For $4.8 million you can buy this nearly 400-acre historic Nova Scotia estateThe home was built by an American steel industrialist and recently refurbished by bookseller Nicholas Hoare
The Move: Two working parents trek from B.C. to N.B. in search of affordable childcareAn East Coast move relieved the Hingleys’ cumbersome daycare debt—and came with nice new neighbours
Habitat: A former New York Times journalist built this beachside fortress in P.E.I.When ‘The Outlaw Ocean’ founder Ian Urbina searched for a piece of land by the water to plant new roots he set his sights on the coast of P.E.I.
For $1.9 million you can buy a luxury container compound in OntarioRefurbished shipping containers dotting the sprawling property help give new meaning to the phrase "island life"
This realtor created a Tinder for property co-ownership“You shouldn’t meet someone online once and jump into a purchase, any more than you would go on one Tinder date and agree to get married”
The Move: From Toronto’s rental grind to a quaint corner store in QuebecWhen Hamza and Tatjana were priced out of the GTA, they found a more convenient way of life in La Belle Province
My mortgage is about to go up by at least $1,000 a month“We hadn’t seen rates change much, and the consensus was that low rates were here for a long time to come. That was wrong, of course.”
For $9.9 million you can buy this B.C. estate that comes with its own vineyardThe 10-acre property produces up to 15 tons of wine each year and was designed with sustainability at top of mind
The Move: Why two pilots willing to put down roots anywhere in Canada landed in Calgary.For first-time buyers Sylvie and Riley, their property search included a basement bachelor pad and a “murder home” before eventually finding new digs