Avoiding Vancouver – “Out-of-towners have been offered the job but all declined when they learned about RE values here.” … “My kids are looking to relocate. My family’s 150 years in Vancouver is likely to end with this generation.”

5th generation Vancouver at VREAA 22 Feb 2011 3:00pm – “I also know of many professionals (Professors, doctors, many teachers, planners, engineers) who have decided to leave the city and even the country because of the RE costs and many jobs that can’t be filled. I have been approached five times over the last year for a certain $120,000 a year job in Vancouver and have learned that most of my colleagues in similar positions have also been headhunted. A few out-of-towners have been offered the job but all declined when they learned about RE values here. The rest of us turned down the offer because the cost to relocate to Vancouver from Maple Ridge/Langley/Coquitlam was too high and commuting for 2 hours a day was not on.
But my biggest concern involves my children who are now young adults in arts jobs. They have woken up to the fact that they will never be able to afford anything beyond a small condo in Surrey. So, my family’s legacy of helping this city for over 150 years, being involved in coaching, volunteering, and leaders in the community is likely to end with this generation. The kids are looking to relocate to New Zealand, Montreal or somewhere in the US.”