#The Move: A growing family upsizes in Winnipeg—at a fraction of Ontario’s prices

#The Move: A growing family upsizes in Winnipeg—at a fraction of Ontario’s prices

For the Tynedals, affording their Oshawa mortgage meant multiple renos and taking on tenants. In Winnipeg, their brood has room to breathe. The Tynedals outside their home in Winnipeg (photography by Jessica Lee) The buyers: Evan Tynedal, a 34-year-old self-employed sales representative; Vanessa Tynedal, a 38-year-old account executive; and their kids: Chloe, who’s eight, Jace,…

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#Meet the cheapest US states to buy a house

#Meet the cheapest US states to buy a house

A new study analyzing Zillow data has found that the monthly median sale price of a house last year was over $500,000 in Utah, California and Colorado — and over a staggering $800,000 in Hawaii. The study, conducted by Studio City realtors, found that Hawaii clocked in as the most expensive state in the U.S….

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#For .4 million, you can buy this net-zero corrugated-steel home in Ontario

#For $2.4 million, you can buy this net-zero corrugated-steel home in Ontario

The one-of-a-kind property is entirely powered by solar energy (Photos courtesy Sotheby’s) In October 2016, industrial designer Robert Iantorno dreamed up this low-maintenance, high-efficiency property as a home where he and his wife, Maria, could live and eventually retire. By July 2017, the Iantornos purchased a five-acre plot of land in Singhampton, 90 minutes north of…

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#The Move: Two working parents trek from B.C. to N.B. in search of affordable childcare

#The Move: Two working parents trek from B.C. to N.B. in search of affordable childcare

An East Coast move relieved the Hingleys’ cumbersome daycare debt—and came with nice new neighbours “We were seeing houses listed for $200,000 that were 100 times nicer than ours—and on beaches!” (Photograph courtesy of Hingley) The buyers Billie Jean Hingley, a 39-year-old registered nurse; K.C. Hingley, a 43-year-old musician; and their kids: Asher, who’s five,…

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