2022 when we were looking for 6 month for something like that. Or are you quoting the listing price? Given most places listed in that price range have been selling for $100,000 over asking, i guess you also don’t have access you mls sales prices like we did.
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Hey sorry if I sound condescending or dismissive. Buying at the peak must have sucked for sure. Adding condo fees of course also reduces affordability.
There isn't anytime though a townhouse in the suburbs has been cheaper than a two bedroom apartment and I just think it's important when we say affordability it's to get other things. Yard, parks, traffic free streets. etc. Things Canadians have decided kids can't live with out. My claim is if we have those things we can't have transit to the locations. Whoever we elect.
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