Are you kidding? With the strong US dollar Americans with even a little bit of cash (relatively speaking) are buying up everything in site in Vancouver and especially in Whistler. Every time i'm in Whistler I see Americans gleefully buying up every condo and lot in site. Heck, if it was that cheap for me i'd do it too. Put it this way, from a pure dollar value with nothing else factored in - you are getting a 50 percent discount on real estate.