You are better off with renting in term of your income. Only those people in the contruction industry can afford to buy a house here. + ^8 i* U& C* R6 z7 X: |5 S2 {# {: r 1 t, d$ L3 g% G! v6 kIf you can only make so little money in Alberta, you should consider to leave. # Z- O( ^ r/ N4 T6 ~" J5 ]6 b 6 e9 [. p* S$ }' M: t) gDon't be too greedy, you may lose money if you buy now.