tofu

kids just expect too much, if you check the mls, you can still find some apartments in surrey, delta or ....  around $100000.  yes, these apartments are old, not close to skytrain/downtown, small size, and not much room to grow in value.  But these are what you can afford.  
buying a house or not is just a personal choice, no guarantee in return.  asked those people who brought a house around '96/'97, they can tell you their investment were just break even recently.