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Accès à la propriété au Québec: pourquoi ne pas donner le mandat de la SCHL à la SHQ?

Tous les nouveaux prêts hypothécaires doivent désormais réussir un test de simulation de crise de taux d'intérêt avant d'être accordés.
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Depuis le 17 octobre dernier, des changements majeurs ont été apportés aux conditions d'accès à un financement hypothécaire en raison des nouvelles directives émises par le ministre des Finances du Canada.

En effet, tous les nouveaux prêts hypothécaires doivent désormais réussir un test de simulation de crise de taux d'intérêt avant d'être accordés.

En disant vouloir «répondre aux préoccupations des familles de la classe moyenne qui sont aux prises avec un niveau d'endettement élevé et préoccupées au sujet de l'abordabilité du logement», le ministre Bill Morneau impose une mesure mur à mur s'appliquant à tout le Canada sans se soucier des répercussions que cela provoque au Québec.

En fait, la principale raison qui a entraîné le gouvernement fédéral à implanter cette nouvelle mesure est la surchauffe des marchés de l'immobilier à Toronto et à Vancouver. Dans ces deux villes, les prix des logements ont explosé ces dernières années et certains emprunteurs y assument un niveau d'endettement élevé. S'il est important de se préoccuper de l'endettement des ménages, utiliser comme base de réflexion les marchés de Vancouver et de Toronto crée une image complètement tordue de la réalité.

Cette mesure aura pour effet de faire diminuer le nombre de ménages se qualifiant pour un prêt hypothécaire assuré et réduira donc l'accès à la propriété...

En fait, cette mesure pancanadienne sert très mal le Québec. D'un océan à l'autre, les marchés sont tellement différents qu'à Montréal, où par exemple, le prix moyen d'une propriété se situe autour de 360 000 $ alors qu'il dépasse le million à Vancouver. Il faut aussi savoir que même si les prix ont beaucoup augmenté au cours des années 2000 au Québec, le marché immobilier s'est stabilisé depuis 2013 et les prix augmentent modestement depuis.

Selon la Fédération des chambres immobilières du Québec, cette mesure aura pour effet de faire diminuer le nombre de ménages se qualifiant pour un prêt hypothécaire assuré et réduira donc l'accès à la propriété, tout en diminuant la valeur des emprunts. Résultat: des milliers de ménages ne se qualifieront plus pour une hypothèque et ceux qui se qualifient voient leur pouvoir d'achat réduit de 20%! Pourtant, contrairement au Canada, le Québec est le seul à afficher un taux de propriété inférieur à 70%. Le gouvernement Trudeau règle ainsi le problème de Vancouver et de Toronto sur le dos des premiers acheteurs québécois, alors qu'il faudrait faire exactement l'inverse.

Il existe une autre solution, plus simple, mais qui ne ferait pas l'affaire de la plupart des politiciens fédéraux qui préfèrent centraliser les pouvoirs à Ottawa, c'est-à-dire confier les responsabilités de la Société canadienne d'habitation et de logement (SHCL) à la Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ).

Principal organisme gouvernemental responsable de l'habitation sur le territoire québécois, la SHQ a pour mission de contribuer «au mieux-vivre des citoyens, en leur offrant des conditions adéquates de logement en fonction de leurs ressources financières et de leurs besoins». Un des axes de sa mission est aussi de favoriser l'accession des citoyens du Québec à la propriété.

La SHQ assure déjà certains prêts, comme ceux accordés par des institutions financières à des organismes bénéficiant des programmes AccèsLogis Québec pour la réalisation de logements coopératifs et à but non lucratif. Il serait pertinent d'examiner si le rôle de cette société d'État - qui relève du ministre des Affaires municipales et de l'Occupation du territoire - ne pourrait pas être élargi en offrant aux Québécois la possibilité d'assurer leurs hypothèques en fonction de critères plus adaptés à la réalité du marché immobilier québécois.

Avec une SHQ renforcie, on fait d'une pierre trois coups, on élimine les effets pervers des mesures Morneau pour l'accès à la propriété au Québec, on permet au Canada de régler ses problèmes et on rapatrie des pouvoirs au Québec. Tout le monde est content, sauf les fédéralistes dogmatiques. La vraie seule solution, c'est d'avoir des règles différentes pour des marchés différents. Il est temps qu'Ottawa arrête d'imposer ses mesures déconnectées et qu'il laisse enfin le Québec gérer lui-même ses affaires!

