Property snoop: What $550,000 buys across Canada this week

1. A stately character home in Stratford, Ontario

Address: 13 Trow Ave. Where: Stratford, Ontario Price: $550,000 Specs: 4 bedrooms, 2 bath Just steps from the famous Stratford Festival Theatre, this classic home features hardwood floors, high ceilings and original trim. The bedroom with turret access to a balcony is practically made for re-enacting scenes from Romeo and Juliet.

2. A ’70s-era family home up North

Address: 48 Rycon Where: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Price: $549,900 Specs: 3 bedrooms, 2 bath Climb up the rock in your backyard and take a look around—you’re right on the Canadian Shield. The sun doesn’t set for a month and a half in Yellowknife, which means your professionally landscaped front-yard garden can be handily admired all hours of the day too. And when sunrise returns, you’ve got painterly vistas over Tin Can Hill from the newly built family-room deck. The Vermont Castings pellet stove keeps you warm and snug when the temperature dips.

3. A penthouse in the mountains

Address: #513, 1150 Bailey St.
Where: Squamish, British Columbia Price: $555,000 Specs: 3 bedrooms, 2 bath With Vancouver’s new foreign buyer’s tax causing rumblings in the market, Squamish is sitting pretty. Only an hour from the city, the town is perfectly equidistant from Vancouver and Whistler, which means easy mountain-bound weekends and a quick city commute come Monday. This brand-new top floor penthouse overlooks stunning parkland and comes with two underground parking stalls. All the marble, quartz and stainless steel finishes are yours come December when construction is complete—get your early-bird ski pass now.

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