[jholman]

Hang on, I thought we were discussing whether the area is "closed off from those without at least quarter of a million dollars saved up". Isn't that the topic of this thread?

First of all, someone buys the below-average homes, right? So it's hardly "closed off" just because someone can't afford the mean (or median?) detached home value. What's the twentieth-percentile home value?

Second of all, what do detached home prices have to do with this? Live in a condo, like reasonable people do.

The minimum down payment for a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo in my East Van building would be around $40k.