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Vancouver fourth on list of world’s most unaffordable cities
“The cost of buying a home in Canada contrasts significantly from coast to coast.Some of the world’s least affordable cities are on the West Coast, while some markets in Eastern Canada remain relatively inexpensive, according to a survey of cities worldwide released Wednesday.
According to the fifth annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, Vancouver sits fourth on the list of least affordable cities in the world, with a median house price at 8.4 times the median income. That means it costs 8.4 years’ average income to purchase a house. The average median in Canada was 3.5.
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Vancouver fell behind Gold Coast in Australia at No. 3, Honolulu in Hawaii at No. 2, and Australia’s Sunshine Coast, which is in top spot on the least affordable list.
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“Housing prices are arguably more important than any other item for purchase — home ownership anchors people into the community, which they value more when they own a part of it. House prices are also a big lever on the world economy, as recent events south of the border have brutally proven. When prices are high for any reason, they have further to fall and they create losses that are harder for people to recover from.
Societies with affordable housing offer community, opportunity, and economic stability. When affordability is lost, many people end up poorer, socially marginalized, and in less stable economies,” the centre added.”
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Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia is Canada’s most affordable market area and sits at number five on the list behind four U.S. markets, while Moncton, N.B, is also considered affordable. The Ontario cities of Thunder Bay and Chatham also ranked as affordable at Nos. 12 and 17 respectively.
Winnipeg was the largest city to be included on the affordable list with a 3.0 median, although it is near the bottom of the list.
Ottawa-Gatineau, while rated “moderately unaffordable”, is considered the most affordable major market in Canada with median multiple of 3.4.
The average price of a house in Vancouver in December 2008 was $560,953 and $444,222 in Victoria. That’s compared to $182,814 in Winnipeg and $272,672 in Ottawa. In Nova Scotia, outside of Halifax, the average price of a home was $181,945, according to the latest figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association.”
