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Even rich bankers are probably priced out of the market when "the average price of a single-family detached home in Vancouver at $2.5-million"

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/investigations/questiona...

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I can get the sentimental value of not wanting to leave your home, but why should anyone else care? There are plenty of other places out there to live that are far cheaper.

Full disclosure: I grew up on a farm in the middle of nowhere and have never lived in a large city.

Yeah, but is it easy to find jobs in those places? Most economic activity happens in the big cities, so most people will want to live close to those cities in order to be in a reasonable commuting distance from work.

Of course, you could do remote work. But those kinds of jobs are not yet the norm. Plus, a lot of jobs require daily face-to-face interaction with clients, coworkers, or higher-ups.

If you are decent at IT you can find jobs. I know I've never had issues. They don't pay as much, but when you adjust for the price of living you can often end up with a better life style.

You have things backwards. To "be in a reasonable commuting distance from work" you must stay far from those cities. Well, assuming you want a family. Commuting into SF from some place in the central valley is not reasonable.

Pick the middle of Florida's east coast though, and you could afford a big house (perhaps half acre, 4 bedroom) within a mile of work. Yes, there are jobs.

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