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Le marché de l'immobilier au Canada: villes les plus et moins accessibles
PLUS ABORDABLE: Windsor, Ontario(01 of73)
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6.4% plus abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:king_slav via Flickr)
2e plus abordable: Sudbury, Ontario(02 of73)
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4.1% plus abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:Getty)
Abordable: London, Ontario(03 of73)
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3.3% plus abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:PC)
Abordable: Calgary, Alberta(04 of73)
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1.4% plus abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:CP)
Abordable: Ottawa-Gatineau(05 of73)
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0.6% plus abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:CP)
Abordable: Kitchener, Ontario(06 of73)
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0.5% plus abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:Getty)
Abordable: Kingston, Ontario(07 of73)
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0.2% moins abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:Getty)
Abordable: Montréal, Québec(08 of73)
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1% moins abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:Alamy)
Abordable: Thunder Bay, Ontario(09 of73)
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2.2% moins abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 3e trimestre, 2015 (credit:Flickr)
Abordable: Saguenay, Québec(10 of73)
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2.4% moins abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:Getty)
Abordable: Trois-Rivieres, Québec(11 of73)
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3.7% moins abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:Getty)
«À surveiller»: St. Catharines, Ontario(12 of73)
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5.2% moins abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:CP)
«À surveiller»: la ville de Québec(13 of73)
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5.2% moins abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 3e trimestre, 2015 (credit:CP)
Inabordable: Toronto, Ontario(14 of73)
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10.5% moins abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:Alamy)
Inabordable: Oshawa, Ontario(15 of73)
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11.2% moins abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Desjardins (credit:PC)
Inabordable: Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique(16 of73)
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14.4% moins abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:Getty)
2e moins abordable: Hamilton, Ontario(17 of73)
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15.7% moins abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:Getty)
Inabordable: Sherbrooke, Québec(18 of73)
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17.3% moins abordable que le niveau historique.Source: Indice d'abordabilité Desjardins, 1er trimestre, 2015 (credit:Getty)
A restaurant/resort on the Rock(19 of73)
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For the price of an average house in Toronto you can buy a whole resort-restaurant near Corner Brook, Nfld. This place at the Humber Valley Resort has a professional kitchen that can feed 80 guests and a dining hall for 50, making it the ultimate party cottage. Listing. (credit:Sutton Aurora)
A restaurant/resort on the Rock(20 of73)
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For the price of an average house in Toronto you can buy a whole resort-restaurant near Corner Brook, Nfld. This place at the Humber Valley Resort has a professional kitchen that can feed 80 guests and a dining hall for 50, making it the ultimate party cottage. Listing. (credit:Sutton Aurora)
A restaurant/resort on the Rock(21 of73)
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For the price of an average house in Toronto you can buy a whole resort-restaurant near Corner Brook, Nfld. This place at the Humber Valley Resort has a professional kitchen that can feed 80 guests and a dining hall for 50, making it the ultimate party cottage. Listing. (credit:Sutton Aurora)
A restaurant/resort on the Rock(22 of73)
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For the price of an average house in Toronto you can buy a whole resort-restaurant near Corner Brook, Nfld. This place at the Humber Valley Resort has a professional kitchen that can feed 80 guests and a dining hall for 50, making it the ultimate party cottage. Listing. (credit:Sutton Aurora)
A restaurant/resort on the Rock(23 of73)
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For the price of an average house in Toronto you can buy a whole resort-restaurant near Corner Brook, Nfld. This place at the Humber Valley Resort has a professional kitchen that can feed 80 guests and a dining hall for 50, making it the ultimate party cottage. Listing. (credit:Sutton Aurora)
A historic mansion in Nova Scotia(24 of73)
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Martock House is such a prominent part of the community that the town it's in is named after it. This property some 50 km from Halifax was built in 1790 by Col. John Butler, and was occupied by a single family, the Sweets, for the better part of two centuries. Listing. (credit:Realtor.ca)
A historic mansion in Nova Scotia(25 of73)
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Martock House is such a prominent part of the community that the town it's in is named after it. This property some 50 km from Halifax was built in 1790 by Col. John Butler, and was occupied by a single family, the Sweets, for the better part of two centuries. Listing. (credit:Realtor.ca)
A historic mansion in Nova Scotia(26 of73)
