The cheapest detached houses in Canada’s 7 biggest cities

[caption id="attachment_274468" align="aligncenter" width="319" caption="photo: realestate.canada.oodle.com"][/caption]1. Toronto: $239,900159 Symes Rd.—A gutted wreck with no bedrooms or bathrooms or exterior siding|

2. Montreal: $170,00011750 Ave. Bellevois—2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, mostly hardwood flooring

3. Vancouver: $538,0001862 Marine Dr.—2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms

4. Calgary: $169,00023 Doverdale Mews SE—“Brand new carpet”

5. Edmonton: $114,900
12231 93 St.—No details given, you’re buying it for the land

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6. Ottawa: $151,500 38 Boyce Ave.—Unfortunately, no access to existing house due to flood plain

7. Quebec City: $159,000176 Ave. Bélanger, Les Rivières—3 bedrooms, “needs some repair”

Listings as of mid-May 2012. See also Most expensive houses

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