luxury

In Vancouver? Look way up. You might catch a glimpse of Canadian Olympian Emily Overholt, out for a swim in the sky.

From cars to clothing to condos, the masses in Canada have developed a taste for the sumptuous—but not everything is quite as it seems

Anger is mounting over the antics of the upper class’s privileged offspring

According to a new report from Re/Max, sales of luxury homes in Canada—the land that the global housing correction, and gravity for that matter, forgot—are exploding. Here’s the breakdown from the release.

$2 million is nothing to sneeze at, but in Vancouver there are crack shacks worth nearly that much. If you really want to talk luxury, set your sights higher. So without further adieu, here’s a countdown of the 15 most expensive homes in Canada right now, as drawn from the real estate industry’s listing service, Realtor.ca, after the jump…

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And now for the priciest pile in the country, we once again go back to Vancouver. The marketing literature calls it Camelot Estate, but what you’re actually buying is a knock-down. The asking price includes the land and existing home, as well as the construction of a new main residence, guest house and maid’s quarters. Or $25 million as is. Here’s the project website .

Still haven’t got your fill? Here are all the properties in Canada listed at $10 million or higher. There are 62 of them, heavily skewed to the West Coast.

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Despite some positive signs, economists wonder if the dreaded double-dip recession is looming