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Martock House is such a prominent part of the community that the town it's in is named after it. This property some 50 km from Halifax was built in 1790 by Col. John Butler, and was occupied by a single family, the Sweets, for the better part of two centuries. Listing. (credit:Realtor.ca)
A historic mansion in Nova Scotia(27 of73)
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Martock House is such a prominent part of the community that the town it's in is named after it. This property some 50 km from Halifax was built in 1790 by Col. John Butler, and was occupied by a single family, the Sweets, for the better part of two centuries. Listing. (credit:Realtor.ca)
A historic mansion in Nova Scotia(28 of73)
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Martock House is such a prominent part of the community that the town it's in is named after it. This property some 50 km from Halifax was built in 1790 by Col. John Butler, and was occupied by a single family, the Sweets, for the better part of two centuries. Listing. (credit:Realtor.ca)
A waterfront home in P.E.I.(29 of73)
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This 3,000-square-foot, four-bedroom house in Stratford, P.E.I., may look historic, but is actually 14 years old. The house faces one of P.E.I.'s charming red-earth bluffs and sits on one acre of land. Listing. (credit:Century21)
A waterfront home in P.E.I.(30 of73)
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This 3,000-square-foot, four-bedroom house in Stratford, P.E.I., may look historic, but is actually 14 years old. The house faces one of P.E.I.'s charming red-earth bluffs and sits on one acre of land. Listing. (credit:Century21)
A waterfront home in P.E.I.(31 of73)
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This 3,000-square-foot, four-bedroom house in Stratford, P.E.I., may look historic, but is actually 14 years old. The house faces one of P.E.I.'s charming red-earth bluffs and sits on one acre of land. Listing. (credit:Century21)
A waterfront home in P.E.I.(32 of73)
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This 3,000-square-foot, four-bedroom house in Stratford, P.E.I., may look historic, but is actually 14 years old. The house faces one of P.E.I.'s charming red-earth bluffs and sits on one acre of land. Listing. (credit:Century21)
A waterfront home in P.E.I.(33 of73)
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This 3,000-square-foot, four-bedroom house in Stratford, P.E.I., may look historic, but is actually 14 years old. The house faces one of P.E.I.'s charming red-earth bluffs and sits on one acre of land. Listing. (credit:Century21)
An elegant rowhouse in the Plateau(34 of73)
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This rownhouse in Montreal's hip (or formerly hip, depending on whom you ask) Plateau neighbourhood was built in 1890 and features four bedrooms, two of them with ensuite bathrooms, as well as hardwood floors and a wood fireplace. (credit:Sotheby's)
An elegant rowhouse in the Plateau(35 of73)
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This rownhouse in Montreal's hip (or formerly hip, depending on whom you ask) Plateau neighbourhood was built in 1890 and features four bedrooms, two of them with ensuite bathrooms, as well as hardwood floors and a wood fireplace. (credit:Sotheby's)
An elegant rowhouse in the Plateau(36 of73)
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This rownhouse in Montreal's hip (or formerly hip, depending on whom you ask) Plateau neighbourhood was built in 1890 and features four bedrooms, two of them with ensuite bathrooms, as well as hardwood floors and a wood fireplace. (credit:Sotheby's)
An elegant rowhouse in the Plateau(37 of73)
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This rownhouse in Montreal's hip (or formerly hip, depending on whom you ask) Plateau neighbourhood was built in 1890 and features four bedrooms, two of them with ensuite bathrooms, as well as hardwood floors and a wood fireplace. (credit:Sotheby's)
An elegant rowhouse in the Plateau(38 of73)
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This rownhouse in Montreal's hip (or formerly hip, depending on whom you ask) Plateau neighbourhood was built in 1890 and features four bedrooms, two of them with ensuite bathrooms, as well as hardwood floors and a wood fireplace. (credit:Sotheby's)
A traditional farmhouse in Quebec(39 of73)
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This house's gorgeous wraparound porch is just one of the many great features in this three-bedroom, 3,000-square-foot property located some 70 km northeast of Montreal. The house is set back more than half a kilometre from the highway and there are no rear neighbours, making it perfect if you like privacy. Listing. (credit:Re/Max)
A traditional farmhouse in Quebec(40 of73)
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This house's gorgeous wraparound porch is just one of the many great features in this three-bedroom, 3,000-square-foot property located some 70 km northeast of Montreal. The house is set back more than half a kilometre from the highway and there are no rear neighbours, making it perfect if you like privacy. Listing. (credit:Re/Max)
A traditional farmhouse in Quebec(41 of73)
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This house's gorgeous wraparound porch is just one of the many great features in this three-bedroom, 3,000-square-foot property located some 70 km northeast of Montreal. The house is set back more than half a kilometre from the highway and there are no rear neighbours, making it perfect if you like privacy. Listing. (credit:Re/Max)
A traditional farmhouse in Quebec(42 of73)
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This house's gorgeous wraparound porch is just one of the many great features in this three-bedroom, 3,000-square-foot property located some 70 km northeast of Montreal. The house is set back more than half a kilometre from the highway and there are no rear neighbours, making it perfect if you like privacy. Listing. (credit:Re/Max)
