Property snoop: What $500,000 buys across Canada this week

1. On the range in Alberta

Address: Near Waterton National Park
Where:  Cardston, AB Price: $500,000 Specs: 4 bedrooms, 3 baths You know you’re getting away from it all when your house doesn’t even have an address, but is simply referred to as “4.99 Acres” on the listings website. Located on an extremely private parcel not far from world famous Waterton Lakes National Park, this rough-hewn log home includes modern stainless-steel appliances and a three-car garage to store all your toys.

2. A Pleasantville home in Ottawa

Address: 8 Forest Park Ave.
Where: Fisher Heights, ON Price: $500,000 Specs: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths Everything about this 1965 house is just homey: a mid-century brick façade, open-concept great room, big private backyard. The 1950s neighbourhood still retains loads of charm, but the home’s retrofitted bathrooms and kitchen mean it’s solidly the 21st century inside.

3. A grand old dame near Quebec City

Address: 79 Rue Wolfe Where: Desjardins (Lévis), QC Price: $500,000 Specs: 7 bedrooms, 3 baths In the heart of Old Lévis sits this century-old house in all its majestic glory: 10-and-a-half-foot ceilings, a sitting room and a $120,000 renovated kitchen heavy on dark wood. There are more antiques, chintz and swag drapery than you can shake a parasol at, which can all be yours if you’d like to buy it furnished.

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