A traditional farmhouse in Quebec(43 of73)
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This house's gorgeous wraparound porch is just one of the many great features in this three-bedroom, 3,000-square-foot property located some 70 km northeast of Montreal. The house is set back more than half a kilometre from the highway and there are no rear neighbours, making it perfect if you like privacy. Listing. (credit:Re/Max)
A space-age duplex in Ottawa(44 of73)
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This custom-built, three-bedroom, four-bath house faces the Rideau River and has a rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen. Listing. (credit:Your Choice Realty)
A space-age duplex in Ottawa(45 of73)
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This custom-built, three-bedroom, four-bath house faces the Rideau River and has a rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen. Listing. (credit:Your Choice Realty)
A space-age duplex in Ottawa(46 of73)
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This custom-built, three-bedroom, four-bath house faces the Rideau River and has a rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen. Listing. (credit:Your Choice Realty)
A space-age duplex in Ottawa(47 of73)
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This custom-built, three-bedroom, four-bath house faces the Rideau River and has a rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen. Listing. (credit:Your Choice Realty)
A space-age duplex in Ottawa(48 of73)
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This custom-built, three-bedroom, four-bath house faces the Rideau River and has a rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen. Listing. (credit:Your Choice Realty)
A Mississauga McMansion(49 of73)
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You don't have to go that far from Toronto to get a lot more space for your money. This five-bedroom, four-bath house in Mississauga features not only a master bedroom suite but an "in-law" suite with its own bathroom. Listing. (credit:Sam McDadi Real Estate)
A Mississauga McMansion(50 of73)
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You don't have to go that far from Toronto to get a lot more space for your money. This five-bedroom, four-bath house in Mississauga features not only a master bedroom suite but an "in-law" suite with its own bathroom. Listing. (credit:Sam McDadi Real Estate)
A Mississauga McMansion(51 of73)
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You don't have to go that far from Toronto to get a lot more space for your money. This five-bedroom, four-bath house in Mississauga features not only a master bedroom suite but an "in-law" suite with its own bathroom. Listing. (credit:Sam McDadi Real Estate)
A Mississauga McMansion(52 of73)
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You don't have to go that far from Toronto to get a lot more space for your money. This five-bedroom, four-bath house in Mississauga features not only a master bedroom suite but an "in-law" suite with its own bathroom. Listing. (credit:Sam McDadi Real Estate)
A Mississauga McMansion(53 of73)
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You don't have to go that far from Toronto to get a lot more space for your money. This five-bedroom, four-bath house in Mississauga features not only a master bedroom suite but an "in-law" suite with its own bathroom. Listing. (credit:Sam McDadi Real Estate)
A modernist home in Winnipeg(54 of73)
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This four-bedroom, four-bath house features a two-story great room with an overlooking balcony and a serious awesome-looking basement bar and entertainment room. There's also a triple garage and dual-zone heating with two furnaces. Listing. (credit:Re/Max)
A modernist home in Winnipeg(55 of73)
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This four-bedroom, four-bath house features a two-story great room with an overlooking balcony and a serious awesome-looking basement bar and entertainment room. There's also a triple garage and dual-zone heating with two furnaces. Listing. (credit:Re/Max)
A modernist home in Winnipeg(56 of73)
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This four-bedroom, four-bath house features a two-story great room with an overlooking balcony and a serious awesome-looking basement bar and entertainment room. There's also a triple garage and dual-zone heating with two furnaces. Listing. (credit:Re/Max)
A modernist home in Winnipeg(57 of73)
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This four-bedroom, four-bath house features a two-story great room with an overlooking balcony and a serious awesome-looking basement bar and entertainment room. There's also a triple garage and dual-zone heating with two furnaces. Listing. (credit:Re/Max)
A modernist home in Winnipeg(58 of73)
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This four-bedroom, four-bath house features a two-story great room with an overlooking balcony and a serious awesome-looking basement bar and entertainment room. There's also a triple garage and dual-zone heating with two furnaces. Listing. (credit:Re/Max)
A traditional-style home in Calgary(59 of73)
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This four-bedroom, 2,282-square-foot place in Calgary's Killarney neighbourhood has what the realtor describes as a "chef's dream" kitchen and a vaulted ceiling in the master bedroom. The realtor says the house has plenty of "curb appeal," and judging by these pics, we don't disagree. (credit:Re/Max )
A traditional-style home in Calgary(60 of73)
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This four-bedroom, 2,282-square-foot place in Calgary's Killarney neighbourhood has what the realtor describes as a "chef's dream" kitchen and a vaulted ceiling in the master bedroom. The realtor says the house has plenty of "curb appeal," and judging by these pics, we don't disagree. (credit:Re/Max )
A traditional-style home in Calgary(61 of73)
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This four-bedroom, 2,282-square-foot place in Calgary's Killarney neighbourhood has what the realtor describes as a "chef's dream" kitchen and a vaulted ceiling in the master bedroom. The realtor says the house has plenty of "curb appeal," and judging by these pics, we don't disagree. (credit:Re/Max )
A traditional-style home in Calgary(62 of73)
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This four-bedroom, 2,282-square-foot place in Calgary's Killarney neighbourhood has what the realtor describes as a "chef's dream" kitchen and a vaulted ceiling in the master bedroom. The realtor says the house has plenty of "curb appeal," and judging by these pics, we don't disagree. (credit:Re/Max )
A traditional-style home in Calgary(63 of73)
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This four-bedroom, 2,282-square-foot place in Calgary's Killarney neighbourhood has what the realtor describes as a "chef's dream" kitchen and a vaulted ceiling in the master bedroom. The realtor says the house has plenty of "curb appeal," and judging by these pics, we don't disagree. (credit:Re/Max )
A log 'cabin' in the Rockies(64 of73)
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This house may be in a subdivision, but it's a subdivision above which tower the Rocky Mountains, so not your typical suburb. Three bedrooms and three baths in this log cabin-style home that features vaulted ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, a stone fireplace and two decks. (credit:Re/Max)
A log 'cabin' in the Rockies(65 of73)
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This house may be in a subdivision, but it's a subdivision above which tower the Rocky Mountains, so not your typical suburb. Three bedrooms and three baths in this log cabin-style home that features vaulted ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, a stone fireplace and two decks. (credit:Re/Max)
A log 'cabin' in the Rockies(66 of73)
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This house may be in a subdivision, but it's a subdivision above which tower the Rocky Mountains, so not your typical suburb. Three bedrooms and three baths in this log cabin-style home that features vaulted ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, a stone fireplace and two decks. (credit:Re/Max)
A log 'cabin' in the Rockies(67 of73)
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This house may be in a subdivision, but it's a subdivision above which tower the Rocky Mountains, so not your typical suburb. Three bedrooms and three baths in this log cabin-style home that features vaulted ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, a stone fireplace and two decks. (credit:Re/Max)
A log 'cabin' in the Rockies(68 of73)
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This house may be in a subdivision, but it's a subdivision above which tower the Rocky Mountains, so not your typical suburb. Three bedrooms and three baths in this log cabin-style home that features vaulted ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, a stone fireplace and two decks. (credit:Re/Max)
A cottage in Vancouver(69 of73)
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At this point, the entire west side of Vancouver is bereft of any homes in this price range, and you have to reach into the (relatively) cheaper east side to find a $1-million house. This cute green cottage is par for the course at this price range. With four bedrooms on the main floor and two in the basement, and an impressively well-fitted-out interior, this house is evidence that little old cottages are becoming luxury homes in this market. Listing. (credit:Realtor.ca)
A cottage in Vancouver(70 of73)
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At this point, the entire west side of Vancouver is bereft of any homes in this price range, and you have to reach into the (relatively) cheaper east side to find a $1-million house. This cute green cottage is par for the course at this price range. With four bedrooms on the main floor and two in the basement, and an impressively well-fitted-out interior, this house is evidence that little old cottages are becoming luxury homes in this market. Listing. (credit:Realtor.ca)
A cottage in Vancouver(71 of73)
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At this point, the entire west side of Vancouver is bereft of any homes in this price range, and you have to reach into the (relatively) cheaper east side to find a $1-million house. This cute green cottage is par for the course at this price range. With four bedrooms on the main floor and two in the basement, and an impressively well-fitted-out interior, this house is evidence that little old cottages are becoming luxury homes in this market. Listing. (credit:Realtor.ca)
A cottage in Vancouver(72 of73)
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At this point, the entire west side of Vancouver is bereft of any homes in this price range, and you have to reach into the (relatively) cheaper east side to find a $1-million house. This cute green cottage is par for the course at this price range. With four bedrooms on the main floor and two in the basement, and an impressively well-fitted-out interior, this house is evidence that little old cottages are becoming luxury homes in this market. Listing. (credit:Realtor.ca)
A cottage in Vancouver(73 of73)
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At this point, the entire west side of Vancouver is bereft of any homes in this price range, and you have to reach into the (relatively) cheaper east side to find a $1-million house. This cute green cottage is par for the course at this price range. With four bedrooms on the main floor and two in the basement, and an impressively well-fitted-out interior, this house is evidence that little old cottages are becoming luxury homes in this market. Listing. (credit:Realtor.ca)

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